*Official* New Zealand tour of India 2024

[KungFu_Kallis]

Hmm so if Jadeja won't let Akash get any runs, and wants to score them all himself he would have to get to 168*. Would be a handy 4th innings knock maybe the highest winning one ever?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

You just KNOW that these selectors don’t do stuff like dropping people without giving a multitude of chances.

He has already had a multitude of chances though

 

[thierry henry]

lol that was an absolutely rank nut

 

[Spark]

Kohli doesn't do better than a 70-80 odd at best regardless of the pitch these days unless it's a disgraceful road. Could do relatively ok on spicy decks like he did in SA .

This is almost word to word what's happened to Smith too, so it's almost certainly aging dulling mental sharpness and concentration.

 

[anonymouskefe]

finally

 

[Spark]

what a way to get out

 

[Moss]

Lol. Unbelievable

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Insanity. wtf was he thinking.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Pleased for Ajaz as this might be his last ever test match

 

[Meridio]

You just KNOW that these selectors don’t do stuff like dropping people without giving a multitude of chances.

I mean, giving guys decent chances is in general a good selection policy. You don't get good results by constantly chopping and changing and dropping players after one bad performance. But there's a point where you give too much rope, and when those players are aging rather than youngsters, you need to make a change.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

So from what I can see India have only lost four test series at home since March 1987? That's an incredible record.

Wait, that's counting the Asian Test Championship in 1999, does that even count? So three series losses since March '87. :o

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Not over yet lads. Bumrah just has to channel his batting against Stuart Broad for 5 overs and India win this.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Insanity. wtf was he thinking.

He wasn't

 

[King Kane]

Surely we have got this now.

I can't see Bumrah surviving for 130 runs.

 

[Johan]

bro what

 

[King Kane]

Bumrah is going down swinging.

 

[NZTailender]

Bumrah wants to do it on his own

 

[Johan]

well that ended quick

 

[Skyliner]

Fantastic!

 

[Spark]

Fire Dinesh Karthik into the sun