India vs West Indies | 1st Test | Antigua | Aug 22-26 2019 | Match thread

[Ankit_sharma03]

Another 50 for Rahane

[Vijy]

13 minutes ago, cricketfan28 said:

400 should be the target.

300 is more than enough against this flaky WI team.

[G_B_]

He has rode his luck this test. But Rahane is close to getting back to full form.

 

Just needs a run of 4 to 5 good scores...

[cricketfan28]

2 minutes ago, Vijy said:

300 is more than enough against this flaky WI team.

agreed, but I want both of them to make centuries.

[Ankit_sharma03]

4 minutes ago, G_B_ said:

He has rode his luck this test. But Rahane is close to getting back to full form.

 

Just needs a run of 4 to 5 good scores...

he started batting better from Last home series against WI, played  2 good knocks in Aus as welll.....getting better for sure. Next series is against Sa his fav side

[Vijy]

5 minutes ago, cricketfan28 said:

agreed, but I want both of them to make centuries.

better if ratty makes a 200. will help boost his career stats.

[Pratik77]

Looks like harane has suddenly wake up from his deep slumber...at least convert it to triple figure this time...

[cowboysfan]

there is nobody on the team which needs a 50 more than vihari,they are itching to play rohit.

[cricketfan28]

yay! for  Hanuma.

[Mosher]

100 for Rahane. Needed it most. Well played.

[maniac]

Gotta say selfless batting by Vihari. Throwing his bat around and not tuk tuking for a 100

[WC2011INDIA]

Vihari will be a beast in India, but boy is he woeful against short balls.

[Cricwala]

Kohli looks pissed whenever pant gets out. Yeah, not the best shot by pant and he needs to work on match awareness, but you would expect the team to be more patient with someone who hit two centuries in Eng and AUS last year. 

 

I see pant being dropped for Saha next game. Even Agarwal could be out with Rohit opening. Kohli sucks at grooming young talent, especially batsmen - regretably, it does seem he is sub-consciously threatened when he sees someone highly talented who could potentially over-shadow him at some point in the future

[Cricwala]

2 minutes ago, WC2011INDIA said:

Vihari will be a beast in India, but boy is he woeful against short balls.

Yeah, needs lot of work and that's where someone like Amre could have been so good. But even if he learns to just duck & weave, and avoid the hook & pull altogether he will be ok. Many great test batsmen like Sehwag & Steve Waugh didn't have any attacking shot against the short ball. We sub-continentals put too much emphasis on batsmen looking good against short stuff, the batsmen just need to learn to survive.

[rtmohanlal]

yet another proof as to why Kohli is a dumb ass as a captain ... ... India should have batted and set a target of 500  and given some 15 overs for WI today. WI are never good at defensing  style  & would surely  have crumbled in the process.  

[Mosher]

What a ball by Bumrah.

[adi B]

Bumrah is getting that outswing due to his wrist position which he modified during the England tour last year ,wonderful ball to get Campbell. 

That outswinger is a lethal weapon to have with his in dipper being the stock ball

[adi B]

10 minutes ago, rtmohanlal said:

yet another proof as to why Kohli is a dumb ass as a captain ... ... India should have batted and set a target of 500  and given some 15 overs for WI today. WI are never good at defensing  style  & would surely  have crumbled in the process.  

Fear of rain 

[Cricwala]

Didn't get why Vihari and Rahane were told to go so hard at everything so early in the 2nd session...Vihari cld have easily knocked it around to get to his hundred and we should have probably set target of 450, putting them in 15 min before tea.

[putrevus]

Indian fast bowlers have become a force to reckon, they are performing every where.Pity the batting is not supporting them.