February 15, 20214 yr Some fan on CricInfo made the interesting observation backed by numbers that it was easier for spinners to bag wickets with the new ball and as the ball got older, it was easier for the batsmen to score runs. The day is just under half completed, when will a new ball be issued?
February 15, 20214 yr 19 minutes ago, UDontKnow said: Some fan on CricInfo made the interesting observation backed by numbers that it was easier for spinners to bag wickets with the new ball and as the ball got older, it was easier for the batsmen to score runs. The day is just under half completed, when will a new ball be issued? New ball is available after each 80 overs in an innings and obviously at the start of an innings.
February 16, 20214 yr Note to Kohli - Pick Ashwin as your first bowler no what pitch condition or venue. Even if you think he gonna suck - you pick him. Even if he misfires for a few games - you continue to pick him. He is a champion -he will always bounce back. Drop someone at random if you are struggling with this. With that said, never request a DRS is Ashwin is the only one asking for it. Just tell him no. Thats his only weakness as far I can tell. Hopefully Ashwin can work on that next now that he mastered the other aspects of cricket.
February 16, 20214 yr 7 wickets left to bag in roughly 180 overs. Root has just started batting and Stokes is in the wings. England has a RR of ~2.39 to win. Go for the jugular early today with Ashwin leading the charge.
February 16, 20214 yr Author We got this, it would be a monumental upset for there to even be a day 5 assuming no surprise weather.
February 16, 20214 yr On his first delivery of the day, what does Ashwin do? He bags a wicket. Maybe Kohli should have started the day with Ashwin?
February 16, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: Kuldeep bagged Foakes and should have had Root if Siraj didn't drop a sitter.
February 16, 20214 yr They need to save these last two wickets for Ash. He can be the fourth player ever with 10 wickets and a 100 in a test.
February 16, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: They need to save these last two wickets for Ash. He can be the fourth player ever with 10 wickets and a 100 in a test. Well Axar the Muppet officially put an end to that dream.
February 16, 20214 yr Might as well get this mope for a golden duck then Axar can be on a hat trick ball the first time he bowls in his next test.
February 16, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: Might as well get this mope for a golden duck then Axar can be on a hat trick ball the first time he bowls in his next test. Or give up 3 consecutive 6s in the same damn over to Moeen the Mullah. Never go full retard, Axar.
February 16, 20214 yr If Moeen is on strike next over I'd bring in Siraj to bust a high hard one on that smug fucker. Edited February 16, 20214 yr by Fudge Nuggets
February 16, 20214 yr Either two wins or a win and a draw are required in the last two matches for India to make the finals. England can only advance if they win the last two matches. Other than that, AUS sneaks in after ducking out of their last series against SA.
February 16, 20214 yr 41 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: They need to save these last two wickets for Ash. He can be the fourth player ever with 10 wickets and a 100 in a test. Wouldve been nice if he got it. But f the save the wickets plan. Nice win. Stocked for AMD pink ball game. Bumrah and Axar on home grounds.
February 16, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: Either two wins or a win and a draw are required in the last two matches for India to make the finals. England can only advance if they win the last two matches. Other than that, AUS sneaks in after ducking out of their last series against SA. A possible wrench to your analysis above. https://www.crictracker.com/india-in-danger-of-losing-world-test-championship-points-if-chennai-pitch-is-rated-poor/
February 16, 20214 yr 52 minutes ago, UDontKnow said: Or give up 3 consecutive 6s in the same damn over to Moeen the Mullah. Never go full retard, Axar. Cut him some slack 😄 he leaked runs, we want him to keep his place in England's 11 Edited February 16, 20214 yr by satyanash
February 16, 20214 yr The three point penalty has nothing to do with WTC points so rest easy. It’s an ICC grading and any ground that gets five points in a five year span is ineligible to host international cricket for a year.
February 16, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, satyanash said: Cut him some slack 😄 he leaked runs, we want him to keep his place in England's 11 Bad strategy then. ECB sending him home to rest after this test.
February 19, 20214 yr I am glad India won't be seeing him for the remainder of Tests. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-in-india-2020-21-sam-curran-out-of-india-tests-due-to-difficulties-in-travelling-to-ahmedabad-solo-1252204
February 19, 20214 yr On 2/16/2021 at 9:40 AM, remoh said: Bad strategy then. ECB sending him home to rest after this test. He parlayed that 18 ball 43 run cameo into a 7 cr payday from the Chennai Super Kings. Pure coincidence I'm sure.
February 20, 20214 yr I am excited that Bhuvi is back. But no Bumrah. Some newbies gonna get capped too.
February 21, 20214 yr Biggest problem with that squad is Kohli has the (Capt) and Rohit has the (vc). KL Rahul Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli Suryakumar Yadav Rishabh Pant (wk) Hardik Pandya Washington Sundar Axar Patel Shardul Thakur Deepak Chahar Thangarasu Natarajan There's my playing XI. But I'm sure Captain Dipshit will play Shikhar Dhawan over KL Rahul and Yuzvendra Chahal over Axar Patel. Hell, he might even put Iyer in over Yadav.
