*Official* Bangladesh in India 2019

[Shri]

nz conditions mean slow roads these days and that has been the case for like 12 years

they might serve up a green track if they badly need a win to climb up the points table but i'd still back us to win by playing 4 seamers if that happens

 

[_00_deathscar]

nz conditions mean slow roads these days and that has been the case for like 12 years

they might serve up a green track if they badly need a win to climb up the points table but i'd still back us to win by playing 4 seamers if that happens

This is a very different India beast - that has badly backfired (or nearly backfired) for home teams a few times now...

 

[srbhkshk]

Fast tracks with swing is and will remain the best bet to beat India, our bowling is gonna go fine but there's every chance you can expose the batting. No one's winning against us on flat or slow tracks or coming close for that matter.

 

[ankitj]

If we have to pick one spinner then it should be Kuldeep yadav imo . Have people forgotten he took 5 wkt haul in his last test at Sydney something Ashwin has never done even once in his career in SENA countries. Have people forgotten southampton test in 2018 where Ashwin was completely out bowled by Moeen Ali .

That's fair too. I will support giving games to Kuldeep. Between Ashwin and Jadeja, I will still take Ashwin every time. Jadeja plays when 2 spinners play.

 

[ataraxia]

On the topic of ODIs vs India then tbh India should field all three spinners. We are horrific against them.

 

[Spark]

Fast tracks with swing is and will remain the best bet to beat India, our bowling is gonna go fine but there's every chance you can expose the batting. No one's winning against us on flat or slow tracks or coming close for that matter.

I think you'd still get very interesting contests on what you'd call "traditional Australian" tracks i.e. extra bounce but not a great deal of sideways movement in the air, maybe a little off the pitch.

 

[vcs]

Manjrekar seems to go out of his way to be an obnoxious prick. Don't get why he's still in a job when everyone seems to hate him.

 

[Teja.]

He can try and fail to reinvent himself as a hipster nerd, enlightened centrist or an intent enthusiast multiple times a year but all of Manjrekar’s odious insecurities are derived from his resentment about being treated like a prodigy till he was twenty years old and then watching from the sidelines as Sachin has the life he expected to have for the next twenty years. SAD.

 

[h_hurricane]

He can try and fail to reinvent himself as a hipster nerd, enlightened centrist or an intent enthusiast multiple times a year but all of Manjrekar’s odious insecurities are derived from his resentment about being treated like a prodigy till he was twenty years old and then watching from the sidelines as Sachin has the life he expected to have for the next twenty years. SAD.

Such an insufferable guy isn't he. Also has spent the better part of 2 decades in watching Harsha being the commentator he could only dream of. An epic failure in everything he tried in life.

 

[Teja.]

His best (worst) phase was 2-3 years ago where he was trying and failing to get into the BCCIshill club by channelling his inner Ravi Shastri. He was sucking off Kohli non-stop for his aggressive intent and shitting on players like Pujara and Vijay (who were playing very well) for not having positive intent because they were rightfully trying to protect their wicket.

It was so clear that he wanted to shed the image of the introspective nerd that he imagines he appears to be and become an alpha positive intent ubermensch. He just transformed from resentful whineboy to intentionally clueless cheerleader.

 

[Teja.]

i almost feel bad but he goes out of his way to not invite any sympathy and dunking on him is too viscerally enjoyable lol.

 

[h_hurricane]

Haha, I am in the same boat here. Can't derive enough pleasure out of an insufferable taken to task.

 

[OverratedSanity]

There was a while a few years back when it seemed like Sanjay had found his comfort zone. In the 2014 india tour to SA, he was the lead studio analyst for the post match show, Match Point i think it was called,and I remember a lot of people saying they enjoyed him in that role. I personally thought he was really good too, he gave his honest opinion without coming off as a douche for the most part. Over the last 2-3 years he's become more and more bitter, for some reason and now everyone hates him again. Just a detestable presence in the box.

 

[CricAddict]

After Bhogle vs Manjrekar, there has been another mini-contest. Gavaskar vs Kohli.

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...rav-ganguly-sunil-gavaskar-1622225-2019-11-24

 

[Teja.]

”The Indian captain said that this thing started in 2000 with Dada's (Ganguly's) team. I know Dada is the BCCI President, so maybe Kohli wanted to say nice things about him. But India were also winning in the '70s and '80s. He wasn't born then.

"A lot of people still think that cricket started only in the 2000s. But the Indian team won overseas in the '70s. The Indian team also won away in 1986. India also drew series overseas. They lost as other teams did," Gavaskar said.

OK Boomer.

 

[Flem274*]

you should play jadeja down here. he's a great engine roomer.

your bowling results won't depend on the pitch, but the length you bowl. you have to fully commit to the bouncer or pitching it up. you can bowl dry on a good length in the corridor but good luck taking wickets there. i don't care how good your attack is, they have to adjust.

batting wise you obviously know what to expect. swing, swing, swing then endless wagner and cdg trolling with the boult faster spell and the southee angles spell.

hopefully it will be a cracking series.

 

[Teja.]

Ishant Sharma has gone from a guy I used to spend half my posts ranting about a decade ago (due to being overrated and not deserving a locked place in the side) to being one of my favourite cricketers of all time. I think he should be the second picked pacer in the side after Bumrah.

His career has coincided almost precisely with the time I have had a serious interest in test cricket and he has a lot of time left as well.

I’m not a big feels over stats guy but watching cricketers develop into their own over a seriously long time is one of my favourite things about the sport.

 

[honestbharani]

Kuldeep is nowhere near ready for test cricket. He is very good at shunting through tailenders for sure but I don't see that as being good enough especially to play as the sole spinner. He is extremely slow through the air and very easy to attack and Kohli will have nowhere to hide when the 1 spinner in a 4 man attack is absolutely carted. At the very least with Ash or Jaddu, some modicum of control can be exercised. Also, Kuldeep has not been in great form and even Shaz, who was waaay over the top saying he was our #1 spinner, has since then changed his tune.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Ishant Sharma has gone from a guy I used to spend half my posts ranting about a decade ago (due to being overrated and not deserving a locked place in the side) to being one of my favourite cricketers of all time. I think he should be the second picked pacer in the side after Bumrah.

His career has coincided almost precisely with the time I have had a serious interest in test cricket and he has a lot of time left as well.

I’m not a big feels over stats guy but watching cricketers develop into their own over a seriously long time is one of my favourite things about the sport.

Yeah, he's the best feel-good story around. Mountains of mongrel with both ball and bat and will probably sign off with 400 Test wickets. Who else has gathered as many without ever having been on at least one true hot streak?

 

[OverratedSanity]

As much as ishant has improved, he is still terribly unpenetrative on flat decks. Real workhorse and doesnt get injured, so he has value, but no way I'd pick him ahead of Shami.