India v England 2012-13

[Dinesh84]

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England will play three practice matches before the first Test when they arrive in India in October for the winter tour. England will play four Tests, which finishes on December 22 with the second Twenty20 before England return for the one-day series in early January.

The Test series will start in Ahmedabad on November 15 before moving to Mumbai, Kolkata and Nagpur making it England's longest in India since 1984-85. Three new venues - Rajkot (new stadium), Dharamsala and Ranchi, MS Dhoni's hometown - have been awarded ODIs with that series starting in Rajkot on January 11.

"This will be England's first full tour of India since 2008 and I am sure that cricket fans in both countries will be eagerly anticipating an exciting series of contests in all three formats of the game," ECB managing director Hugh Morris said.

England tour to India 2012
30 October-1 November 3-day tour match Mumbai, CCI

3-5 November 3-day tour match Mumbai, BKC

8-11 November 4-day tour match Ahmedabad, SPS Navrangpura

15-19 November 1st Test Match Ahmedabad, Motera

23-27 November 2nd Test Match Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium

5-9 December 3rd Test Match Kolkata

13-17 December 4th Test Match Nagpur


20 December 1st T20 (f) Pune

22 December 2nd T20 (f) Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium


6 January 50-over tour match (D/N) Venue tbc

8 January 50 over tour match Venue tbc

11 January 1st ODI (D/N) Rajkot

15 January 2nd ODI (D/N) Kochi

19 January 3rd ODI (D/N) Ranchi

23 January 4th ODI (D/N) Mohali


 27 January 5th ODI Dharamsala

[littlemaster1982]

Dinesh :thumbsup:

[satissh_r]

Indian team for the first test - - M S Dhoni(c), V Sehwag, G Gambhir, S Tendulkar, V Kohli, Yuvraj, C Pujara, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, P Ojha, A Rahane, Harbhajan, Ishant Sharma, M Vijay, Z Khan

Not sure what Harbhajan has done to merit a place in the squad :banghead:

[scorpio]

Bhajji won't be part of the Playing XI anyway. With no Raina or Badri, Yuvi will be assured of a place in the first test then.

[satissh_r]

Yeah when we are sure he wont be in the playing XI why have him in the squad? Any other youngster could be a part of the squad and learn lots. Only people happy about this would be the Punjab CA, they can give a chance to some youngster in the next Ranji game

[scorpio]

Only people happy about this would be the Punjab CA, they can give a chance to some youngster in the next Ranji game

:lol:

vEra yaaru irukkaanga? Piyush, Amit Mishra.......Harmeet Singh is too young to be inducted into national team, that too for a 5 day match.

[povAferdeack]

Stupid selection...why give options for a position where the current players are doing well....70 wickets in 5 matches and you want more option for that position.
The no.6 slot doesn't have any real option other than Yuvi (perhaps thats their plan), the only reason I can think of for Vijay being there is they didn't want Badri (a competition for the no.6 slot), painfully obvious.
We also needed more option for the fast bowlers, the last time we had 3 bowlers and 1 got injured, the captain is forced to play the other two even if he doesn't like that combination.

[satissh_r]

:lol:

vEra yaaru irukkaanga? Piyush, Amit Mishra.......Harmeet Singh is too young to be inducted into national team, that too for a 5 day match.

Jalaj Saxena nu oruthan irukkan, he has done well in India A tours so far.. avanukku chance thanthirukkalam

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Prediction:
India 2-0
Highest wicket-taker - Ojha

Che fans might be in for a rude shock this series.

[wizzy]

I can see where the selection of Harbhi coming from but 2 backup openers for a home test series :confused2: and Vijay over Mukundan :banghead: all the more with later's exploits against a full strength Eng side/100 in Kiwiland. with Zk's latest injury Pankaj Singh should have been called in//

[satissh_r]

Vijay over Mukundan :banghead:

That 200 odd in Irani trophy plus Mukund's partial failure in NZ should be the reason...

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Not sure what Harbhajan has done to merit a place in the squad :banghead:
Justified his selection by taking 3 wickets and leading his side to an innings win :lol2:.

[satissh_r]

Justified his selection by taking 3 wickets and leading his side to an innings win :lol2:.

3 wickets la rendu yaarunu pathingala.. P Ojha and a no 10 batsman... 1st innings la no wickets, ennatha solla?

[venkkiram]

அமீனா: எப்படியோ மறுபடியும் வீட்டுக்குள்ள காலடி எடுத்து வைச்சாச்சி!

http://www.wittygraphy.com/rsc/user/034/1001034/blog/8/1300734315-68.jpg

[VinodKumar's]

Looking at the team it seems Jadeja will soon get his test cap :lol2:. They need to find couple of players who can play for long time at # 6. Yuvi-ku ellam ithuku mela yethuku test chance.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

This is the first time I am seeing 4 openers in one squad. Needless I would say. Definitely one would just warm the benches.

[satissh_r]

Yeah, M Tiwary or a Robin Bisht might have got a look in for no 6 but I've always looked at Rahane as a no 3.. May be he's just a backup for Pujara..

[VinodKumar's]

Harbhajan : "A good bowler should not be only judged by his wickets count, his skillful bowling methods should also be taken into account," Harbhajan told PTI in Mohali. "His (a spinner's) role changes according to the wicket. Some people who have not played cricket themselves have been writing crap stuff about me."

[raajarasigan]

Harbhajan : "A good bowler should not be only judged by his wickets count, his skillful bowling methods should also be taken into account," Harbhajan told [I]PTI in Mohali.neeyellAm manushanE illa theriyumA...

[hamid]

neeyellAm manushanE illa theriyumA...

Bhajji: some people who are not manushan themselves are writing crap stuff about me :lol:

[Dinesh84]

"I worked really very hard over the last six months. I am happy that it has paid off. Now it is my job to do well for the country whenever I am given the opportunity,I feel like going out with the bat and start playing."

Nee enna mukkunaalum nadakkaathu baava.. :lol2:

[raajarasigan]

Sehwagan century... 201/1

[CEDYBLUE]

There goes Sachin.....!!!!!!!!!!

[CEDYBLUE]

Hope India does not give way the advantage built by Sehwag d Pujara

[littlemaster1982]

These guys have shut the shop :| Konjam run edungappa :sigh2:

[SoftSword]

attendancing!

swann :shock:
someone plis to tell abt the pitch, the way our guys played... and how its gonna be...

[P_R]

Softie :iniya maNavAzhvu vAzhthugaL:

[P_R]

Swann four for. Ahn! :lol2:

Singam :-|

Trott bOngu appeal paNNaanaamla. indha bleddy South African pasanga :lol2:

[19thmay]

Sachin, ennaba nee?! pinnadi Kallis varaar...theriyumla?

[19thmay]

Swann getting 4 ellam abaya sangu for England, we have loads of spinners mind you!

[SoftSword]

nandri PR...
periyavanga vaazhtthu enakku kandippaa thaevai...


pitch report plis... yaarachum ambulance koopdungalaen...

[19thmay]

Why this hub, especially sports section is ee-ottifying? enggey Plum?

[SoftSword]

most of the test match players of the hub hav vanished...
plum, bala, nerd...

but 19, pls to maintain silence...
param vandhura pOraar... apram kadhayae kandhal...

[P_R]

Am not watching the match. At work.
I heard it was slow and flat - in the morning (Sanju Manju ukkAndhu amukki pArththu soft-nu sonnAn).
With Sehwag of course, nothing could be said as eesual.
Swann seems to be getting much turn and bounce. pArppOm.

[SoftSword]

falt pitch... appo run feast'ah??
paappom...

is annan dhoni in the squad??
500 vandha nalla irukkum...

neenga indha series'ku enna prediction thandheenga??

[raajarasigan]

Sachin, ennaba nee?! pinnadi Kallis varaar...theriyumla?nerungikittirukku Singh

[raajarasigan]

Where is ajithfederer? he already quit?

