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Can Ind still draw or win this series?


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  1. 1. Can Ind still win or draw the series


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  • Poll closed on 08/09/2018 at 03:59 AM

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India came to this series more acclimated, but still sucked. On paper, it looks like a narrow loss. However, if Kohli did not score those runs, it would have been a massacre. So in a way, it is good that we lost this test. Otherwise, it would mask the flaw that we could not finish off England when they were down 70 odd for 7, that our other batsman could not bat on a pitch where Kohli did.

 

Not sure if there is any immediate remedy. Need to see if they give up or Kohli can fire them up for 2nd test. If 2nd test is a loss then the series is gone. It could 5-0 or 4-0 or 4-1 for England. If India can level the series at Lords' we have a slight chance of salvaging something.

 

Dhawan needs to be disposed of. Bring in Pujara. Work with Rahul and Rahane, they are better than this. Drop Pandya and bring in another spinner (Jadeja or Kuldeep). Drop DK and throw Pant in the ring. I would even play Chahar instead of one of the seamers.

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Just now, kira said:

Easily, we just need one more batsman to stand up with kohli and if bhuvi comes back then we won't even need that because bhuvi will take care of batting too :biggrin:

When is Bhuvi expected to come back?

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18 minutes ago, dandaroy said:

India came to this series more acclimated, but still sucked. On paper, it looks like a narrow loss. However, if Kohli did not score those runs, it would have been a massacre. So in a way, it is good that we lost this test. Otherwise, it would mask the flaw that we could not finish off England when they were down 70 odd for 7, that our other batsman could not bat on a pitch where Kohli did.

 

Not sure if there is any immediate remedy. Need to see if they give up or Kohli can fire them up for 2nd test. If 2nd test is a loss then the series is gone. It could 5-0 or 4-0 or 4-1 for England. If India can level the series at Lords' we have a slight chance of salvaging something.

 

Dhawan needs to be disposed of. Bring in Pujara. Work with Rahul and Rahane, they are better than this. Drop Pandya and bring in another spinner (Jadeja or Kuldeep). Drop DK and throw Pant in the ring. I would even play Chahar instead of one of the seamers.

So your vote would be "no"?

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With this current lot, can't see India winning even a single Test not matter how many colossal innings Kohli plays.

 

Guys who watched all 4 days, and especially India's batting will know how fragile and weak the batsmen were. It's not like ball was swinging massively, reversing or even swinging late...it was the normal swing you see with the red Duke ball in the England. 

 

If anything, English bowlers will be more confident of bowling this Indian batting line-up even cheaply. Indian tail will not wag every match.

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2 minutes ago, zen said:

So your vote would be "no"?

I do not know. It is true that the leader of the team is different than in the past. Can he inspire the team to step up? Some of the players are FTBs / hacks, but not all are. And all have failed in this test. If two more batsman step up, then there is a glimmer of hope. So I need to see how the 2nd test goes. 

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