*Official* Match 25 - India v Netherlands

[biased indian]

who is that commentating along with manjarekar ??

 

[Spark]

I know it's only the Netherlands but it's still kind of annoying seeing fairly innocuous spin played like this. No reason all those deliveries can't be worked for one.

 

[biased indian]

I'm convinced Sachin fields for the first 5 overs of every ODi match and then goes "cbf" and Raina comes on.

if we are batting first he never does that other wise will he be able to bat as opener ??

but its different when we are fielding second

 

[GotSpin]

i know there's context and all that, but look at both of these batsmens' averages. Enormous.

playing minnows like england too much

 

[Blaze 18]

if we are batting first he never does that other wise will he be able to bat as opener ??

but its different when we are fielding second

One and the same mate

 

[Blaze 18]

The part-timers are being played with too much respect.

 

[Jono]

That shot came from not taking enough singles.

Meanwhile lol Yuvraj continues on his merry way.

 

[Spark]

Sigh, poor batting. Failure to work the ones ---> too much pressure to go for the big shot ---> wicket.

 

[stumpski]

Didn't really look a percentage shot, did it. I suppose he was going for long-on rather than long-off, but the ball was in the air so long that Zaheer would probably have been able to get to it anyway.

 

[Blaze 18]

Yuvraj!

 

[Shri]

Seelar could be a handful for us here when we bat if we try to slog him blindly.

 

[Jono]

Nehra gets a wicket. WAC

 

[Shri]

4 down now.

 

[Spark]

Really average batting. You really have to work singles and not get bogged down like this.

 

[Blaze 18]

Netherlands have wasted away their start here. Four down now, and the run rate is not good enough.

 

[stumpski]

Minnow basher Zuiderent in now - never gets any runs against the Test sides. And nearly out to his first ball. Did OK in a stint with Sussex, but that was a few years back.

 

[salman85]

I've always liked Nehra.The man charges in like a bull .

Good bowler TBH.Screwed over by Injuries like so many of India's pacemen.

 

[Blaze 18]

Looks like pad first, that's out.

 

[Jono]

Is there a better exponent of reverse swing today than zaheer? Seems to be the master.

 

[Blaze 18]

I just read a few comments on cricnfo's live chat thing. There are people who want Ajit Agarkar back.