**Official** 4th Test at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 2024

[OverratedSanity]

Kohli's actually looked great here tbh

 

[halba]

one of these partnerships is going to be 100+. india will eclipse aus total.

 

[ankitj]

Konstas has a bit of young Kohli vibe to him. Or I am under illusion?

 

[Qlder]

Jaiswal goes past Kohli and Dravid in most runs by an Indian in a calender year

1. Tendulker - 1562
2. Sehwag- 1462
3. Sehwag - 1422
4. Gavaskar - 1407
5. Tendulker - 1392
6. Viswanath - 1388
7. Jaiswal - 1359 (on 47*)
8. Dravid - 1357
9. Kohli - 1322
10. Gavaskar - 1310

 

[SkyBlue]

Looking how comfortable it is to bat atm, that Rohit Sharma dismissal looks shittier by each passing over

Even Padikkal would've probably seen off the new ball and made it easier for the rest of the batters

I don't remember a series where the captain is by far the worst performing player out of both teams.

 

[halba]

Jaiswal goes past Kohli and Dravid in most runs by an Indian in a calender year

1. Tendulker - 1562
2. Sehwag- 1462
3. Sehwag - 1422
4. Gavaskar - 1407
5. Tendulker - 1392
6. Vishwanath - 1388
7. Jaiswal - 1359 (on 47*)
8. Dravid - 1357
9. Kohli - 1322
10. Gavaskar - 1310

This is looking like a very very big knock. Possibly 150 or more. Aus have nothing in terms of options eg Mitch Marsh who is poor..The pitch is extremely flat. Shame on the curator

A draw is possible

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Absolute cinema!

 

[halba]

Jais already Indias best ever LHB opening batsman in tests now.

Surely jhye Richardson plays in Sydney? Boland doesn't look like getting a wicket.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

No I mean why now. This is what kohli's always been.

To do that with a debutant was quite embarrassing and earlier he would back up his talk with hundreds(hoping he does that today) which he hasn’t done in recent years

 

[Window]

Commentators need to be banned from comparing Sachin’s early career figures to new promising batsmen’s figures as some sort of indicator of greatness. So stupid and misleading.

 

[OverratedSanity]

he would back up his talk with hundreds

Still cringe and lame imo

 

[Spikey]

I've just come back from the shops. has mmarsh bowled yet

 

[halba]

I've just come back from the shops. has mmarsh bowled yet

Nope. As usual no confidence by the captain to use him. Why they keep picking him?

 

[SkyBlue]

Konstas has a bit of young Kohli vibe to him. Or I am under illusion?

He has a personality for sure but not in your face like Kohli tho

In wrestling terms, Kohli has a heel/anti-hero like persona whilst Konstas has this lovable babyface kinda persona about him. With the right marketing, he's going to be among the most popular players in the game in the next 10-12 years. Makes it even better that he has Greek ancestry tbh

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Commentators need to be banned from comparing Sachin’s early career figures to new promising batsmen’s figures as some sort of indicator of greatness. So stupid and misleading.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Still cringe and lame imo

Fair

 

[Johan]

Movement is back

 

[ankitj]

I get a feeling Jaiswal is about to do something silly.

 

[halba]

30 + overs bowled and no sign of Marsh. So what is this selection??

 

[Silver Silva]

Jais already Indias best ever LHB opening batsman in tests now.

Surely jhye Richardson plays in Sydney? Boland doesn't look like getting a wicket.

Its still Gambhir whose average was 55 after 30 tests ..

If Jaiswal can get to 35-40 Tests at his current average then we can say he's the best left hand opener for India.