[littlemaster1982]

Where is ajithfederer? he already quit?

No, he will be back soon :-)

[SoftSword]

af is on marriage holidays!

[Arvind Srinivasan]

India in a good position here and would want to finish the match playing just one innings.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Pujara's second test hundred...:clap: :clap:

[VinodKumar's]

Well done Pujara :clap: :clap:

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Yuvraj's playing Swann very well. Great to watch.

[VinodKumar's]

Playing test matches in these kind of flat pitches will slowly kill the format in India. These days test matches in sub continent are not interesting.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Can't dub it as a complete flat bed. The pitch's been assisting the spinners all through. England made a gross error in not taking in Panesar and playing three fast bowlers

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Swann's got a fifer. :clap:

[19thmay]

Can't dub it as a complete flat bed. The pitch's been assisting the spinners all through. England made a gross error in not taking in Panesar and playing three fast bowlers

+1 Pitch is very slow and turning. If this is a flat track India would have scored 500 long back for such a start given by Sehwag.

[Dinesh84]

Che gets to his maiden dabil hundred :clap:

[raajarasigan]

Pujara :clap: ennA temperament'u...

[scorpio]

Pujara :clap: :clap:

Ashwin out :evil: expected at least a fifty from him! He should bat 1 position higher than Dhoni.

[satissh_r]

Well done Ash, fastest to 50 wickets :clap:

[raajarasigan]

Ashwin :clap: way to go...

[scorpio]

Pommies 3 down at stumps :rotfl3: Plis to continue the marchpast tomorrow also :redjump:

Pujara & Ash made my day :thumbsup:

[P_R]

:sigh2:
Hopeless. Enakku Thubai Abidhabi nyAbaham varudhu.

[SoftSword]

well done pujara!! :clap:
way to go yuvi :thumbsup:

kamaan ashwin... sworn ellaam 5fer edukkuraan... thatti kaayappOdu..

[19thmay]

marana oolam @ Ahmedabad... :clap:

sadha to jeyam ravi in jeyam, elevating hands : " avana adiiiiiiiii, poya....po...po"

[littlemaster1982]

:sigh2:
Hopeless. Enakku Thubai Abidhabi nyAbaham varudhu.

Indha no.1 position-garadhu oru 7.5-nu naan ninaikkiren. Enna solreenga :p

[venkkiram]

Pujara :clap:

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Ashwin :clap: for becoming the fastest indian to get 50 wickets.
Puajra :clap: for his maiden double ton

[venkkiram]

Congrats Ashwin! Keep it up! Try to get Man of the match award from this match!

[Arvind Srinivasan]

What was that from Bell? Mindless cricket from him....

[P_R]

Naan :banghead: nilaiyai ellAm thaaNdittEn. Now only :rotfl:

[P_R]

Congrats Ashwin! Keep it up! Try to get Man of the match award from this match!
Airtel service thaNdamnu thitti tweet pOttirundhApla.
appuRam eppadi MoM, MoS ellAm edhirpArkka mudiyin?

[Arvind Srinivasan]

England innings in doldrums here. Guess it's gonna be a torrid one month for the english

[venkkiram]

Naan :banghead: nilaiyai ellAm thaaNdittEn. Now only :rotfl:
இங்கிலாந்தின் தலையே இப்போதுதான் விளையாட ஆரம்பித்திருக்கிறது. Prior, Bresnan, Broad, Swann - கூட்டணி ஸ்திரமாக நிற்கும் இன்று முழுவதும்... மனசை தளரவிடாதீரும்.

[P_R]

Cook,Trott - unga kittErndhu niRaiya edhirpArkkuREn.
Kamaan!

[P_R]

:lol:

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Wonderful ton by Cook. Has been very comfortable batting on this wicket unlike his fellow team mates. True captain's innings....:clap: :clap:

[P_R]

Cook :clap: aayiram kaigaL maraiththaalum....

I'm quite pissed with Strauss for retiring.
kroora thrupthi - KP flopping :mrgreen:

[19thmay]

With Prior to come, I think they would manage to score a lead..

[19thmay]

More time Bell is going to stay in the crease, more trouble for India. P_R manasa thalara vidaadheenga!

[Arvind Srinivasan]

England will get a slender lead I guess.Saves them from the ignominy of an innings defeat.

[littlemaster1982]

Sattu puttunnu match-ai mudikkama what is this :curse:

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Cook,you beauty !!! What an innings. :clap: :clap:

[P_R]

Neenga ellAm ketta vArthaila thittinaalum sari... Cook :bow:

Best innings by a visiting captain in India? Any other contenders?
enna pressure, enna innings!
If they managed hold on well into the second session, they have a great chance of drawing this one.

[P_R]

More time Bell is going to stay in the crease, more trouble for India. P_R manasa thalara vidaadheenga!
Yeah he was looking better today but far from good enough to say 'trouble for India' and all.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

India should look to wrap up the innings as quickly as possible. Also the relevance of a certain man called Sehwag might also come to the fore. No target is safe as long as he's there at the centre. Just feel this has all the ingredients to make an exciting last day.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

India's won the game. But England deserve credit to have taken the match to the 4th innings.

[scorpio]

appada...oru vazhiyaa.....:clap: :clap: Team India!

nEthE surutti irukkaNum!

[scorpio]

Pujara should be given a regular place in ODI team also.......branding him as a Test cricketer and giving him the opportunity to play just around 10 tests a year is not just right.

[P_R]

England :clap:
"I yam verrmuch froud of you" level performance in the second innings.

I thought Ozza will be the MoM. He bowled exceedingly well.
Puj played a good knock in comfortable conditions (Bellish?). And influenced the ease of victory.
But the win as such was brought about by Ojha.

Highly impressive phlow.
Naan Australia tour 'mbOdhE sonEn. indha payyanai team-la edunga-nu. kEttA dhaanE.

[SoftSword]

arumai'yaa!

[selvakumar]

Pitch was so flat during the last 2 days - Looking at the way Sehwag and Pujara blasted Swann & Patel (annan motha ball full toss pottaru!).
We need to wait and see how english players handle spin and turn in the next match. Looking at their first innings performance, looks like they can't.

And Boycott and Ian C are good in technical analysis of any match. Gavaskar and Ravi are irritating a lot these days. They are no way near the first two.

[scorpio]

For those who want a good laugh at England before the second test begins - http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/andyzaltzman/archives/2012/11/were_england_careless_or_strat.php

Every line oozes satire and sarcasm :lol:

[CEDYBLUE]

Viru plays his 100th test tomorrow!!!
Will the team make it special??

[CEDYBLUE]

2nd Test, Mumbai

Pitch report. Ravi Shastri almost wants to put on the whites and start to bowl spin on this. He and Sunil Gavaskar say the grass on the pitch is to just keep England from getting demoralised. This pitch is going to crumble, they say. Shastri says Dhoni might have finally got what he wanted

[CEDYBLUE]

Toss MS Dhoni has won the toss and India will bat. Big surprise: India have deemed this pitch good enough for spin to include Harbhajan Singh in place of Umesh Yadav, who has a sore back. Oh boy. This tells me there is going to be a whole lot of turn here. And bounce

[satissh_r]

Toss Big surprise: India have deemed this pitch good enough for spin to include Harbhajan Singh in place of Umesh Yadav, who has a sore back. Oh boy. This tells me there is going to be a whole lot of turn here. And bounce


they've included a medium pacer instead of a proper fast bowler, ithula spin enga vanthuthu ;-)

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Well Sachin's gone. Again trying to play across. Good delivery though

[Dinesh84]

disappointed again! :(

[CEDYBLUE]

Yuvi gone. India 119/5

[ajaybaskar]

India tested by their own weapon.. :)

[satissh_r]

I don't want to jinx him but Pujara :notworthy: Look forward to watching you play for a long time ahead

[CEDYBLUE]

Two good spinners for England and a couple of good one's for India as well. The batting and how they handle spin will decide the fate of this match.

