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

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Sensational. Very happy to be proven wrong about the bowling line-up we selected. Everyone has contributed.

 

[harsh.ag]

Ashwin has become India's leading Test run-scorer and wicket-taker in 2016

Amazing.

 

[harsh.ag]

India are gonna miss Bhuvi here. Yadav needs to deliver a couple of wickets in the first innings.

 

[cnerd123]

****ing Nohit

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Ashwin has become India's leading Test run-scorer and wicket-taker in 2016

Amazing.

Who thinks he is the best cricketer in the world atm? He must be close

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Woo hoo. Yes yes yes yes

 

[straw man]

Perfect slip placement.

This has turned into a very good day for NZ.

 

[Mike5181]

Man this has been a really satisfying team effort so far.

 

[StephenZA]

... I can`t actually believe this. But Boult has used the new ball well. Excellent bowling.

 

[weldone]

Who thinks he is the best cricketer in the world atm? He must be close

There is no doubt that he is the best cricketer in the world atm.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Two more wickets asap, then a Williamson double hundred please

 

[Teja.]

Someone create the 'Do we really need Tim Southee?' thread.

 

[Flem274*]

I reckon India have enough and this will go a bit like the last test in SA did (NZ bowl decently on friendly pitch, SA bowl perfectly) but hey not complaining after fearing the worst when I saw the team sheet

 

[Fuller Pilch]

There is no doubt that he is the best cricketer in the world atm.

Either him, Williamson, Starc or Steyn imo

 

[harsh.ag]

This game is gonna come down to Ronchi's performance somehow.

 

[Teja.]

Ashwin is the second most valuable after Steynsan IMO.

 

[StephenZA]

I reckon India have enough and this will go a bit like the last test in SA did (NZ bowl decently on friendly pitch, SA bowl perfectly) but hey not complaining after fearing the worst when I saw the team sheet

While this is turning a bit and the pitch is a bit slower... this is not the pitches SA played upon. Think NZ have a real chance to take a lead if they bat well, Williamson I can see tonning up here..

 

[cnerd123]

God Nohit's dismissal was so awful

Kohli's too. How many times has he been caught in the deep hoooking? How many wickets has Wagner taken this way?

 

[straw man]

I know the commentators are hemming and hawing about how much of a sub-par score this is or isn't, but I think it's a massive underperformance from India. NZ have bowled well, been patient without letting the game drift, but imo India should still have scored 450-500 here.

 

[StephenZA]

That was a good ball...
Boult winning this day for his team.