*Official* 2nd Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 13 - 17 Feb 2021

[Prince EWS]

Spark: Hmm that could do more damage to the pitch than things that are more explicitly against the rules.

HB: But it's not explicitly against the rules.

Such a typical online exchange. You're just talking past each other.

 

[Chrish]

Thoughts on Axar? How did he bowl? Worth persisting?

 

[h_hurricane]

Well, that is comical.

 

[cnerd123]

That's a ****ed up way to get out

 

[Deleted member 38150]

Oh pujara, that's is such unfortunate way to get out.. this guy has had some freakish unfortunate ways to get out..
just sad.. If his life is made a movie, there will be a lot of tear drop moments like this

 

[ankitj]

The Rahane referral and the Rohit played a shot were both atrocious calls. Totally fair to blame the umps there.

There was a time when you would take an odd bad decision in your stride. But these days with DRS it's very embarrassing to get 2 such poor calls.

 

[OverratedSanity]

ffs pujara has had some serious bad luck recently

 

[ankitj]

Thoughts on Axar? How did he bowl? Worth persisting?

Not a bad back up to Jadeja. Hope he can do a bit with bat too.

 

[centurymaker]

I have not seen someone get out twice in such extremely unfortunate manner in back to back Tests. Unbelievable

 

[Deleted member 38150]

ffs pujara has had some serious bad luck recently

just think about it, he must be making far less money than most junior guys like washington sundar..
He has been in Indian team for ages ffs.. don't ever buy a lottery Puji, you never going to win 1 rupee with your luck

 

[OverratedSanity]

I'd give that out tbh

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yeah this is definitely out unlike the previous ones. Pretty clearly nothing behind the line.

 

[cnerd123]

Geez Foakes is sharp. Great ball by Leach too

 

[cnerd123]

Geez this is a shocking start to the day

 

[OverratedSanity]

Another wicket here would cause some nice panic

 

[cnerd123]

Leach around the wicket to Pant lol

 

[Spark]

Except its not in the danger area....

i mean i was being more than a little facetious (and more commenting on how much people freak out any time someone dares walk near the middle of the pitch)

 

[h_hurricane]

Foakes is serious quality. Really impressed by his glove work and his batting of course.

 

[thierry henry]

I’ve literally never seen ‘one of those’ in my life and thought it was out. Pure guesswork as to whether he’s 1mm in front of or behind.

I’m also aware 98% of people think those ones are always out ?‍

 

[honestbharani]

Rohit has been very careless with dragging his frontfoot all along. I dont think the other two referrals were clearly out, so the decisions were fair but he was a bit lucky coz it seemed like a frame between being clearly out and getting the benefit of the doubt. Hopefully this wakes him up when playing these shots next time.

Pujara was very unlucky but by the new rules, had he gotten his bat past the line and THEN, let go of it, he would not have been out, right?