Match Thread- IND vs NZ 1st test Feb 21-25 2020, Wellington

[ganeshran]

Let's hope for a fightback in next test.

[Adi_91]

1 minute ago, Gollum said:

From shorter formats, that will also help him. 

I am not too sure about tests either. Choking in SA, England and now with no chance to win in NZ, what legacy is he leaving as a test captain overseas?

 

He definitely should be relieved of T20I captaincy. I know it will never happen.

[Kothili]

22 minutes ago, Cricwala said:

Yes, Kohli and Shastri shld cop criticism for this performance, but it's also a systemic issue with our cricket and sports in general. So many of our talented players reach top level with obvious flaws, almost non-existent secondary skills, that competency of coaching at junior levels has to be questioned. Our star culture & board politics prevents rational decision making in selection etc. We need a reset, an "Argus review" for indian cricket to chalk a path from 'good to great'. Short-term : relieve Kohli of captaincy and maybe reinstate Kumble as coach (if he's still interested), but much more needed long term with 10-yr vision.

Who are we kidding? This is Indian cricket. It is as corrupt as just about anything else in India.

[Gollum]

Even Shami was a letdown but won't blame bowlers here. Kohli's captaincy, esp bowling changes yesterday morning was another joke. 165 and 191, are you *ing kidding me? Bangladesh, Pakistan, Lanka in similar conditions at Basin Reserve have scored in the 375-600 range since our last tour. Their #11 Boult scored as much as Kohli/Che in 4 innings combined. Less said about Rahane the better. This is the trio's 2nd NZ tour, 8th or 9th SENA tour, where is the *ing accountability?

 

As much as we sucked, the abysmal umpiring and bizarre ball tracking should be talked about by the media. 

[Vilander]

8 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Agree about the ball tracking part, makes no sense optically. I remember Blundell and Taylor were struck on the pad off Ashwin's bowling and those looked so out to the naked eye. Is the technology easy to tamper with or what? 

The tech will be from NZ. Not sure if there are checks to make sure they don't meddle with the graph etc.  But it looked all too convenient but then India deserve to loose so no problem in that front. 

[Kothili]

11 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Dissapointed with Bumrah man, if he isn't fit he should sit out. If he is fit he should show some seriousness. Ashwin tried hard with the ball, these conditions are tough on finger spinners and our batsmen didn't give the cushion of scorecard pressure limiting his attacking instincts. Remember the 2014 test here, Jadeja was rendered useless as Kiwis after trailing by 270 and reduced to 85/4 went on to score 688/8. We should try 4 man pace attack next match, even they will bring back Wagner in place of Patel. 

 

There were a bunch of people the other day yapping about Bumrah not having to go through a fitness test at NCA. What's good for Ishant should be good for Bumrah but I guess his managers had other plans sidestepping the NCA? https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/nca-refuses-to-conduct-jasprit-bumrahs-fitness-test/articleshow/72896075.cms 

Edited February 24, 2020 by Kothili

[Kothili]

37 minutes ago, Vilander said:

Do you see me calling kl rahul bisibela bath ? Wtf is that ?

Call him whatever you like. I couldn't care less. About him or you for that matter. I like Sambar by the way.

Edited February 24, 2020 by Kothili

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[SRT100]

42 minutes ago, The Realist said:

Game over. More time for bathing with bums

 

So literally all of them shave their chest. Wow.

[Rasgulla]

10 minutes ago, SRT100 said:

So literally all of them shave their chest. Wow.

 icf is hilarious man 

[Straight Drive]

Massive loss. At least the team didn't lost by an innings margin.

[SK_IH]

BC lagta inhone tou ek session bhi nahi khela , gutless effort this.

[ShoonyaSifar]

What an achievement for Kohli, supposedly the greatest ever Indian captain. We need few more series vs WI, SL and BD to help him boost his stats

[diga]

2 hours ago, Adi_91 said:

This has all the makings of a 2-0 whitewash.

 

Time to relieve of Kohli of captaincy I think. 

With rcb its 6-0 or something and still 

[Adi_91]

Just now, diga said:

With rcb its 6-0 or something and still 

I painfully support RCB despite their limited achievements under Kohli. It’s a zombie story I tell you. 

[Rasgulla]

1 hour ago, Adi_91 said:

I am not too sure about tests either. Choking in SA, England and now with no chance to win in NZ, what legacy is he leaving as a test captain overseas?

 

He definitely should be relieved of T20I captaincy. I know it will never happen.

Won first ever test series in Aus. Something so called fab 4 or 5 couldn't do!

Edited February 24, 2020 by Rasgulla

[Adi_91]

2 minutes ago, Rasgulla said:

Won first ever test series in Aus. Something so called fab 4 or 5 couldn't do!

That was against a good bowling attack having Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood. I agree it was a momentous feat.

 

But choking outside of that series in other SENA countries has been his nemesis. 

Edited February 24, 2020 by Adi_91

[Lannister]

This is one of the reasons I support ICC's decision to hold tournament every year. This decade, Indian cricket was all about cheap wins and fake bravado. What it needs is tough competitions and consistent humiliation to force BCCI to bring the necessary change in the system and get rid of star culture and rampant regional bias. 

[cowboysfan]

i dont mind losing but this is pathetic capitulation,feel so ashamed right now.This is a sham team whose best players dont show up when it counts,the only guy who showed up is agarwal and he probably is the least talented in the team which says a lot about the effort of the other 10.

[Vilander]

44 minutes ago, Rasgulla said:

Won first ever test series in Aus. Something so called fab 4 or 5 couldn't do!

and the joburg test that was heroic, fought like bastards and won grudging respect. But this is not the same team.