*Official* India in Bangladesh 2015

[AndyZaltzHair]

Is his stock ball then the fast cutter? That would make it harder to pick the slower one.

Yeah also him being good has got to do a lot about his control and accuracy in between

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

This is good phase for India

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Can he get his 200 wickets today? Shakib.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

Shakib!

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

In all honesty, what was a Banglawash paying before the start of this series?

50-1? Higher? Must have been 10-1 at the least.

Has Dhoni promoted himself in the order to bat slower?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Kohli's in piss poor form

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Dhoni on the charge

 

[Burner]

Whenever Dhoni has got out defending, you always imagine what could have been if a powerful hitter like himself had come out batting with guns blazing. He's come out today to find out, me thinks.

 

[OverratedSanity]

That's some catch.

 

[harsh.ag]

Rayudu now. If he doesn't work here, where the situation is almost tailor made for him with Dhoni firing at the other end, then please can we stop with picking him again

 

[OverratedSanity]

Rayudu now. If he doesn't work here, where the situation is almost tailor made for him with Dhoni firing at the other end, then please can we stop with picking him again

wut? I'm no Rayudu fan but the guy has done nothing to deserve this hate. He's not got anywhere near Rahane's potential but he's atleast got some runs in his career, albeit some of them pretty soft. "Stop picking him" again is way over the top. He's not the batting version of Ashok Dinda. Should certainly be in the picture for selection if some of the guys established in the team suddenly become rubbish.

 

[harsh.ag]

wut? I'm no Rayudu fan but the guy has done nothing to deserve this hate. He's not got anywhere near Rahane's potential but he's atleast got some runs in his career, albeit some of them pretty soft. "Stop picking him" again is way over the top. He's not the batting version of Ashok Dinda. Should certainly be in the picture for selection if some of the guys established in the team suddenly become rubbish.

Yeah of course

 

[OverratedSanity]

But you said stop picking him again.

 

[harsh.ag]

But you said stop picking him again.

Given how he is selected randomly in the current context when no one is really rubbish, apart from Kohli

Would have Rahane open and Dhawan at 4 or 5 depending on where Dhoni wants to bat

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

26.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, OUT, Dhawan is a touch unlucky. Nasir Hossain pulls off another stunner. Similar to the Rahane catch in the first game. This is a slower offcutter, but this is pitched halfway in the pitch, and Dhawan can hit this wherever he wants to. He chooses midwicket, looks to go over the man, but Hossain is not just a man. He is a plane. He is a bird. He is a fox who has become a tiger. He is superman. He takes the catch at short midwicket

That is quite some catch I take it?

 

[G.I.Joe]

pradeep: "just how effectively dhoni's rotating strike? He has played out 20+ dot balls in 37 balls he faced which is close to 60%... Yet he dropped rahane saying he is not picking up singles. I think rotation of strike means playing less dot balls, preferably less than 30% which dhoni isnt doing right now."

 

[Burner]

That is quite some catch I take it?

Yeah, well timed, one-handed catch.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Given how he is selected randomly in the current context when no one is really rubbish, apart from Kohli

Would have Rahane open and Dhawan at 4 or 5 depending on where Dhoni wants to bat

Rohit has been pretty ****ing horrendous. And I like Rahane, but we have to admit he's been pretty rubbish as far as actual results go.

 

[OverratedSanity]

That is quite some catch I take it?

A bit over the top but yeah, great catch.

 

[harsh.ag]

Rohit has been pretty ****ing horrendous. And I like Rahane, but we have to admit he's been pretty rubbish as far as actual results go.

I guess there is a point, but why Rayudu? Would honestly try Kedhar Jadhav and KL Rahul. Wouldn't be averse to giving Pujara a shot either.