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

[Bahnz]

Ross Taylor just keeps on getting better lately

Before he was captain (pre2010-2011)
Tests: 2221 @ 41.12
ODI: 2613 @ 35.79

While he was captain (approx 2010-2011)
Tests: 1047 @ 49.85
ODI: 795 @ 46.76

Since he was captain (01 Dec 2011):
Tests: 866 @ 72.16
ODI: 818 @ 48.11

We need to put Taylor under even more pressure. Someone to hold Martin Guptill hostage at gun point during the Test series IMO.

Ok, but for godsakes make certain that Blocky isn't the one holding the trigger.

 

[Burgey]

But India's quicks have always sucked except for Kapil and, for about three years, Zaheer.

I think India fans just need to accept it will always be a **** away side apart from the odd accident of history when they have a decent seamer every, say, 30 years or so.

 

[OverratedSanity]

The logic is that their pace bowlers suck.

Its pretty clear that any complaining about the spinners/batting is just a way to brush the real problem under the carpet, its obvious where India fails and its not in the batting or spin bowling departments.

Some like me are just resigned to the fact that we won't ever have a good pace attack. Honestly though, if we get yadav in and he improves on his early promise, I can see an ok attack.

 

[Burgey]

Some like me are just resigned to the fact that we won't ever have a good pace attack. Honestly though, if we get yadav in and he improves on his early promise, I can see an ok attack.

Nostrils looks decent tbh. But I dunno if I'd waste him in ODIs. The last thing you want him doing is altering that full, attacking length he bowls which makes him a potentially good test bowler.

 

[hendrix]

I don't see any reason not to be positive about India's attack. Southee was pasted for 4 years before he came good. Although I suppose he made his debut as an 18yo. Bhuvneshwar, Shami and Yadav have shown plenty of talent.

 

[Daemon]

motm stuart rubbish binny

 

[Flem274*]

Shami and Yadav have it. Bhuvi bowls along the wicket, isn't tall, isn't fast and isn't extremely accurate. He can swing it both ways, but what do you do with him after the new ball wears off?

 

[Prensel]

Shami and Yadav have it. Bhuvi bowls along the wicket, isn't tall, isn't fast and isn't extremely accurate. He can swing it both ways, but what do you do with him after the new ball wears off?

Kyle Mills him

 

[Days of Grace]

Binny should have been left out today, tbh.

 

[Grasshopper]

That'll do nicely.

Who'd have thought they'd be in with a chance of winning 4-0 at this stage of the series?

 

[Bahnz]

Getting pretty tired of the India supporters buggering off the moment it looks like their team is going to lose.

 

[Daemon]

Getting pretty tired of the India supporters buggering off the moment it looks like their team is going to lose.

thread or in the actual stadium?

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Binny should have been left out today, tbh.

Damn, I forgot to put mine out.
I'll have to wait until next week.

 

[Flem274*]

gotta be the stadium.

 

[Days of Grace]

Mark Watson going on a giant rant re: Anderson resting on how cricketers have no conditioning and should take up triathlon to see what a real sport is.

And some old codger rung up with the scoop that Fulton and Rutherford won't be playing the first test. No reason given. Just knew it as fact. Despite the squad already been announced.

Great to see talkback radio hasn't changed.

 

[Bahnz]

Yeah meant at the stadium. 3 times in a row now that the crowd has shrunk by about a third going into the closing stages.

 

[Prensel]

Need more Kiwi supporters. Hopefully something changes soon, especially if we are going to keep winning.

 

[Jono]

Shami and Yadav have it. Bhuvi bowls along the wicket, isn't tall, isn't fast and isn't extremely accurate. He can swing it both ways, but what do you do with him after the new ball wears off?

Good post.

I really like the look of Shami, at least in tests, and Yadav has the tools (yes yes I know that isn't enough but its a start).

Bhuv is like a ****ter version of Praveen Kumar.

 

[Jono]

Getting pretty tired of the India supporters buggering off the moment it looks like their team is going to lose.

Is that better or worse than fans not showing up at all?

 

[Prensel]

Is that better or worse than fans not showing up at all?

I don't mind the way it is, just saying.