Pitch for Lords

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9 minutes ago, Texy said:

jezuz looks like Shastri is due in few months

 

 

[UrmiSinhaRay]

 what do you think about him being on booze all the time pregnancy k lie thik nahi hai na?

No booze is not good for the upcoming kid-especially if you continue to drink through the pregnancy.

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[The Dark Horse]

Seriously how big is Shastri’s belly :hehe:

Edited August 7, 2018 by The Dark Horse

[sensible-indian]

1 hour ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

BTW source of my news is Boria Mazumdar

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Boria got it right during the SA tour.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Seriously how big is Shastri’s belly

$1.2 mn salary

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[Malcolm Merlyn]

As per unconfirmed report, Dhawan and Umesh will sit out in Lords test. Pujara and Jadeja will replace them

Jadeja??? Wtf ...no kuldeep is criminal.

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[shortbread]

Having 2 spinners is the attacking option already. Being 50/50 so far I think I'll go with Jadeja now. He adapts even if conditions aren't conducive to spin. Last time at Lords Jadeja bowled 50 overs (both innings combined) and gave away just 100 runs, took 3 wickets. Exactly the job of the 5th bowler.

 

The issue with Shami and Ishanth being the only pacers is that Shami can break down anytime!

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[Khota]

7 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

As per unconfirmed report, Dhawan and Umesh will sit out in Lords test. Pujara and Jadeja will replace them

bad decision.

[rkt.india]

9 hours ago, R!TTER said:

Pandya has to be replaced, we can't rely on him as the third pacer, be it with Jadeja or Kuldeep. The hope of Pandya contributing with the bat is just as unlikely as Dhawan doing well in the opening slot.

Pandya already contributed with the bat so your analogy is flase.

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5 hours ago, rkt.india said:

Pandya already contributed with the bat so your analogy is flase.

By scoring 53 runs, over 2 innings, with the help of a dropped catch? Just because you think this is performing doesn't make it so!

Not to mention 45 runs in 10 overs, no wonder Koach prefers this kind of a mediocrity, we'll be ranked 7 eventually when this obsession with the next Dev ends

[rkt.india]

47 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

By scoring 53 runs, over 2 innings, with the help of a dropped catch? Just because you think this is performing doesn't make it so!

Not to mention 45 runs in 10 overs, no wonder Koach prefers this kind of a mediocrity, we'll be ranked 7 eventually when this obsession with the next Dev ends

Second best batsman.  Period.  This is performing among non-performers and it is not just about his runs.  it is not so simple. There was also a partnership with VK that saw off the tough time and helped us score 274 in first innings.  without that partnership, we would have at best reached 150.  Similarly, on 4th day morning, 5 wickets we scored 52 runs, 31 of them came from his bat.  

 

and no one is searching next Dev anyway.  He is just Pandya.

[asterix]

News is that they are going to shave off the grass before the match starts...

 

 

[R!TTER]

Just now, rkt.india said:

Second best batsman.  Period.  This is performing among non-performers and it is not just about his runs.  it is not so simple. There was also a partnership with VK that saw off the tough time and helped us score 274 in first innings.  without that partnership, we would have at best reached 150.  Similarly, on 4th day morning, 5 wickets we scored 52 runs, 31 of them came from his bat.  

 

and no one is searching next Dev anyway.  He is just Pandya.

Yes and these are his stats period, mediocre to say the least!

If Pujara does play, whom does he come in for? Maybe Hardik Pandya, who has always been picked as a batting allrounder. Even at Edgbaston, Pandya bowled 10 overs in the first innings and did not bowl in the second at all. In the four Tests Pandya has played overseas this year, he has bowled 61 overs and has taken just three wickets at an average of nearly 70 and strike rate of 122. Is that a strong enough contribution from an allrounder?

I'm not even counting his awful batting avg this year!

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Our Ex Cricketers like Gavaskar and Amarnath want Pujara to play in place of Umesh/Hardik.

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Makes more sense to play five bowlers than extra batsman, says Bharat Arun

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-england-virat-kohli-second-test-lords-5296549/

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9 minutes ago, Switchblade said:

Our Ex Cricketers like Gavaskar and Amarnath want Pujara to play in place of Umesh/Hardik.

Useless ex spurts. 

 

4 bowlers lol. 

[Sachinism]

On 8/7/2018 at 10:41 AM, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

shastri eyes n belly both looking aggressively at opposition

Not my joke

 

Virat may not deliver in England, but Shahstri definitely will

[Ankit_sharma03]

12 minutes ago, Sachinism said:

Not my joke

 

Virat may not deliver in England, but Shahstri definitely will

thats what the docter orderd

[rkt.india]

3 hours ago, sensible-indian said:

Useless ex spurts. 

 

4 bowlers lol. 

test cricket is a game of 4 bowlers only, 5th is a luxury which we cant afford at this point.