**Official** India in Bangladesh Thread

[James90]

Mashrafe is playing because Tapash has a back problem

 

[KishanTeli]

Latest Score:

India 171/1 (45.1 ov)

G Gambhir - 88 (116) 14x4 0x4
R Dravid - 72 (139) 10x4 0x6

I dont want to curse the guy, but can Gambhir make his maiden test hundred?

Also, will be interesting be see Sachin bat if he ever gets in. He is 157 runs (?) away from 10,000 test runs (will be the 5th person to make 10,000 in tests) and obviously level with Gavaskar with 34 centuries. Interesting to see if he can get both records in this match!

 

[Jono]

I really hope Gambhir can get his 100. It'll be a monkey off his back, considering what happened against SA in the 1st test.

 

[Sehwag309]

GREAT Maiden 100 by Gambhir

 

[KishanTeli]

At least i didnt curse him!

 

[nikhil1772]

Yeah congratulations and celebrations for Gambhir...Hope he gets into the ODI side in place of...ahem...VVS Laxman

 

[Jono]

Well done to Gambhir.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Also, will be interesting be see Sachin bat if he ever gets in. He is 157 runs (?) away from 10,000 test runs (will be the 5th person to make 10,000 in tests) and obviously level with Gavaskar with 34 centuries. Interesting to see if he can get both records in this match!

Steve Waugh passed both 10,000 test runs and Bradman's Australian centuries record in the same amazing innings. Would be quite funny if Tendulkar did the same with the Indian (and overall) centuries record.

 

[Deja moo]

Hmmm...could Mortaza be Bangladeshs first truly world class player ?

 

[shaka]

Teatime score is 237/1 Dravid on 99*

 

[Deja moo]

World Record for the taking here...

If Rahul Dravid gets one more run to complete his century, he becomes the first batsman in test history to make centuries in all 10 test playing countries.

 

[Nate]

superb cricket by gambhir, dravid and mortaza!

 

[Sehwag309]

Dravid 100

4th Player to score centuries v/s ALL test playing countries

+

ONLY player to score centuries in ALL test playing countries

 

[shaka]

good on Dravid

 

[Jono]

Dravid 100

4th Player to score centuries v/s ALL test playing countries

+

ONLY player to score centuries in ALL test playing countries

You beauty

 

[Nate]

Dravid 100

4th Player to score centuries v/s ALL test playing countries

+

ONLY player to score centuries in ALL test playing countries

is steve waugh one of the 4?

 

[Deja moo]

^ S Waugh, Kirsten, Tendulkar, Dravid.

 

[Dar]

Well the only thing they can get out of thjis series is self confidence, the hundreds don't really mean to much against this joke opposition.

 

[honestbharani]

and name me a bowler that has done well in every game against the top order now?

I still think his record has benefitted from taking lower order wickets after his pacers have helped him out with talking early wickets. And I think this has happened more often than not. That is why I brought it up in reference to Pathan doing well against Bangladesh. Just for the record, I have always enjoyed Warne's bowling and I still believe that he is the best leg spinner I have seen by light years and the second best spinner that I have seen.

 

[tooextracool]

I still think his record has benefitted from taking lower order wickets after his pacers have helped him out with talking early wickets. And I think this has happened more often than not. That is why I brought it up in reference to Pathan doing well against Bangladesh. Just for the record, I have always enjoyed Warne's bowling and I still believe that he is the best leg spinner I have seen by light years and the second best spinner that I have seen.

but its fairly obvious as to why though, because the pace bowlers get to bowl ahead of him they get their chances against the top order first. what warne simply gets is either a couple of well set batsmen, or the middle-lower order, because thats whats left when you have a bowling attack as good as that.