[CEDYBLUE]

England a tleast can present good spinners. If this is the type of wicket that will be prepared in the future, I wonder how it will be for Australia whose best domestic spinners average 60 in the first class arena

[scorpio]

Gambhir is a walking wicket. I'm so disappointed with Dhoni as well. Yuvi is a no-no in tests. High time we get Rahane, Tiwary and Saha/DK into the Test team and start grooming them.

Ashwin should play higher......ethanai vaati solradhu! :sigh2:

Indha pitch-la Cook aaNi adichaa maadhiri nippaan-nnu thOndudhu :cry3:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Maami :lol2:

Paneerselvam ellam wicket edukurar :lol2:

[SoftSword]

pujara :clap:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

back to back century ! :clap:

[raajarasigan]

Pujara :clap: kalakkittimmA... his onside flick is a delight to watch...

[satissh_r]

Ashwin seems to bat well whenever the going gets tough for others, at this rate he can come before Dhoni in tough conditions.

[SoftSword]

ashu :clap:

[CEDYBLUE]

Ravichandran, en peru :smokesmirk:
Pujara :notworthy:

[scorpio]

Selectors - Plis pack off Gambhi from ODI team.....Sehwag and Sachin will open, bring Pujara at 3. He needs to be given enough international exposure.....Tests alone is simply not enough. No need for T20, he hasn't done enough justice to his IPL team as well, which is a good sign!

[CEDYBLUE]

Selectors - Plis pack off Gambhi from ODI team.....Sehwag and Sachin will open, bring Pujara at 3. He needs to be given enough international exposure.....Tests alone is simply not enough. No need for T20, he hasn't done enough justice to his IPL team as well, which is a good sign!

Completely agree with Pujara for ODI's. Infact he has an equally impressive list A record. Gambhir living on borrowed time and failure in the England home series will be curtains.

Pujara can be an ideal foil for Kohli after he takes over the rains as captain, as Dravid was for Ganguly :). But that is long way away though!!!

[SoftSword]

Completely agree with Pujara for ODI's. Infact he has an equally impressive list A record. Gambhir living on borrowed time and failure in the England home series will be curtains.

Pujara can be an ideal foil for Kohli after he takes over the rains as captain, as Dravid was for Ganguly :). But that is long way away though!!!

:yes: ashwin for test captain :yes:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

I think Ind and SL are the only teams in the world with MPs Playing/Played ! :lol2:

[scorpio]

:yes: ashwin for test captain :yes:

oru second rombha naaLaa kaaNamaa irukara Wizzy thaan vandhuttarO-nnu nenaichuttEn :lol:

[SoftSword]

andha mirugam pala paera kadichu vechittu poyirukku...

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Funny how sometimes your most trusted strategy goes against you. Dhoni's insistence on turners almost backfired today. Thankfully Cheteshwar Pujara and Ashwin averted it. They are still not out of the woods though.

[venkkiram]

Do not know where to post this video. Since this is the main thread for the current time, am posting this.

http://www.tubetamil.com/tamil-tv-shows/sun-tv-shows/virunthinar-pakkam-sooriya-vanakkam-sun-tv-23-11-2012.html?fb_comment_id=fbc_306497652787849_144714 0_306650166105931#f112016df558648

[VinodKumar's]

India 2 down in second innings. Even a test match victory is enough for England to collar thooki vittufying. Sachin please save this test match for us :notworthy:. The only guy I can trust now in Indian test cricket team.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

The English spinners making the Indian ones look like novices here.

[HonestRaj]

India 2 down in second innings. Even a test match victory is enough for England to collar thooki vittufying. Sachin please save this test match for us :notworthy:. The only guy I can trust now in Indian test cricket team.

pOchE.. pOchE..

[ajaybaskar]

Mudi'inju pochu

[Arvind Srinivasan]

India all set to lose this match here. Really have to give credit to the English. Beautiful bowling effort from them following up from the good batting efforts of KP and co. From the Indian pov, it is good to see Gambhir getting some runs. As for their bowling effort, I would say it was ordinary considering how well the English spinners have bowled on this wicket. Always thought that turners were a double edged sword and the Indian performance with the bat has just proved me right.

[selvakumar]

Good show by England and a nice come back. More than batting, we should really blame our bowlers who aren't able to take advantage of this track.

[venkkiram]

Sehwag's 100th test - Goyintha Goyintha!!

Gambhir, Sehwag, Sachin, Kohli - The opening and middle order failed miserably in this test except Wall's first innings score!

Excellent performance from England. They are proving now that they can also shine in Indian soil and challenge India.

[littlemaster1982]

Monty Panesar of all people :sigh2:

[scorpio]

Dhonikku English-la inimEl pidikkadha vaarthai -

PITCH :rotfl:

pinkuRippu - idukkaN varunkaal naguga :sigh2:

[P_R]

vetri engaL kaiyilE veLLippaNam payyilE :noteeth:

indha maaNdippayalai pOna match eduthirukkalaam.

[scorpio]

Selectors announced the test squad only for 2 tests, rt? Time to make some drastic changes for the 3rd and fourth.

Bhajji- Plis get out. Wonder why he was selected in first place.
Gambhir- Drop with immediate effect, Go back to Ranji.
Ashwin- Strict warning not to tread Bhajji's footsteps. You remain in the team as a bowler not on batting credentials.
Yuvi- See you in Limited overs cricket.
Dhoni- Final ultimatum for captaincy.
Sachin- enna solla, plis neengaLE yedhavadhu paathu seyyunga :-(

Pujara and Ojha only saving grace.

[mabiqukaumo]

ind lost :cry2:

well played england :neutral:

[selvakumar]

Dhonikku English-la inimEl pidikkadha vaarthai -

PITCH :rotfl:

pinkuRippu - idukkaN varunkaal naguga :sigh2:

Oflate he has become a whiner. When you lose,
1. Blame the pitch
2. Blame the opening batsmen
3. Blame the spinner (today's presentation)
4. Blame the schedule

huh!!

[ajaybaskar]

More than the 8-0 loss, this defeat will be humiliating for Dhoni & Co. :(

An excellent test match just got to an end at the Adelaide Oval. CSKian Faf played a gem of an innings.

[hamid]

Yep..what an innings on his debut match.. played more than 60 overs under immense pressure on debut to save a test match against AUS :hats off:

[But they are stupid to allow AUS to bowl two more overs than the mandatory ones under this situation.. should have delayed by asking for gloves, bat etc in between balls :lol2:]

Siddle was terrific too.. butlove to see them not winning :noteeth:

[scorpio]

ithanai thunbhathulayum enna oru inbam :lol:

Every time India loses, it is not the loss that hurts, but they way they lose without a fight does! :evil: Vaangura kaasukku konjamaavadhu pOraadalaam!

As long as Seenu maama is there, nothing will happen to Dhoni and we'll continue to pulambify......

[scorpio]

oh well...when the wounds are still fresh, I have to say this - Laxman, WE MISS YOU! :cry2:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

P_R

Romba santhoshma irukEla :lol2:

[SoftSword]

arumai'yaa!!

[povAferdeack]

Selectors announced the test squad only for 2 tests, rt? Time to make some drastic changes for the 3rd and fourth.

Bhajji- Plis get out. Wonder why he was selected in first place.
Gambhir- Drop with immediate effect, Go back to Ranji.
Ashwin- Strict warning not to tread Bhajji's footsteps. You remain in the team as a bowler not on batting credentials.
Yuvi- See you in Limited overs cricket.
Dhoni- Final ultimatum for captaincy.
Sachin- enna solla, plis neengaLE yedhavadhu paathu seyyunga :-(

Pujara and Ojha only saving grace.
+1
Appadiye that's my gameno sollitu out agura Sehwag.......avanayum velila anupunga. We need players who play for the team, not entertainers who think the team should bat around whatever they score.

