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| ![]() I read in the papers that Venkatesh Prasad was the reason behind Ishant's failures in the past. Supposedly, he was asked to concentrate on line and length, and lost his pace in the bargain. |
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Far often we have seen bowlers take advice from all sorts of experts, then getting confused & not figuring out what to do. Irfan Pathan is another classic example of that. He used to swing the ball a fair bit & now he barely manages any swing! Munaf is another one who had pace but now is a line & length bowler. Sometimes it is best to go to your coaches whom you've been brought up with for advice. | |
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| ![]() Seems the Indian Team Management has decided to go back to the 6 specialist batsman theory as per the below report! Not sure if this is a defensive move considering the 4 specialist bowlers managed to take 20 wickets on a green top. Binny anyways wasn't required to do much bowling. An in-form Irfan Pathan would have been handy on this tour. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-...ry/764021.html |
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![]() I hope Ishant puts the past behind him and focuses on the present and future. I still can't forget the time when Ishant troubled Ponting on his first tour to Australia. The guy's got what it takes, he just needs confidence and guidance. | |
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Great teams always would attack an opposition when they are down, while average teams would let them get up and get away. In fact the team mgt. was very keen on Irfan, but form and fitness was something of a concern and hence he was not picked. If they need to play someone in place of Binny, I would in fact add Ashwin. He can dot he job both with the bat and ball. And England has what 6 left handed batsmen? | |
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| ![]() With three of the top four - Dhawan, Kolhi & Puajara having a tough series till date, it is understandable why we would want to go with an extra batter. On the other hand, the case for an extra bowler is also strong. IMO this is a decision best left to the instincts of the captain. Either ways, we will discuss it in hindsight after the match ![]() |
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Again, England has 6 left handed batsmen; the weather has been unusually hot in England, hence the dried pitches, this one is going to turn; you need a good off spinner and we only have one on the tour, he needs to play. Whatever we may say, signs are that Rohit will play as MSD might think the lower order can't keep saving the team always. On the Jadeja Verdict: I have never seen MSD being so blunt on something, this has clearly not gone down too well with the team. And for a change it seems as if the Poms are lying about it. So much for being fair and truthful! I hope BCCI will weigh in here and use the legal battery. Last edited by pratyush6 : 27th July 2014 at 12:46. | ||
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| ![]() Someone get that slip cordon correct. Dhawan the donkey seems to be so low and confidence that he constantly is deep in slips and keeps dropping sitters. Dhawan and Jadeja are not slip fielders, lets get that straight. One this seems a flat'ish pitch and then our fielders are God gifted. I really want to kick someone. The umpiring has been horrible in the game. Bad decisions all around. India themselves are to blame. No DRS :( From now on, India will play to save the game, and we are not very good at it. Last edited by pratyush6 : 28th July 2014 at 21:03. |
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| ![]() Trust our team to get the opposition batsman back in form! ![]() My prediction is that this test will be a draw unless our team decides to make the match interesting! Last edited by PPS : 28th July 2014 at 21:18. |
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| ![]() The issue is that Dhoni very quickly runs out of ideas on flat decks. He sticks to a spinner at one end, to stem the flow of runs, and goes with pace at the other end. I have lost count of the number of times the opposition has put up scores in the order of 500 and 600 against Dhoni's men. Seems like the 80s and the 90s. The Indian team has under performed, so far, in this test match. |
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When a green top is produced that gets our bowlers into the game & then its upto which team bats well that decides the game. | |
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The bowlers too need to get some flak, no discipline whatsoever. Shami has been such a disappointment this series. Really expected so much out of him. In-fact I thought he would spearhead the attack. I hope someone is working with him. Though we should not be too critical of our bowlers as they are still inexperienced and they will make mistakes. They did create chances and Poms had a bit if luck - if you look at it, pretty much all the luck elements have gone their way. Our slip fielding has been crap. 7 or 8 catches dropped ![]() Quote:
Don't know how long can Bhuvi keep going on. He too needs a break. I expect some major changes in our bowling next Test. Probably, Ishant returns along with that ass Varun Aaron and Pandey. I do not see how Bhuvi & Shami can play 4 Tests in a row. Lets just hope we save this one. It's advantage England. They will bowl fast, get far more out of this pitch. If India cannot get to 400, I do not see how we will save this one. | ||
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| ![]() More than India getting 400 the question is how much time we can spend on the crease. We need to bat whole full day and 2 sessions tomorrow for any hopes of saving the match. Don't think England will go for follow on even if they are able to restrict us. So, priority should be to spend time on wicket. Mainly Pujara and Rahane as they have the patience to stay. Dhawan should be dropped for next test. He is a walking wicket every time he opens. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Overconfident Nohit Sharma got out to Moeen Ali!! How much a good player you are against spin, you should have some respect towards the bowler. In the current squad, Rohit and Jadeja have less of that and hence are highly inconsistent when it comes to batting. Although capable, they are always a potential wicket to the opposition. I just hope someone stays there with Ajinkya. |
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