***Official*** New Zealand in India 2016

[Mike5181]

It's game day

 

[straw man]

How long were you here for? Tahki 3arabi?

Dunno man, I've already had at least 10 different meals inside 3 days, and I don't eat meat, eggs, dairy or honey so...managing to stay pretty enthusiastic tbh.

Went over-land through Jordan, Syria, Turkey over 7-8 weeks in 2010 with my now-wife and daughter. Made a modest effort with language but Arabic didn't get much beyond wishing peace upon people and reading the numbers. Jordan was a fantastic place to visit - ran into a lot of boisterous and friendly people, and the usual tourist spots (Petra, Dead Sea, Wadi Rum) were great. Straw wife is vegetarian and she found food difficult - bread, falafel (when available) and ful on repeat, so I'm surprised you are getting more variety. Contrast to Turkey where food was varied and incredible.

What are you doing there?

 

[Bahnz]

Day 1 predictions

To make things sporting, India agrees to allow KW to bat twice in the first innnings.

NZ score 206 (KW 73 and 41*)

Hesson to be seen forlornly gazing at Jeets' season stats for Warwickshire after Sodhi opens up with 2 long-hops in his first over.

***** to go thermonuclear when I subsequently start laying into the pitch.

 

[straw man]

Pujara is going to score a million runs this series right

 

[Athlai]

Note to self: buy beer and get fan pass

 

[straw man]

***** to go thermonuclear when I subsequently start laying into the pitch.

Look I just hope it's not one of those recent Indian pitches described if I'm not mistaken by ***** as 'a disgrace and unfit to drive your car on let alone use as a test cricket wicket'.

 

[cnerd123]

Look I just hope it's not one of those recent Indian pitches described if I'm not mistaken by ***** as 'a disgrace and unfit to drive your car on let alone use as a test cricket wicket'.

I don't think I said that, but I don't mind taking credit for it.

 

[Shri]

Calm down Amy Schumer

 

[Zinzan]

Indian's living around that area, are we to be concerned about this forecast of thunderstorms?

 

[Jono]

How is this still a narrative.

This gen of Indian batsmen, Vijay and Pujara aside, are pretty bad at playing spin. Kohli has a lower home average than away average. Rahane has scored a century in every country he has played in (except 96 in South Africa or something)

Narratives from the 90s/00s no longer apply.

Laziness and stereotypes

 

[Mike5181]

Indian's living around that area, are we to be concerned about this forecast of thunderstorms?

An update from Sid Monga at the ground, "slightly cooler and overcast morning. Drizzled a little last night too. But don't expect any interruptions on account of rain. You might think for a second but given the cracks on that pitch you still want to bat first."

Good news for today at least.

 

[Zinzan]

Happy days.

 

[mr_mister]

**** rain we should start adding roofs to stadiums I'm over this

 

[straw man]

that's it, cancel the match

 

[Shri]

This is awesome.

 

[Zinzan]

Ahhh India, where's your sympathy? Let Kane choose whether to bat or bowl. Big fat bullies.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Any stupid changes in our XI?

 

[Mike5181]

We don't get India's sympy at all

 

[Zinzan]

Any stupid changes in our XI?

India 1 M Vijay, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara 4 Virat Kohli (capt). 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 R Ashwin, 8 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 9 Ravindra Jadeja, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Mohammed Shami

 

[Athlai]

Any stupid changes in our XI?

India 1 M Vijay, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara 4 Virat Kohli (capt). 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 R Ashwin, 8 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 9 Ravindra Jadeja, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Mohammed Shami