[HonestRaj]

vetri engaL kaiyilE veLLippaNam payyilE :noteeth:

indha maaNdippayalai pOna match eduthirukkalaam.

adhO gadhi aagiruppanga indhiya aNi

[HonestRaj]

Sehwag's 100th test - Goyintha Goyintha!!

Gambhir, Sehwag, Sachin, Kohli - The opening and middle order failed miserably in this test except Wall's first innings score!

Excellent performance from England. They are proving now that they can also shine in Indian soil and challenge India.

England's ten-wicket win is their second successive Test win at the Wankhede Stadium: in 2006 they won by 212 runs, in what was Rahul Dravid's 100th Test, while this result spoiled Virender Sehwag's 100th. Inseven Tests (http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;ground=713;team=1;template=resu lts;type=team;view=results) at the Wankhede, England have won and lost three each.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/current/story/593242.html

[HonestRaj]

Monty Panesar of all people :sigh2:

monty will be singing.. "singh is king.. singh is king"

saw some of his wickets.. super :clap:

[raagadevan]

Kevin Pietersen's hindi tweet thanks the Mumbai crowd

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/england-in-india-2012/top-stories/Kevin-Pietersens-hindi-tweet-thanks-the-Mumbai-crowd/articleshow/17375879.cms

[scorpio]

Selectors retain the same squad for Kolkata test :pink:

Umesh is still injured and out of 3rd test!

[scorpio]

Kolkata pitch curator replaced by BCCI

Eden Gardens pitch curator, Prabir Mukherjee, has been replaced after he refused to prepare a rank turner for the upcoming third Test. Indian skipper MS Dhoni had requested a pitch that would turn from day one.

Mr.Mukherjee has been a veteran curator at the Eden Gardens and he has prepared pitches for 14 Tests in the past. He has been replaced by Ashish Bhowmick of the Tripura Cricket Association. Mr. Bhowmick is also a member of the BCCI's Pitches Committee. Following the 10 wicket loss in Mumbai, Dhoni persisted with the stand that a rank turner be prepared for the Kolkata Test as well. The third Test starts on 5th December and the series is tied 1-1.

Mr. Mukherjee's first brush with controversy came during the 2010 series between India and South Africa when he allegedly refused to heed requests from the BCCI to prepare a turning track. This prompted MS Dhoni to express his disappointment at not getting a turning track. Mr. Mukherjee, on his part, denies that such a demand was ever made.

http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/53523/kolkata-pitch-curator-replaced-by-bcci

oru vaatti pattadhu pORaadhaa? :shaking:

[povAferdeack]

Kolkata pitch curator replaced by BCCI

Eden Gardens pitch curator, Prabir Mukherjee, has been replaced after he refused to prepare a rank turner for the upcoming third Test. Indian skipper MS Dhoni had requested a pitch that would turn from day one.

Mr.Mukherjee has been a veteran curator at the Eden Gardens and he has prepared pitches for 14 Tests in the past. He has been replaced by Ashish Bhowmick of the Tripura Cricket Association. Mr. Bhowmick is also a member of the BCCI's Pitches Committee. Following the 10 wicket loss in Mumbai, Dhoni persisted with the stand that a rank turner be prepared for the Kolkata Test as well. The third Test starts on 5th December and the series is tied 1-1.

Mr. Mukherjee's first brush with controversy came during the 2010 series between India and South Africa when he allegedly refused to heed requests from the BCCI to prepare a turning track. This prompted MS Dhoni to express his disappointment at not getting a turning track. Mr. Mukherjee, on his part, denies that such a demand was ever made.

http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/53523/kolkata-pitch-curator-replaced-by-bcci

oru vaatti pattadhu pORaadhaa? :shaking:

Irrespective of the results, Dhoni is making valid points. A pitch that starts spinning early means the toss is out of the equation, we will have more tests that end in results instead of only 1 in 2/3 ending in a result.
Its not Dhoni's strategy that failed, its the team(including him) that let down the strategy.

[Dinesh84]

India 90-2, Sehwag and Pujara dismissed.

[sankara1970]

Kohli follows Raina style-initially good performance-then same old story
still we have advantage of toss win and batting first.

[scorpio]

Earlier Dhoni never won tosses in Tests but the team performed well at least in home conditions.

Now Dhoni is consistently winning tosses but the team lets him down.

Another shameful performance by India in first innings :banghead: Gambhi started it in the morning by running out Sehwag and things never looked up since.

I'm afraid we'll get to see a double century by Cookie at Eden and bring all other English batsmen to supreme form :mad:

[littlemaster1982]

This is just getting worse. I really hope we don't let Eng win this series :Pray:

[sankara1970]

when eng started innings they were very slow in batting.
i stopped following-thinking eng are not able to play our bowlers
now they have scored more than 150.

[scorpio]

This is just getting worse. I really hope we don't let Eng win this series :Pray:

enna dhaan hope-nnalum oru nyaayam vENdaamaa? :-)

England will make it 3-1 at this rate. We can't bat, bowl nor field :mad:

[SoftSword]

nilavugal koodi boomiyil vaazhndhadhae adhu oru porkkaalam...

[SoftSword]

enna dhaan hope-nnalum oru nyaayam vENdaamaa? :-)

England will make it 3-1 at this rate. We can't bat, bowl nor field :mad:

this match we win or draw! mark post #145

[scorpio]

I really wish Sachin announces retirement after this pathetic test. He is embarassing himself by being part of this team. No one plays with any intent. Our spinners look worse than Bhajji. If we lose the series, everyone will call for his head as though others played their part. The team needs a major overhaul and Dhoni should be sacked if he doesnt step down himself :banghead:

[SoftSword]

sari sachin retire aagidraar... apram IPL style'a naalu overseas player vechu velayaaduveengalaa??
yaaradhaan vechirukkeengayya...??

[scorpio]

We'll rebuild from scratch.......those losses won't be as painful as they are today! If the team loses fighting, it is fine. Everyone seem to be taking their place for granted. Play badly and pick up the guts to blame the pitch and whine about the curator! A new all juniors team can't do any worse than what Team India does today.

ella pulambhi enna payan, oNNum nadakkaadhu :evil:

[SoftSword]

yes.. there is no fire...
i would only blame the leader... there is no motivation...

[Arvind Srinivasan]

I really wish Sachin announces retirement after this pathetic test. He is embarassing himself by being part of this team. No one plays with any intent. Our spinners look worse than Bhajji. If we lose the series, everyone will call for his head as though others played their part. The team needs a major overhaul and Dhoni should be sacked if he doesnt step down himself :banghead:

He was the only one to get some runs apart from Gambhir. I feel there's no reason for him to feel embarrased by his effort yesterday. India is definitely struggling. Good chance of us losing the test match.We need a good bowling performance to start with tomorrow.

[venkkiram]

Dhoni still wants to part of the test team? Fire him and bring Dinesh Karthik I say.

:notworthy: Cook! for cooking well Indian bowlers(spinners) in Indian soil!

[P_R]

:-)
mAdham mummAri pozhikiRadhu pOla irukkiRadhE

[P_R]

Sachin top scores and still England seems untouchably ahead.
Thus far, I couldn't have asked for better.

[CEDYBLUE]

yes.. there is no fire...
i would only blame the leader... there is no motivation...

That sums it up quite nicely. Is Dhoni.....cool or insensitive?
When Dada was at the helm and the team were only rebuilding, you could see the desire from the team to give all that they have got.......make something happen.
Gambhir should be the first guy to be sacked, the guy's was such a selfish innings in the 2nd test. If Dhoni doesn't quit after losing 10 test matches in 1 Year, he needs to be shown the door. Sachin is still running around the field, diving and giving his all.Shame on the Kohli's,Ashwins etc., Sachin should be missing the likes of Dada,Kumble,Dravid and Laxman, Men who played with pride and purpose.

Srinivasan should be cemented back to Chennai.

[CEDYBLUE]

yes.. there is no fire...
i would only blame the leader... there is no motivation...

