*Official* Afghanistan and Bangladesh tour of India 2018

[Borges]

Right! Seven down, three to go. Now clean them up for 385 or so. Hold your catches, you Afghans!

Did any one say Ashwin is an all rounder? That Jadeja can bat a bit?

 

[Gnske]

Right! Seven down, three to go. Now clean them up for 385 or so. Hold your catches, you Afghans!

Did any one say Ashwin is an all rounder? That Jadeja can bat a bit?

Ashwin thinks he could bat at 3 if he wanted, that's if he could turn off his brain and become as low iq as an international bat.

 

[cnerd123]

Geez the Afghanistanis need to work on their catching

 

[Daemon]

Solid performance from Ahmadzai this. He looks better than anything Bangladesh have at the very least.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Time for the multiple first-class triple centurion to stride to the crease at no. 9

 

[Gnske]

Thank god this isn't in Afghanistan this match, pretty sure it's illegal to take Hardik in this fashion there.

 

[cnerd123]

Solid performance from Ahmadzai this. He looks better than anything Bangladesh have at the very least.

Would comfortably walk into the XI as second seamer behind Fizzy tbh. As would Wafadar.

 

[Spark]

Geez the Afghanistanis need to work on their catching

For some reason it's always the first thing that stands out between established nations and emerging ones

 

[harsh.ag]

They had a good short analysis yesterday on why Rashid uses the googly as the stock delivery. It's actually takes more effort with his action to bowl leggies.

Imagine someone like Jadeja making you pay for dropping him. So cruel, so watchable.

 

[cnerd123]

For some reason it's always the first thing that stands out between established nations and emerging ones

I think it's more mental than technical. When you're winning a passage of play, your body language and fielding reflects that. Emerging nations tend to dominate and bully the teams they play on their way up - the confidence gets reflected in the fielding and bowling. But then they come against India in a Test match, and then the wheels come off a bit.

When Mujeeb and Rashid had seized back the initiative yesterday, leg slip pulled off a really good catch off Pujara, and the fielding was energetic and tight. They will learn, with time, how to keep that intensity and focus even when they are the ones being put under pressure.

 

[Daemon]

Zazai's really struggling today. Maybe give Shahzad the gloves for a while?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Maybe they've been watching too much of the BBL, where taking a catch for every 4 drops is about standard.

 

[cnerd123]

I think all the tape on Shahzad's fingers suggests his hands are injured and not fit for keeping. Not sure why he isn't keeping if thats not the case

 

[Mr Miyagi]

They had a good short analysis yesterday on why Rashid uses the googly as the stock delivery. It's actually takes more effort with his action to bowl leggies.

Imagine someone like Jadeja making you pay for dropping him. So cruel, so watchable.

Watching JAdeja bat, is actually one of the things I cherish about test cricket today.

I sword dance with him when he makes 50, albeit many miles away.

He is a gem that keeps test cricket giving in this day of yorkers, cutters, knuckleballs and 360 bat hitting.

 

[Burgey]

Has India racked up a thousand yet?

 

[Gnske]

I think all the tape on Shahzad's fingers suggests his hands are injured and not fit for keeping. Not sure why he isn't keeping if thats not the case

Zazai is easily fitter if you want someone behind the stumps for two days straight.

Still, need some meme value behind the stumps even if the (ICC) mods hate any players who aren't the human representation of prozac.

 

[cnerd123]

Zazai is easily fitter if you want someone behind the stumps for two days straight.

Still, need some meme value behind the stumps even if the (ICC) mods hate any players who aren't the human representation of prozac.

Shahzad has kept in the 4 day games tho, hasn't he?

 

[cnerd123]

Unsurprisingly the Afghanistanis aren't sure how to handle Hardik

 

[TheJediBrah]

Zazai is easily fitter if you want someone behind the stumps for two days straight.

Still, need some meme value behind the stumps even if the (ICC) mods hate any players who aren't the human representation of prozac.

Keeping is where you put the fat kids though. Who cares if you're fit.

 

[Daemon]

Wheels are coming off now. The fielding has been abysmal.