Strategy for Day 4

[fineleg]

1st session - 1st hour bat conservative, ensure no early wickets. Then up the run-rate.

100 runs for 1st session (We have lost Gambhir, make sure  no more than one or two wickets in 1st session hopefully)

2nd session - go at a fast clip - ODI/T20 mode, 140 runs at least and declare by tea?

Edited October 10, 2016 by fineleg

[Trichromatic]

50 overs, 200 runs

[fineleg]

1 minute ago, Trichromatic said:

50 overs, 200 runs

Sorta yes, I'm saying 60, 240, aligning with 2 sessions.

[Ankit_sharma03]

1st session- around 100 runs

2nd sessiion- try more than 100

 

dont run on the pitch but dance down n break it.

 

Batting order - promote jadeja n rohit after kohli, kohli should stick around as he keeps rotating strike.

 

[fineleg]

^ I think Rahane will still be at 5

[Tibarn]

The lead is already 276, do we really need much more than 400, if that? Play normally until around the 20th over, when the new ball is blunted, and then play aggressive. Maybe send Rohit in early.

[Ankit_sharma03]

3 minutes ago, Viper said:

I was actually  thinking  about this yesterday.. why not come down the pitch when they bowl and break it that way umpires can't  do shit. 

 

Good idea

Players in past use to do that with perfection, also it was their way to play spin bowling. Sidhu,azhar, laxman , sachin, sourav were terrific at stepping down n hitting spinner out

I dnt see a lot of stepping down from our batsman these days, which i think has hampered their game against spin bowling. 

 

Was really happy to see rahane this time. Other should work on it. Infact Dhoni use to do it damn well to both stepping out n attacking n defending

Edited October 10, 2016 by Ankit_sharma03

[Bleed-Blue]

10 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Players in past use to do that with perfection, also it was their way to play spin bowling. Sidhu,azhar, laxman , sachin, sourav were terrific at stepping down n hitting spinner out

I dnt see a lot of stepping down from our batsman these days, which i think has hampered their game against spin bowling. 

 

Was really happy to see rahane this time. Other should work on it. Infact Dhoni use to do it damn well to both stepping out n attacking n defending

Pujara and Vijay also use there feet well and step down.. Kohli and Rohit dont much.

[Laaloo]

Win the match

[rkt.india]

4 hours ago, Viper said:

I am sure this is the safe way to break it without any risk. IDK why they are taking  risks the way jaddu and vijay did. Last thing we want is jaddu and vijay out when ENG tours

Don't think they are doing it intentionally.

[Adi_91]

4 hours ago, laaloo said:

Win the match

Exactly. Nothing is more important than finishing the game on the 4th day. 

[fineleg]

This ain't a 4-day pitch. For sure there is Day 5  in this match.

[express bowling]

I switched on the TV at 10.45 to find Pujara batting 22 off 62 deliveries.

 

With us looking to declare 1 hour after lunch ideally and the lead 276 overnight....why was he that slow in 1 hour 15 minutes of batting ?

[fineleg]

3 minutes ago, express bowling said:

I switched on the TV at 10.45 to find Pujara batting 22 off 62 deliveries.

 

With us looking to declare 1 hour after lunch ideally and the lead 276 overnight....why was he that slow in 1 hour 15 minutes of batting ?

Coz thats pujara - he is a slow but safe batsman by design. He has gear 1 and 2.

He does not have gears 3 and 4

Edited October 11, 2016 by fineleg

[Trichromatic]

30 minutes ago, fineleg said:

Coz thats pujara - he is a slow but safe batsman by design. He has gear 1 and 2.

He does not have gears 3 and 4

Even Dravid used to bat with 80-100 SR whenever we needed to declare.

[Trichromatic]

9 hours ago, Viper said:

I was actually  thinking  about this yesterday.. why not come down the pitch when they bowl and break it that way umpires can't  do shit. 

 

Good idea

450 is more than enough... they need to break the pitch by coming down and defending. 

 

 

Danger area doesn't start from when batsmen bat. Roughs just near batsmen can easily be negated.

[fineleg]

Ended up playing a great knock that pleased her too.

 

[Laaloo]

9 hours ago, fineleg said:

This ain't a 4-day pitch. For sure there is Day 5  in this match.

For sure lol? Aren't you ashamed? How many times do you like being wrong? Have some faith in the team. 

14 hours ago, laaloo said:

Win the match

Damn what a smart guy. Excellent strategy. 

[fineleg]

It was a day 5 one. Some poor shots contributed to quick folding as we saw.