That sums it up quite nicely. Is Dhoni.....cool or insensitive?
When Dada was at the helm and the team were only rebuilding, you could see the desire from the team to give all that they have got.......make something happen.
Gambhir should be the first guy to be sacked, the guy's was such a selfish innings in the 2nd test. If Dhoni doesn't quit after losing 10 test matches in 1 Year, he needs to be shown the door. Sachin is still running around the field, diving and giving his all.Shame on the Kohli's,Ashwins etc., Sachin should be missing the likes of Dada,Kumble,Dravid and Laxman, Men who played with pride and purpose.

Srinivasan should be cemented back to Chennai. He and his pathetic defenses!!!!

[venkkiram]

In his last four innings, R Ashwin has picked up three wickets and conceded 346 runs (average 115.33). :clap:

[povAferdeack]

This is a leadership crisis for sure...but Dhoni is not the main problem. I am not defending Dhoni but he is the best captain we have, there is not much he can do as a batsman when he comes in at 150/5.

Is there an alternative for the captaincy? There is not a single established player in the team whose place is not in question.
Pujara is still raw(< 10 matches) and Kohli's batting has been a huge let down in this series.
The leadership problem starts at the selection committee. How come there was only one option for no.6 slot...thats the only position thats open and you give the captain only one option.

Dhoni caused a huge commotion in the press just for asking spinning tracks.....I am not sure what would have happened had he called for dropping players like Sehwag, Gambir and Tendulkar(I know I will be damn p*ssed)
I don't know what to say about Tendulkar...looks like time has caught up....he was the best batsman in 2011 and its only natural you give him more opportunities. This year has been horrendous for him and he is still the best indian batsmen in the ICC rankings....speaks volume about the rest. IMO he should exit gracefully, there is not much he can do to this team which has such arrogant players like Sehwag, Gambir, Yuvi(looks like he is genuine when he says he wants to play test but he isnt cut out for this format) and Kohli who take their place in the team for granted.

The less we talk about bowling and fielding the better, even when we reached No.1 except for a few good spells from Zaheer and spinners doing well in Indian conditions there was nothing to write about.

Selection committee should drop Sehwag, Gambir, Yuvraj.
Tendulkar must retire (I am sad to say this he can still play better than the replacements but it won't do good in the long run for the team).
Ashwin needs to be dropped....he lacks the patience for a test bowler...he should work on that. I am not sure whether we have a replacement. Not Bhaji please.
Our fast bowling department...there is too much of load on Zaheer(quit one of the formats please) Ishant, Dinda, Awana, Irfan its not that bad...we atleast have a few players in the bench.

My 11 will be
Rahane, Mukund,Pujara,Badri,Kohli,Tiwary,Dhoni,Ashwin(I cant think of anyone else), Zaheer, Ishant, Ohja.

Sema verila irukaen thats why ivlo periya post, had to get this of my mind, sorry for the rant.

Edit: Regarding Dhoni being captain, yes he should be phased out. Give Pujara/ Kohli more time, groom someone and let Dhoni go.

[venkkiram]

Sachin top scores and still England seems untouchably ahead.
Thus far, I couldn't have asked for better. பார்றா!

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Cook you beauty ....Worlds best after Clarke atm....

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Cook's dropped by ishanth of his own bowling. Umpteenth time I am seeing him doing this.

[satissh_r]

Cook you beauty ....Worlds best after Clarke atm....

Up until this series I never thought Cook could deliver big in the sub continent, he has proved me wrong and how :sigh2:

For me at this moment he's the best batsman in the world (Tests), Clarke definitely has had an incredible year but he is nowhere near as consistent as Cook

[P_R]

Actually I was kinda disappointed with his performance against SA.
He played quite well against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. And he played well last time too. He was primed to do well. Only the extent is a surprise, and a pleasant on at that.

[Rangarajan nambi]

India should lose this series. Then only some drastic steps can be taken. Uncle Sachin Sir should retire unless he has some other plans to play along with his son . Also, the endorsements, sponsorers are likely to move away. So, brand Sachin Sir is diminishing. He should take a call now, ask his own self, doing a justice by blocking the way of some prospect ? . Dhoni should be sacked . Even if India manages to salvage in Nagpur, this is a below par performance . Replace the openers. Sack Gautam , push Viru to Down 2 , in place of Sachin. Bring Ajinkya as opener and try Vijay . Stop IPL money making business.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Trott's gone. Will be interesting to see KP against Ojha.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Up until this series I never thought Cook could deliver big in the sub continent, he has proved me wrong and how :sigh2:

For me at this moment he's the best batsman in the world (Tests), Clarke definitely has had an incredible year but he is nowhere near as consistent as Cook

He's scored four double centuries this year. How much more consistent can you get? Definitely Clarke for me

[satissh_r]

He's scored four double centuries this year. How more consistent can you get? Definitely Clarke for me

Arvind, from what I've noticed regarding Clarke's career so far is he tends to get his big scores in a cluster, he had a exceptional series against India and SA (both home) but I don't think he got a hundred in the Windies. Cook though, has got his runs mostly in the Sub Continent this year and hence my standpoint

[paranitharan]

Amla has a far better case as the best.. triple and a 2nd innings pressure knock in england and 2 more in australia. the 2nd one was fantastic

[19thmay]

India should lose this series. Then only some drastic steps can be taken. Uncle Sachin Sir should retire unless he has some other plans to play along with his son . Also, the endorsements, sponsorers are likely to move away. So, brand Sachin Sir is diminishing. He should take a call now, ask his own self, doing a justice by blocking the way of some prospect ? . Dhoni should be sacked . Even if India manages to salvage in Nagpur, this is a below par performance . Replace the openers. Sack Gautam , push Viru to Down 2 , in place of Sachin. Bring Ajinkya as opener and try Vijay . Stop IPL money making business.

adra, vetra, kolra...

[SoftSword]

:lol: @ viru at 2 down
mr nangarajan rambi - plis to keep coming :notworthy:

[CEDYBLUE]

India has faced such Match to save scenarios in the past......But they don't have a Dravid d Laxman to fight it out......Can Pujara and Kohli rise up to the occasion and save India's face, much like how Sachin single handedly used to lift a hapless/directionless Azhar-led India in the 1990's?

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Arvind, from what I've noticed regarding Clarke's career so far is he tends to get his big scores in a cluster, he had a exceptional series against India and SA (both home) but I don't think he got a hundred in the Windies. Cook though, has got his runs mostly in the Sub Continent this year and hence my standpoint

Seri ok..Lets leave this discussion. Hopefully an Indian can reproduce the efforts of Clarke and Cook in the near future....India and her batsmen have gone from bad to worse.

[selvakumar]

New coach Duncan Fletcher is the double agent. Get him out of the team - I say :)

England :clap: I wanted Broad and Swann to fail. Happy! No problems with rest of the England team doing well.

Sehwag scored a century in the 1st test. That's enough for now :wink:

[19thmay]

India has faced such Match to save scenarios in the past......But they don't have a Dravid d Laxman to fight it out......Can Pujara and Kohli rise up to the occasion and save India's face, much like how Sachin single handedly used to lift a hapless/directionless Azhar-led India in the 1990's?

These things happen in the transition phase. Every team including Australia suffered that. All are concerned only about Sachin. As if Dravid/Laxman/Ganguly replacements are in great touch and only Sachin is spoiling the party :banghead: For the first time I think the whole team is out of form. We never speak about bowling department, do we? Zaheer ellam enna panraar-ney therila? Ashwin is another comedy piece.

[selvakumar]

For the first time I think the whole team is out of form. We never speak about bowling department, do we? Zaheer ellam enna panraar-ney therila? Ashwin is another comedy piece.
We can blame bowling department by comparing them with English unit. But the main problem with India in this test is batting. Track is a flat track.

[19thmay]

I am not talking only about this series, our previous tours to England, Australia as well.

[19thmay]

Btw pitch was not flat, at least in the second match. Monty/Swann was enjoying the turn.

