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***Official*** India in Sri Lanka
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Jakester1288
International Regular
Ok sir yes sir. I won't do it again sir. Sorry sir.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Could it be that mahela is protecting him from Sehwag ?
duffer
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Dissector
International Debutant
Since Mendis doesn't rely so much on turn I would have thought he would have been a better option than Murali with the new ball. And when the batsmen weren't settled in he might have had a better chance of a wicket. Anyway the game is drifting away from Sri Lanka here.
alternative
Cricket Web Content Updater
50 for Viru, so good to see him with a second innings score tbh.
alternative
Cricket Web Content Updater
****ing hell, i spoke too soon.
adharcric
International Coach
duffer
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yep, I reckon this will be Gambhir's biggest knock in Tests as well. He's picking the spinners really well, it's all about whether he has the hunger to make big runs when he's playing well. As the only batsman left with any semblance of good form he's got to take this on his shoulders.
adharcric
International Coach
Regarding Sehwag, he's a great cricketer but let's not get carried away - he was very deservedly dropped back on that tour of South Africa - he was batting like an absolute idiot, was out of shape and hadn't made meaningful runs in a while (don't bring up that **** ton on that flat track in the West Indies). Since returning to the test side, he's looked a changed batsman and I'm very glad he was dropped at that time - somewhat similar to Ganguly's situation. Brilliant knock yesterday.
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duffer
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yes, Harbhajan would've loved seeing that. Up untill the last one which beat him Rahul has looked far more assertive with his feet. Gambhir looking really good against Murali as well. Hope this inspires some confidence in our middle order.
pasag
RTDAS
Not a bad idea, will look into it.
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
If the question is did dropping him do good to him in the long run then the answer is yes...If the question is were there good enough alternatives for whom he was dropped then the answer is no...For some the second criterion might be useful as well...
Dissector
International Debutant
At this stage it's looking quite possible that India might have to make a declaration tomorrow. That would be tricky because it's not clear the pitch is actually that bad and there is always the rain factor in Sri Lanka at this time of the year.
I would want at least four sessions to bowl Sri Lanka out. If we score 90 runs a session we would have a lead of 430 at tea tomorrow which should be enough. If we bat more aggressively we could declare somewhere in the middle of the second session tomorrow.
I would want at least four sessions to bowl Sri Lanka out. If we score 90 runs a session we would have a lead of 430 at tea tomorrow which should be enough. If we bat more aggressively we could declare somewhere in the middle of the second session tomorrow.