February 24, 20214 yr Wtf. Kohli picking 3 spinners. I’ll be surprised if he gives Sundar more than 10 overs total in this match. Should’ve kept Siraj. Or gone for Umesh.
February 24, 20214 yr Spinners are laying the smack down so far. Both Ashwin and Patel with two wickets. ENG going with one spinner in this match. That seems a bit odd.
February 24, 20214 yr Holy shit, three overs into the second session and ENG are already down six wickets.
February 24, 20214 yr Need to bring the quicks back on to wipe them out. These two are just playing to smother the ball - give them some hard bouncers and wrap this up.
February 24, 20214 yr Wat? (I guess it's fair because Sardar Patel was not from Ahmedabad, but damn did the name not last very long) https://sports.yahoo.com/worlds-biggest-cricket-stadium-renamed-091401763.html
February 24, 20214 yr 5 minutes ago, UDontKnow said: Wat? (I guess it's fair because Sardar Patel was not from Ahmedabad, but damn did the name not last very long) https://sports.yahoo.com/worlds-biggest-cricket-stadium-renamed-091401763.html Well, not really - the name lasted since the 1950s. There are 2 stadiums in AMD, both named after Sardar. The second one was build in the 80s and just went complete teardown. They renamed it right before the first International game. But now the stadium is Modi and the surroundings are Sardar Patel Enclave. Also, noticed they increased the listed capacity to 132k (from 110k) with this renaming - I bet thats with temp seating. Just so they can say biggest stadium (of any type) in the world. Lol BTW, neither of the two are from AMD. Both are from Guj, and GCA owns the stadium.
February 24, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, remoh said: Well, not really - the name lasted since the 1950s. There are 2 stadiums in AMD, both named after Sardar. The second one was build in the 80s and just went complete teardown. They renamed it right before the first International game. But now the stadium is Modi and the surroundings are Sardar Patel Enclave. Also, noticed they increased the listed capacity to 132k (from 110k) with this renaming - I bet thats with temp seating. Just so they can say biggest stadium (of any type) in the world. Lol BTW, neither of the two are from AMD. Both are from Guj, and GCA owns the stadium. I believe the largest stadium in the world is/was the soccer stadium is in North Korea and sits 150K. But then again it's NK, so who knows what the truth is. That football stadium in Sao Paulo was pretty big too. Nevertheless, it is the largest cricket stadium in the world and hopefully in time, it will have a history that rivals the likes of Wankhede - the Mecca of Indian cricket (to steal Michael Jordan's description of Madison Square Garden).
February 24, 20214 yr England all out for 112 in 48.4 overs is a bad ODI innings. 😆 Shubman is lost and might need a break from International Tests - hopefully after the series. Pujara was probably too excited about his return to the IPL and forgot he needs to be in Test Mode. Kohli is petty and mentally fragile. It's okay to build the partnership and let Rohit stay on strike. Really, it's fine Virat. I don't have any expectations for Rahane as we all know how he plays spin. Pant needs to play like he did in Australia. Sundar will likely provide a decent amount of runs for insurance. Ashwin will have at least a half-century. No expectations from Axar with the bat as he did his job with the ball - maybe he goes full Ashwin since he's playing in his home stadium. But the way he spells his name incorrectly irritates me to no end.
February 24, 20214 yr If you told me before the start of play that by stumps ENG would be all out, India would be within 13 runs of their total and a well set Rohit was still batting I would take that every time. You can’t win a test match on day 1, but you can sure as hell lose one. England going to find that out. Hopefully this winds up being an innings win.
February 24, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said: If you told me before the start of play that by stumps ENG would be all out, India would be within 13 runs of their total and a well set Rohit was still batting I would take that every time. You can’t win a test match on day 1, but you can sure as hell lose one. England going to find that out. Hopefully this winds up being an innings win. If it's an innings win you speak of, India will need a total between 350-400 at the end of the first innings. At the current run rate they should be in the neighborhood at the end of Day 2.
February 24, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said: If you told me before the start of play that by stumps ENG would be all out, India would be within 13 runs of their total and a well set Rohit was still batting I would take that every time. Rohit kills it in these conditions. England deciding to play four fast bowlers on a pitch this dry was their undoing.
February 25, 20214 yr Now got the NZ / AUS T20i on. Guptill going big so far. https://cricstream.me/new-zealand-vs-australia-live/stream-1
February 25, 20214 yr Joe "Shane Warne" Root took five wickets. Are you fucking kidding me? Edited February 25, 20214 yr by Fudge Nuggets
February 25, 20214 yr Ashwin gets his 400th test wicket. England 62-7 Good lord I would not want to bat on this pitch. Freaking minefield. Edited February 25, 20214 yr by Fudge Nuggets
February 25, 20214 yr ENG 81 a/o. India need 49 runs to win this bitch. That's not guaranteed, but I like our chances.
February 25, 20214 yr India safely navigate Joe Muralitharan's over leading into the dinner break. India 11-0, need 38 to win.
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