[selvakumar]

Jonathan Agnew ✔ @Aggerscricket

Just seen replay of Monty's dismissal...certainly hit it...but his response will probably earn him a date with the ref later

:lol:

[ajaybaskar]

Finally a good session for india, thanks to the dropped catches.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

India gifting wickets away here...

[ajaybaskar]

What has happened to this team? Missing RD and VVS is quite understandable but to this extent? Well and truly the last series for MS as a test captain I believe. :(

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Something seriously wrong here with the team. This has to be one of the worst ever slides that I 've seen. If India loses the series, guess we will see the exit of both Dhoni and SRT. Has been an absolutely torturous series for us.

[satissh_r]

Never thought I would see this day :sigh2: time for one of the openers to go, its not about their technique for me, its about the attitude which has been poor. Yuvi can also go back to domestic cricket and come back fitter.. Wrt bowling I don't see anyone in the domestic circle capable of replacing this spin duo..

[littlemaster1982]

This is just depressing :sigh2:

[JamesFague]

How can we win the series when players are playing for themselves instead
of the country. We have to bring in new players and axe the non performers.

[SoftSword]

How can we win the series when players are playing for themselves instead
of the country. We have to bring in new players and axe the non performers.

yaaru?? ishanth sharma'va solringala??

[P_R]

LightA troll paNNalaamA

appo neengellAm nijamnu nambitteenga pOla. adhAn ivvaLO disappoint aagureenga.
Given Sachin's slide (and Dravitt,Laxman exeunt) this isn't even surprising.

Something I have notionally felt - and have been pilloried for saying - India never felt like a world number one side. Ever.
Felt - operative word. Subjective opinion. Will evaporate in the face of statistics. Reflective of personal biases. Or what have you.

I am so glad England has bounced back in the subcontinent. They looked pretty bad in Dubai.
I am still quite disappointed with the way they crumbled against S Africa. Ashes will be interesting.

[selvakumar]

Cook tried to emulate Sehwag :lol2:

History created by England. :thumbsup: Don't think they aren such a great team. But still India managed to lose this match.
When your No.8 batsman scores 90+, you can't blame your bowlers. Can you?
I don't think India will win in Nagpur. Will Nagpur damage Dhoni like what it did to Ganguly? Let us wait and see.

[ajithfederer]

He played like shit against Pakistan this year. Even in the home series against Pak in 2010 he had lesser clue against Amir & Asif managing a 110 and scores of 8,12,17,4,6 and 10. Now that was quality bowling. Even against SL Pietersen saved England.

176,122 and 190. :clap:. Minnow bashing at its best surpassing Kallis standards.

Actually I was kinda disappointed with his performance against SA.
He played quite well against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. And he played well last time too. He was primed to do well. Only the extent is a surprise, and a pleasant on at that.

Don't troll me saying your side was a 1 :lol:.

LightA troll paNNalaamA

appo neengellAm nijamnu nambitteenga pOla. adhAn ivvaLO disappoint aagureenga.
Given Sachin's slide (and Dravitt,Laxman exeunt) this isn't even surprising.

Something I have notionally felt - and have been pilloried for saying - India never felt like a world number one side. Ever.
Felt - operative word. Subjective opinion. Will evaporate in the face of statistics. Reflective of personal biases. Or what have you.

I am so glad England has bounced back in the subcontinent. They looked pretty bad in Dubai.
I am still quite disappointed with the way they crumbled against S Africa. Ashes will be interesting.

[sankara1970]

top players are sponsored by corporates-corporates are controlling selection
why can't we have age limit, score target, wicket targets.
IPL has spoiled the quality of indian cricket-
other teams have special players for each form of cricket.

[sankara1970]

day will come-the non-performing players will be forced to go out.-rahu Dasai
luck eppodum ore pakkam adikathu

[ajaybaskar]

@cricketicc: Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh omitted; Parwinder Awana, Piyush Chawla Ravindra Jadeja get call-ups #IndvsEng #cricket

[Ramakrishna]

@cricketicc: Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh omitted; Parwinder Awana, Piyush Chawla Ravindra Jadeja get call-ups #IndvsEng #cricket

Oh dear

[sankara1970]

next Dhoni ?

[Siv.S]

@cricketicc: Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh omitted; Parwinder Awana, Piyush Chawla Ravindra Jadeja get call-ups #IndvsEng #cricket
:banghead: Why not Amit Misra???

[19thmay]

We are overreacting with respect to team's performance. We were below par average with Dravid/Laxman in the past two years and without them I think this is expected.

But my question is we have Sehwag, Kohli, Y.Singh or even Sachin as part time bowlers. Why that Dhoni uses only the main bowlers when they could not take any wickets? I remember Kumble was using Sehwag frequently in Australia. Spin bowlers delivering 40 overs each without taking any wickets and you don't try with your part timers, something is seriously wrong with Dhoni!

[P_R]

He played like shit against Pakistan this year.
Not at all.
Everyone was floundering and Cook played solid innings in the second and third tests.


Don't troll me saying your side was a 1 :lol:. I have always said England was a way way way better number one than India ever was.

[ajithfederer]

Lost 2-0 @ home to SA. Cleanly whitewashed in Dubai. Managed to scrape a draw in SL with the absence of Murali. Sorry Case closed.

Fundamental disagreement. No way in hell. Let's see if you can scrape at-least a draw in SA this time like India did against a solid SA @ their home. Ithupona Australiava adichupottu pechai paaru.

Not at all.
Everyone was floundering and Cook played solid innings in the second and third tests.

I have always said England was a way way way better number one than India ever was.

[littlemaster1982]

I have always said England was a way way way better number one than India ever was.

Idhu konjam jaasthi :lol: Till India series, England managed to win only against WI after they become no.1. Appuram eppadi way way better :?


Let's see if you can scrape at-least a draw in SA this time like India did against a solid SA @ their home. Ithupona Australiava adichupottu pechai paaru.

:exactly: Mudinja current no.1 SA-vai win panni kattunga pappom :evil:

[P_R]

koalty-yai paarunga.
innamum neenga oru kaalathula kingu dhaan nambinA...sari unga nambikkai ungaLukku, ennudhu enakku.

I expected India would be pummeled and shown their place in England.
Honestly, I didn't expect England would win India. I expected Swann/Monty to do well but I expected they (except Cook) would struggle against spin like they did vs. Pak and SL. They seem to have pulled their game up aided ably by crappy bowling from India (ellAm sollakkELvi dhaan). Delightful either way. :-)

bajA diyA angrezon ka band- appadinnu sonnavanai naan pArkkaNumnu aasaippadurEn :lol:

Sure SA is the best team in the world now. And Aus is getting better. This Ashes will be very very interesting!!

The point I am harping is the deep annoyance I felt when people were surprised (many genuinely were) when India lost in Eng last year. "So you really thought you were No.1 and have not been following England's rise?" - is a question I can't ask enough. thaniyA romba pulamba vittAinga. OnAyA irundhu pArthA dhaan... Couldn't even savour the victory.

England kooda nalla viLayAduvaanunga pOla irukkE - 'ngra mAdhiriyE adhisayamA kEttAinga.
yOv, ammA saththiyamA rowdy-yA. nambungayyA- range-ku dhum katti pEsa vENdiyadhA pOchchu social circles-la.

adhu dhaan ippo kooda pongi pongi varudhu.

Anyway, past is past. Nagpur chalo! I want England to make the most out of India's listlessness.
It was heartening to read Trott scoring after a while. It would be good if Bell gets a few runs in Nagpur.

[P_R]

Also very glad that Cook is the star of the series and not KP.
That gives leeway to interpret the loss to SA at home as something heroic :P

[satissh_r]

bajA diyA angrezon ka band- appadinnu sonnavanai naan pArkkaNumnu aasaippadurEn :lol:

Antha dog ah than nanum thedren....

