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

[kubrickian]

Am I wrong in thinking the tag Sir Ravindra Jadeja originated here in ICF ? I read it here first before anywhere else. 

[kaptaan]

Ishant gone.

jadeja should go for sixes now 

[The Realist]

Shami has to be the worst tailender in the world. Dreadful hack.

 

Spends more sexting than batting.

[putrevus]

Shami puts no price on his wicket.

[Stan AF]

Shami cannot be this irresponsible with the bat. He didn't even last longer than a t(s)ext message

[R!TTER]

With Shami you have to wonder if he's giving it all on the field or is his concentration not 100% most of the times, if he's distracted (due to external factors) then he will be a liability quite like in England 

[Mosher]

50 for Jaddu. Great innings.

[kruiser]

On 8/22/2019 at 11:20 AM, kruiser said:

Score prediction - IND 1st inning: 240 to 270

1st innings Lead : 10 to 40 runs

Final Score:  India win by 100+ runs.

Predicted this at 40/3.

Doing far better than I thought! Always have faith in our team.

[Mosher]

What a shot by Bumrah

[WC2011INDIA]

WI surely know how to go down from a good position.

[WC2011INDIA]

Here is hoping Jadeja scores a century and wins MOM award. Will be a tight slap to "i don't care about 100s" fool.

[putrevus]

Well played Jadeja.

[ssurenn]

ind 297 all out 

[kaptaan]

 

 

Rajneesh Gupta

 

@rgcricket

 

Mohammed Shami in last 5 Test innings: 0 0 0* 0* 0 All dismissals were off the first-ball! #WIvIND #INDvsWI #INDvWI

[Stradlater]

Aye well done my boy Jaddu. 

India's MVP in the last decade after Kohli. 

[rtmohanlal]

superb inns from Jadeja on a tough pitch..... Easily a ' 40+ avg: ' calibre batsman in tests.  Hope the  team management use him sensibly  'moving forward' atleast.He deserves his chances in 'top 6'

Edited August 23, 2019 by rtmohanlal

[Mosher]

Should have started with Bumrah and Shami. Our 2 best bowlers.

[kubrickian]

34 minutes ago, rtmohanlal said:

superb inns from Jadeja on a tough pitch..... Easily a ' 40+ avg: ' calibre batsman in tests.  Hope the  team management use him sensibly  'moving forward' atleast.He deserves his chances in 'top 6'

Its a shame how much he underperformed over the years with the bat. With a tighter technique, he could have been a match winner for India, especially with his fielding but for a long time, he just became stagnated.

Edited August 23, 2019 by kubrickian

[I6MTW]

17 minutes ago, kubrickian said:

Its a shame how much he underperformed over the years with the bat. With a tighter technique, he could have been a match winner for India, especially with his fielding but for a long time, he just became stagnated.

I think the innings in the WC semi is like a start of a second phase of hia career. He can have a good 5-6 years averaging 40+ in the bat in Tests and ODIs. Plus the fact, he is a match winner with the ball in Tests. He can be a true assest to the team on all fronts throughout his 30s.

[rtmohanlal]

35 minutes ago, kubrickian said:

Its a shame how much he underperformed over the years with the bat. With a tighter technique, he could have been a match winner for India, especially with his fielding but for a long time, he just became stagnated.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/234675.html?class=1;spanmin1=22+sep+2016;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

 

 

this is his record in the last 3 years or so. Averages 45.56 despite  trying to slog in the end on several of these occasions for the team cause.