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Your opinion on 3rd test wicket?
- Thread starter Chrish
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I would rate it 4 out of 10, a bad pitch but not poor IMO. I have explained why here:
*Official* 3rd Test at the Sardar Patel Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, 24 - 28 Feb 2021
I think probably need to start India Doom and Gloom thread. Never have felt this empty inside after a long, by the margin of victory, a thorough rout. I hope the curator will bring in a road roller and make it an absolute Keira Knightly for the last test. Our pampered batsmen would at least...
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Teja.
Global Moderator
2.5/10.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
4/10 sounds about right. That Keira Knightley reference in the quoted thread is pretty classy too...
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
I don't know about the pitch. Some say they batted badly (see KP below). But it's not a game at the end of which I go "God, I love test cricket".
nzfan
International Vice-Captain
Defensive skills of both sides were much wanting. They kept blocking by the side of the ball. I suppose that's all right if you're a pom as you don't get as many spinning decks in UK but when did India lose the skills to block in front of the pads or use the feet to get to the pitch of the ball?
Pitch was about 5 IMO, the batsmen were generally poor. India blasted the second innings run in a canter with no trouble. If it was that worse at least they should have lost like 3 or 4 wickets.
I may have found maybe half a dozen balls that kept lower but not ridiculously low.
Pitch was about 5 IMO, the batsmen were generally poor. India blasted the second innings run in a canter with no trouble. If it was that worse at least they should have lost like 3 or 4 wickets.
I may have found maybe half a dozen balls that kept lower but not ridiculously low.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
3/10. Should be rated poor by the ICC.
Joe Root got 5/8 in the first innings - on day 2 of a Test match. I'm sorry but that is not only bad batting.
That's a pitch (and perhaps the ball, which according to players skidded on much quicker) that has an element of luck that's too large compared to skill (note: that doesn't mean skill was zero, it just means the proportions were off). I had no problems with the Chennai pitch.
I would reserve 1-2/10 for pitches that are dangerous, which this one was not.
Joe Root got 5/8 in the first innings - on day 2 of a Test match. I'm sorry but that is not only bad batting.
That's a pitch (and perhaps the ball, which according to players skidded on much quicker) that has an element of luck that's too large compared to skill (note: that doesn't mean skill was zero, it just means the proportions were off). I had no problems with the Chennai pitch.
I would reserve 1-2/10 for pitches that are dangerous, which this one was not.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
I'd be lenient with the assessment of the pitch if I was the ICC. It being only the second pink ball test in India is certainly a mitigating factor in this instance.
Athlai
Not Terrible
This is a pretty reasonable assessment
1-2 (dangerous) should probably see that ground never get a match again or at least not for years
A pitch like this was taking the piss but with the pink ball as well you'd still only want to slap them on the wrist.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
He'd know a thing or two about getting out to non dangerous spinners
I rate the pitch 5/8 out of 10 and yes I've stolen an RTB joke and I'm not even sorry
Burgey
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Pretty fair assessment imo.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
I’d give it a three. Batsman these days don’t play a lot of cricket outside of the Internationals when they’re under contract and they have poor techniques on anything that does a bit extra. I still think the England First Innings on the first day was about 50 below par.
CharlesLara
U19 12th Man
I think this is the key. When a part timer can rip through a side like that on Day 2, let alone on day 5 (ala Clarke) then we gotta start asking a couple of questions. Now obviously poor defences and some terrible batting helped make it seem even worse, but the Joe Root spell is key.
RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
From now on if Rubel Hossain takes a 3-fer in an innings the pitch should be declared a joke.
White Ball
State 12th Man
I thought it was a good Cricket wicket good value for shots as you saw in India’s second innings and the opportunity to take wickets