[littlemaster1982]

England kooda nalla viLayAduvaanunga pOla irukkE - 'ngra mAdhiriyE adhisayamA kEttAinga.
yOv, ammA saththiyamA rowdy-yA. nambungayyA- range-ku dhum katti pEsa vENdiyadhA pOchchu social circles-la.

adhu dhaan ippo kooda pongi pongi varudhu.


That's because they were a "sotthai" team for quite long :lol2:

[SoftSword]

Also very glad that Cook is the star of the series and not KP.
That gives leeway to interpret the loss to SA at home as something heroic :P

paadon... when kp failed in the first test, england failed...

[P_R]

paadon... when kp failed in the first test, england failed...
Hello brother, not just KP. Everyone failed. Only Cook 'stood tall and rose to the challenge'.
Second test - my MoM would have been Monty. KP of course put them in a commanding position, but Cook's knock is not to be forgotten, like his Premadasa knock has been forgotten.
This match - Cook again.

It would have been bad if Eng came across as dependent on KP for winning. I'd've hated it then. ippo mana niRaivA irukku. Anderson, Swann, Monty, Trott - all have come good.
Maniyan Nagpur-la century pOttAn-nA, wishlist complete aayirum.

[P_R]

And that is not to mention Swann's role in Premadasa.
Many folks see England as - there's KP and then the rest of the team is rubbish. The contribution of others in the wins, fights put up by others in losses would be conveniently underemphasized and forgotten.
I am so glad such a point can't be made now.

maththapadi KP pudikkAdhu'nu ellAm kidaiyAdhu.
Empire-la ellArumE amma payaha dhaan.

[MADDY]

side effects of IPL are showing up.....sour grapes, yeah, maybe........Ashwin trying to bowl six different lengths, lines, variations in one over shows it.......u've got to be monotonous in test match..........Virat kohli dancing down to Swann and getting bowled - i havent seen such dismissals with any other country's batsmen.........it all looks bleak for India from now on - players who are just T20 fit which is a gamble anyways - no players who have the temperament to last in test formats.........IPL is slowly but steadily dismantling the test match structure of Indian cricket

[19thmay]

side effects of IPL are showing up.....sour grapes, yeah, maybe........Ashwin trying to bowl six different lengths, lines, variations in one over shows it.......u've got to be monotonous in test match..........Virat kohli dancing down to Swann and getting bowled - i havent seen such dismissals with any other country's batsmen.........it all looks bleak for India from now on - players who are just T20 fit which is a gamble anyways - no players who have the temperament to last in test formats.........IPL is slowly but steadily dismantling the test match structure of Indian cricket

+1 All the dismissals in the second innings [ except Sachin ] are due to ODI/T20 shots. Currently except Pujara none has that temperament, hopefully Kohli learns that soon.

What we miss are

1. Strong openers
2. Strong lower middles order
3. Very good fast bowlers
4. Good spinners.
5. Strong leader.

Currently only one down looks satisfactory.

[SoftSword]

+1 All the dismissals in the second innings [ except Sachin ] are due to ODI/T20 shots. Currently except Pujara none has that temperament, hopefully Kohli learns that soon.

What we miss are

1. Strong openers
2. Strong lower middles order
3. Very good fast bowlers
4. Good spinners.
5. Strong leader.

Currently only one down looks satisfactory.

vivek: kannu avinjupOchu... kai kaal OnjupOchu.... nenju kaanjupOchu...

[P_R]

No wonder India doesn't want DRS.

[selvakumar]

Dhoni's luck running out? He had gone with 3 spinners but Ishanth is taking wickets. :lol:

Cook was struggling with his front foot. Ishanth :thumbsup: and the ball to get rid of Compton :clap:

[satissh_r]

He had gone with 3 spinners but Ishanth is taking wickets

4 if you can include Jadeja too..

[sankara1970]

The spinners will be helpful on 4th and 5th day.
England have advantage winning toss. But by taking 2 wickts in the first session,
India are on top.

[19thmay]

Dhoni's love towards Jaddu/Chawla is continuing in test also :lol2: 4 spinners + 1 fast bowler, when you already have two part time spinners in XI? Ennaya idhu :banghead: Rahane enna paavam panninan?

The importance of DRS and Indians objecting it will be a debate again after that Cook's dismissal.

[P_R]

The importance of DRS and Indians objecting it will be a debate again after that Cook's dismissal.
Debate paNNittA udanE DRS-ku oththukka pOrAingaLAkkum.

[venkkiram]

Cook was struggling with his front foot. Ishanth :thumbsup: Poor judgement from Umpire.

[CEDYBLUE]

As with any series-winning teams, almost invariably someone comes good......different people rise at different situations......Joe Root, the debutant is playing a very important innings here. Though 7 down now, England have a great chance of going for a series win here.

[selvakumar]

Marana blade + Mokkai + Attu + Aruvai batting by England with the exception of Swann who provided some relief with few fours. Hope India doesn't bat like this.

[CEDYBLUE]

Marana blade + Mokkai + Attu + Aruvai batting by England with the exception of Swann who provided some relief with few fours. Hope India doesn't bat like this.

Have everything to do with the wicket, i guess. Slow and Low and very tough timing the ball. Add to that, a sluggish outfield. England actually are playing smart here. 300 would be a very good score IMO on this wicket.

[scorpio]

As usual horrible batting by India.....

Wishing England should win this (they will as India are in a self destruction mode) and a 1-3 series loss should lead to some major changes in the Test team and some most awaited retirements.

Everyone plays like crap :mad:

[SoftSword]

enna ezhavu daa... chai.....

[scorpio]

Gambhi bites the dust and Dhoni walks in as the night watchman :rotfl:

Oh boy, this is just hilarious :lol:

[SoftSword]

:lol: too much...

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Dhoni walks in as the night watchman :rotfl:


:rotfl:

[JamesFague]

It is time to remove Schewag,Gambhir & Tendulkar and go in for
youngsters who can gain experience and shine in the long run.
All of them playing for their averages and not for the country.

[P_R]

Anderson-ai naan pugazhndha pOdhu sirithavargaL ellAm engE?

[ajaybaskar]

Anderson deserves to be praised. Bowling in a subcontinent pitch is always going to be difficult but he rose to the occasion.

[HonestRaj]

Marana blade + Mokkai + Attu + Aruvai batting by England with the exception of Swann who provided some relief with few fours. Hope India doesn't bat like this.

:) ......

[P_R]

He (and Broad) bowled very well in the last test in UAE vs. Pak
In Galle and Premadasa Anderson bowled pretty well too

He has been doing well out of England too - kaththi kaththi sonnAlum yaarum namba mAtreenga. thideernu aacharyappadureenga. Always branded as : good in English conditions, that's about it.

England teamOda ungaLukku ellAm idhE vElaiyA pOchchu.

[selvakumar]

Gambhi bites the dust and Dhoni walks in as the night watchman :rotfl:

Oh boy, this is just hilarious :lol:

:lol: :lol:

[CEDYBLUE]

A fighting Virat Kohli century and an equally dogged 99 from Dhoni.....Couldn't have asked for a better setting for the future of Indian Cricket.

1. Hand over the captaincy to Kohli and let MSD play as the wicket keeper.
2. Time to bid adieu to Sachin and a farewell ODI Series against Pakistan would be great. Sachin began his cricket against Pakistan and would be perfect to finish against them.
3. Gambhir should go, just simply go.
4. Sehwag can be India's opener for now and can be paired with a technically sound opener @ the other end. Rahane maybe as I am not yet convinced with Abinav. Vijay seems to be too casual for Test Cricket.
5. Rohit should be groomed for a middle order slot in Test Cricket and Suresh Raina can play a big role in T20 Cricket and so does Yuvraj.
6. Bring in Sreesanth just to spice up the bowling and also add some much needed aggression to the team, that @ the moment looks as flat as the Rajkot pitch. Sree along with Kohli can form a mini team, just how Bhajji aided Dada in that front :)
7. IMO, we can groom R.Jadeja as an allrounder and can hand him a permanent place ahead of P.Ohja. I know, Ohja is India's most successful bowler in this series but he is just an accurate bowler, who neither turns nor has the bounce that a tall spinner usually has. Jadeja has more long term use.
8. Badrinath should just walk in and take Laxman's place @ 6 ahead of Manoj Tiwari. Badri has a good part of 3-4 years still left in him.

