*Official* New Zealand tour of India 2024

[King Kane]

Ajaz bowling into Kohli's wheelhouse, he needs to bowl outside of it.

 

[centurymaker]

Sarfraz unfortunately sucks against pace bowling.

 

[King Kane]

Ajaz bowling into Sarfaraz's wheelhouse now, two sixes in a row.

We need a rethink here, time to give Phillips or Rachin a trundle.

 

[Daemon]

Kohli's finally been working on his shot range. Seen a few cuts, sweeps and dances down the wicket from him more recently. Just needs the square drive now instead of trying to cover drive things on 8th stump.

 

[King Kane]

If only Jeremy Coney was our captain again.

He would make something happen here by giving Hadlee a bowl.

 

[Spark]

Sarfraz unfortunately sucks against pace bowling.

Seems to be the prototypical subcontinental batsman tbh. Strong bottom hand and superb bat face control with those low hands but he'll probably have problems with bounce.

 

[BazBall21]

India need at least another 400. Can they?

 

[Spark]

This isn't great from NZ here. Bowling both sides of the wicket with no discernible plan; why are they insisting on bowling at the batsman's hip so much?

 

[Arachnodouche]

Gavaskar with the cliche homage to SC batsmen's prowess off the pads. The rest of the world dreads legside filth obviously.

 

[Spark]

Gavaskar with the cliche homage to SC batsmen's prowess off the pads. The rest of the world dreads legside filth obviously.

Yeah it's just crap cricket really. Very passive.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Seems to be the prototypical subcontinental batsman tbh. Strong bottom hand and superb bat face control with those low hands but he'll probably have problems with bounce.

I'd give him chances just for the immense nuisance value he brings. And who knows, he might have some ace up his sleeve against pace too. One can hope; he's got such folk hero potential.

 

[Spark]

I'd give him chances just for the immense nuisance value he brings. And who knows, he might have some ace up his sleeve against pace. One can hope; he's got such folk hero potential.

Oh no he should definitely play. It's just that we've seen batsmen who play like him go down to Aus and typically struggle innumerable times over the years.

 

[King Kane]

We still have a lead of 160 odd but Kohli looks like he is in Superhero mode and Sarfaraz is playing the Robin to his Batman.

We need a Joker to combat them.

 

[Spark]

Far better over there. You have to get this guy driving.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Sarfaraz has some pretty huge question marks against pace, but his wrist work is otherworldly beautiful.

 

[Spark]

Sarfaraz has some pretty huge question marks against pace, but his wrist work is otherworldly beautiful.

Yeah he'll single-handedly end teams on slow turners.

 

[Spark]

I mean that's not an easy chance but Ajaz Patel looks like he's never been a slipper before in there. Just all wrong.

 

[King Kane]

I tried to argue with my Indian doctor who was the better batsman out of Rohit and Kohli, he argued for Rohit and I argued for Kohli, he's better in tests.

Kohli is proving me right once again.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Gavaskar with the cliche homage to SC batsmen's prowess off the pads. The rest of the world dreads legside filth obviously.

Lol it's so dumb. The reason guys like Azhar, VVS etc. were special is because they could flick it effortlessly from middle or even off stump. Invoking this cliche for bog standard flicks to crap balls on leg stump really ticks me off.

 

[Spark]

Seriously, Ajaz Patel can't be their first choice slipper when he's not bowling. That was just technically awful.