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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Although India have picked up Cook and Root, Jennings is motoring along - 94* on Debut must be very nice. Paul Reiffel is hit behind his head by a throw from the deep and he fell down!!! After some attention by the English physios, he has gone out of the field replaced by Erasmus. Hope he is fine. Now the topic of umpire safety will come up and even the total removal of on-field umpires may be discussed. Like 20-20, I feel more and more umpires will start using helmets on field in any format. Last edited by hemanth.anand : 8th December 2016 at 13:42. |
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| ![]() Whoa.India is nearing 750 runs in the first innings of the fifth test and Karun Nair very close to a triple century ![]() |
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| ![]() Happy for Karun Nair (unless he does a Rahul @ 299) but looks like we've already conceded a draw. Not sure if that was the way to go. In other news, what a match - Aus v/s Pak. I love seeing Australia getting beaten but since it was Pakistan on the other side, wasn't sure who I was supporting. But in the end, really wanted Pak to pull of the chase. Alas.... |
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| ![]() India's highest test score and Karun Nair's triple ![]() |
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| ![]() Karun Nair has achieved, in one Innings, what Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman and Ganguly couldn't achieve in their entire careers! Take a bow, Karun Nair! With Rahane eyeing a Test slot, and Nair effectively sealing his for the next 5 years, I hope Talent is given the bench for tests going forward. |
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| ![]() Lol, no. Talent will get back his slot as soon as he gets fit. He is a magician that way. |
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| ![]() India should have declared a little earlier to force this game. Nevertheless a good innings by Karun Nair. Rahane will most certainly be back in the team after all he has been the most consistent test player over all conditions in this team. So how do you keep a triple centurian out of the team. Problem of plenty, I belive for India. Top 5 select themselves IMO. KL Rahul, Murli Vijay, Pujara, Kohli and Rahane. What remains is one Wicket keeper and 5 bowlers. So where does Karun fit in? Unless they decide to go in with 4 bowlers. |
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With Rahul, Karun and Rahane we now have good, young batsmen who can score big apart from Virat, Vijay and Pujara. Hope these guys will help build a solid test team for the future. @suhaas - by that yardstick, Sehwag had another 5 years at least in the team ![]() Last edited by NPV : 19th December 2016 at 16:56. | |
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| ![]() I do not know for how much more duration of time Rahane & Rohit will be out due to injury but i really do hope Nair gets some more big scores & makes it more difficult for team management to drop him. Agreed Rahane has been good abroad but in the last few tests that he's played in India he's looked out of sorts. |
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Also, the problem with Nair now, is that he will be expected to perform on every occasion, and the expectations may be lofty or even unreasonable. He will have to produce his A-game every single time and that's not going to be easy at all. | |||
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| ![]() 4-0 ![]() England lose 7 wickets in less than a session. Well done India. |
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| ![]() And it's all over! How many times have we witnessed a team scoring 400 in their first innings and then losing by an innings? It's happened twice in this series! Well played India! ![]() |
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| ![]() Tremendous!! A very unlikely win. Kudos to sir Jadeja. He really turns it on in Indian conditions. I think we are just short of one Good fast bowler to be a really great side. |
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