Team for the Australia Test Series:

1. Virender Sehwag
2. Ajinka Rahane
3. Cheteswar Pujara
4. Virat Kohli (Capt)
5. Rohit Sharma
6. Subramaniyam Badrinath
7. MS Dhoni
8. R.Jadeja
9. R.Ashwin
10. I.Sharma
11. S.Sreesanth.

Reserves: M. Tiwari, P.Ohja, V.Aaron, Parthiv Patel.

ICC Should probably scrap 50 overs cricket just to make life a little easier for cricketers. Ranji trophy should be the breeding space for test cricket and IPL can serve the same for T20. Honestly, there is no place for 50-50 any more.

Any thoughts?

[CEDYBLUE]

Not a bad time to look into what's happening in Ranji Trophy!

Most Runs: http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=7515;type=tournament
Most Wickets:http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=7515;type=tournament

Jiwanjot Singh of Punjab looks to be an interesting batting prospect.

[HonestRaj]

Any thoughts?

Sachinaandavarum kaivittuttar.. nanellam ore kadavul engira koLgaila vazhravan

singaravelan Kamal... "pesama interval vittuduvom"..
lets [okay i cannot talk for others].. let me take a break from cricket.. :p

[povAferdeack]

A fighting Virat Kohli century and an equally dogged 99 from Dhoni.....Couldn't have asked for a better setting for the future of Indian Cricket.

1. Hand over the captaincy to Kohli and let MSD play as the wicket keeper.
2. Time to bid adieu to Sachin and a farewell ODI Series against Pakistan would be great. Sachin began his cricket against Pakistan and would be perfect to finish against them.
3. Gambhir should go, just simply go.
4. Sehwag can be India's opener for now and can be paired with a technically sound opener @ the other end. Rahane maybe as I am not yet convinced with Abinav. Vijay seems to be too casual for Test Cricket.
5. Rohit should be groomed for a middle order slot in Test Cricket and Suresh Raina can play a big role in T20 Cricket and so does Yuvraj.
6. Bring in Sreesanth just to spice up the bowling and also add some much needed aggression to the team, that @ the moment looks as flat as the Rajkot pitch. Sree along with Kohli can form a mini team, just how Bhajji aided Dada in that front :)
7. IMO, we can groom R.Jadeja as an allrounder and can hand him a permanent place ahead of P.Ohja. I know, Ohja is India's most successful bowler in this series but he is just an accurate bowler, who neither turns nor has the bounce that a tall spinner usually has. Jadeja has more long term use.
8. Badrinath should just walk in and take Laxman's place @ 6 ahead of Manoj Tiwari. Badri has a good part of 3-4 years still left in him.

Team for the Australia Test Series:

1. Virender Sehwag
2. Ajinka Rahane
3. Cheteswar Pujara
4. Virat Kohli (Capt)
5. Rohit Sharma
6. Subramaniyam Badrinath
7. MS Dhoni
8. R.Jadeja
9. R.Ashwin
10. I.Sharma
11. S.Sreesanth.

Reserves: M. Tiwari, P.Ohja, V.Aaron, Parthiv Patel.

ICC Should probably scrap 50 overs cricket just to make life a little easier for cricketers. Ranji trophy should be the breeding space for test cricket and IPL can serve the same for T20. Honestly, there is no place for 50-50 any more.

Any thoughts?

Interesting suggestions, Mukund seemed very convincing to me, he played against England in England which has been a difficult task even for the top teams.
Push Rahane to 2nd/3rd down and have Mukund open the innings. Rohit needs to prove himself atleast in the ODI's before making a claim in test cricket, he is too casual, better than Vijay still he tends to throw away his wicket.
Sreesanth hasn't been great or doing anything in the domestic cricket. Sandeep Sharma has been very good, or try Awana, Varun. We will need 3 good fast bowlers for overseas tours, we don't have even one.
Not convinced by Ashwin, his bowling has been poor, not picking wickets and not being economical. Ohja is the better bowler, but Jadeja is also a left arm bowler.
Too bad for Badri, he will not get a chance but I agree with you there. Maybe Rohit will fight it out with Tiwary.
Sehwag really needs to start firing more often, he is a huge impact player but the impact innings are becoming rare.

Completely disagree with giving captaincy to Kohli, try it out in T20 or ODI and then make the changes in test.

[selvakumar]

Good one by Kohli and Dhoni. I saw the match till lunch last night. Was thinking that they will get out even before tea.

But mokkai batting by both teams. Looks like Aussies strategy of scoring runs quickly in test matches is not working after 5 years for any team. Only they were able to do it.

[MADDY]

Dhoni , thala :bow: steve waugh of Indian cricket

[venkkiram]

Dhoni , thala :bow: steve waugh of Indian cricket

What!!? Steve Waugh? That comparison will be opt for Prior!

[sankara1970]

good batting by kohli and Dhoni , match becoming interesting, infact the strong English team in many years ,better pitches make tests watchable .

[selvakumar]

Not sure why the commentators are criticizing the decision of India to bat for an hour today. How can India get a feel of the pitch if they don't even bat for an hour? I think this is a OK since they declared within an hour.

[selvakumar]

Dharmasena should be suspended for being a umpire for sometime until he clears further training to renew his license. Cook was given out once again but this time it looks even more silly than the previous ones. India lucky

[ajaybaskar]

Prior? When did he lead the English side? I think Maddy was referring to the 'Leading from the front' thing.

[CEDYBLUE]

Steven Waugh was once stranded on 99 when his partner (Mcgrath?) was run out.

[ajaybaskar]

Our own Ganguly too got out at 99 against the same side. Dhoni is the captain/keeper with most 90s IIRC.

[P_R]

Trott has finally made a century
Bell has finally come good

What more can I ask for. Thoroughly thoroughly satisfying :lol2:

[Rangarajan nambi]

Match out of India's hands.

IMO Dhoni should be sacked for tests as Captain. Let him continue for one dayers and T20s. Once he becomes another player in the team, his batting performance will be assessed seriously and he will have the challenge through others like Dinesh, Saha etc. Even Utthappa is trying to be a keeper/batsman . He can be given chance. Poor guy , not getting his chances unlike Raina, Rohit ( the eternal IPL specialist ).

Ok , we lost in England and Australia but losing at home is something which MSD is answerable / accountable for which he should voluntarily step down . These things can happen only in Srilanka where the captains take moral responsibility. Srilankan cricketers like Sanga, Mahela etc show remarkable maturity while accepting losses and resign ! India should learn from them. I think except India, no other country is dealing with the captains like this unique way !

The question to Dhoni should be : Is he really inspiring his team mates as a Captain( for tests ) ? Just this 99 doesnt absolve him from the losses.

Ashwin may face some pressure for not being consistent at home .

[P_R]

The Galle century and this one. What a difference in situations!
Ian Jonathan Leonard - :clap:

[Rangarajan nambi]

Trott is one of the top players today having performed exceedingly well in Australia and other teams. England's success down under was mainly attributable to Trott and Cook. India should thank its stars that he didnt perform the way it was expected. IMO, Trott will be top 5 player for atleast next 3-5 years.

[P_R]

Trott didn't do well against SA and WI at home.
That fighting hundred in Galle was memorable. That apart, this year wasn't that good for him compared to the last.
He indeed is a very good player. niRaiya edhirpArkkuREn.

[scorpio]

Cook - Stop boring us to death. Declare the innings I say!

Our batsmen are ready to give it a go!!!! :happydance:

[P_R]

Maniyan Nagpur-la century pOttAn-nA, wishlist complete aayirum.

pOdhumdA...ennAla mudiyalai dA