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

[kubrickian]

Indian innings will fold quite quickly now with a big tail. 

[WC2011INDIA]

Lmao. How many 100s has this hahane missed out on in tests and odis? Guy simply doesn't know how to convert. 

West Indies will win this test match.

[vvvslaxman]

Indian bowling lacks potency in the spin department.

[vvvslaxman]

17 minutes ago, G_B_ said:

Probably the best rahane knock i have seen in 2 years.

 

A bit of a self enforced dismissal but was a good innings from a touch of bother at 25/3

True. He brought his average down to 40 from 50 in a matter of 2 years.

[ssurenn]

200 up 

[ssurenn]

Average of Pant in tests moves over 50, amazing.

[ssurenn]

heavy rain 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Rahane n Rahul got out in a way no batsman wud like but both played well....shud have made it a big one.But hopefully this gives both of them confidence to get better. Both looked far more solid then they have in last one year 

[Ankit_sharma03]

29 minutes ago, Cricspin said:

I will not change the Batting combination for next game.. Give both Agarwal and  Vihari more games before judging them. 

even though i wud like to go back to 5 bowler theory but when u give someone a chance give them a fair and vihari deserves it

Kohli already has been unfair on him in Aus 

 

Still if the change is for combination its fine, but wud be wrong if he gets dropped for a batsman 

29 minutes ago, Cricspin said:

 

I think Rahul definitely have to fight for opening position going forward. 

 

I am not sure why India is afraid to play 2 spinners specially with the quality we have. Not like WI are gr8 players of spin.

India shudnt....Ashwin has been very good against WI

29 minutes ago, Cricspin said:

 

My ideal scenario is a fast bowling allrounder like Hardik (not him specifically) at 6 and 4 bowlers with two fast bowlers and two spinners in tests .

Ideally India shud carry both shankar n panyda

Play pandya on patta....coz he has pace

shankar on seaming wkts as he is more of a solid batsman, n his dibbly dobbly can be effective in seaming condition....even though pandya showed he can be lethal in such condiition in england 

 

[putrevus]

India needs six batsmen, they cannot play with just 5 batsmen when you have very weak opener in Rahul and Rahane who seem to have forgotten to score 100, he got a life today.

[G_B_]

I got to say, the new breed of indian test batsman dont fill me with confidence 

 

 

[rtmohanlal]

Mental midgets Rahul &  Rahane demonstrated all that is not well with this  Indian  batting order. .... Getting out after well settled.....

[WC2011INDIA]

Rahane is a pathetic cricketer but Rahul is even worse. A bigger fraud than that guy. 

[cowboysfan]

Kohli should fight for his wicket ,he hasnt done that for a while now.we can get to 300 if Pant or Jadeja can get a 50.

[rkt.india]

9 hours ago, sandeep said:

His inconsistency and slump are not easy to understand.  Makes one think whether he's already started his decline past his prime?  Hope not.

Rahane is very much like VVS in terms of inconsistency.  Also had a knack of playing good innings out of the blue. 

[rkt.india]

6 hours ago, G_B_ said:

I got to say, the new breed of indian test batsman dont fill me with confidence 

 

 

what about the old breed? did they win series after series in WI or SA or England or Aus?

Edited August 23, 2019 by rkt.india

[rkt.india]

Dont think Mayank Aggarwal is the solution to our opening woes.

[rkt.india]

7 hours ago, putrevus said:

India needs six batsmen, they cannot play with just 5 batsmen when you have very weak opener in Rahul and Rahane who seem to have forgotten to score 100, he got a life today.

5 bowlers are needed only when the pitch is flat.

[Stan AF]

Good to see KL and Rahane amongst the runs.

[Stan AF]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27438997/r-ashwin-exclusion-playing-xi-astonishing-sunil-gavaskar