***Official*** India in New Zealand 2013/14

[Zinzan]

So huge that wicket !

 

[Jono]

Dayummmmmmmmmmm

 

[hendrix]

Ah okay. Rested because he's tired/played a lot or rested to give others a go?

Seems an odd move. Do you think its the right one?

both. He's played a lot of cricket recently, and he's young and injury prone. But we also need to see more of Neesham before the world cup. He has a lot of talent.

Yes, I think it's the right one.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Ah okay. Rested because he's tired/played a lot or rested to give others a go?

Seems an odd move. Do you think its the right one?

A bit of both, I think.
Given his injury history. Yes.

 

[_Ed_]

Kohli out for under 10

Called it. Good man.

 

[Athlai]

Called it. Good man.

The real question is, did Cribb put money on it?

 

[Prensel]

Yesss more short balls

 

[Zinzan]

Hey what's the deal with Anderson out in a live game?

Absolutely absurd. When I heard it I immediate thought how happy we'd be if India rested their best player (Kohli or Dhoni). Typical of the warped logic so often associated with NZ cricket.

 

[Jono]

Think we need to implement the Kohli rule. He gets two chances to bat.

 

[hendrix]

Absolutely absurd. When I heard it I immediate thought how happy we'd be if India rested their best player (Kohli or Dhoni). Typical of the warped logic so often associated with NZ cricket.

We can't lose the series, he has a history of injury and is critical to our test hopes given that we've only picked 2 good bowlers.

 

[Prensel]

Rohit playing a guptill here

 

[Zinzan]

Think we need to implement the Kohli rule. He gets two chances to bat.

We'll allow you that on the proviso you tour NZ every year for 5 tests 5 ODI

 

[Prince EWS]

The real question is, did Cribb put money on it?

No

 

[Jono]

We'll allow you that on the proviso you tour NZ every year for 5 tests 5 ODI

That would mean I'd have to visit NZ every year to attend the cricket, like I am visiting Wellington in February.

Be careful what you wish for

 

[Zinzan]

We can't lose the series, he has a history of injury and is critical to our test hopes given that we've only picked 2 good bowlers.

I've no problem if he has an injury/reasonably serious niggle as McCullum seemed to intimate, but don't buy it if he's fit as per the commentators

 

[Contra]

I don't get the logic of dropping Dhawan for Raydu? And even if they wanted to do that they should at least have had Rahane open instead of kohli, Rohit's go slow at the start approach always worries me (although I don't mind it as much when India is batting first). I hope he makes up for it.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Yeah, we don't want to get Martin Sharma out just yet anyway.

 

[Zinzan]

McCullum was quick enough to get to that too.

Sharma get's it this time. Straight down the ground. Dangerous player on this sort of deck.

 

[hendrix]

This has been such a rubbish innings from Sharma.

 

[Jono]

Matt: "Rohit Sharma looks to be playing a Guptil like innings for India."