India would have defended 277

[Laaloo]

Say what you want but we would have won. 
 

so much for best phaast bowling attack lol

[Adi_91]

I started following cricket from 2003 and I fail to understand what the hype about their phaasht bowling is all about.

[maniac]

Yes I thought the same  but now since a thread is published, I see a few bumps in the future  

[SecondSlip]

Jadeja would have been deadly on this pitch bowling last. 

[adi B]

No doubt about that ,when did India last let a team chase 225+? 

I dont remember any in the last couple of decade l

[Gollum]

Absolutely, no doubt. India is one side that would have defended this for certain. Even Australians showed their vulnerability last Ashes. 

Edited August 8, 2020 by Gollum

[adi B]

Pakistani bowlers are young and lack stamina from what I could see .

They get flat by the 3rd spell of the day ,that's a massive difference between our Pacers, our lot have stamina till the EOD and Can bowl with the same intensity throughout the day 

[Gollum]

Since 2015 SL tour have we lost a single test after winning the toss? 

[Ankit_sharma03]

4 minutes ago, SecondSlip said:

Jadeja would have been deadly on this pitch bowling last. 

Not jadeja but shami, he is the man for 2nd innings

[zen]

I am not sure. It is like implying that if Ind had played Eng in the WC final, it would have won. And in this way, Ind can win and defend just about anything  

 

Also citing past records can be pointless as even Pak has not lost many when defending 250+. There is a weakness in Indian sports where if something looks improbable, we can give up. When something looks improbable for the opponent (from our myopic PoV), we act strong. We do not often consider scenarios where we can create new records or push beyond existing norms. Which is why India in near future will not be great in sports in general (may need a cultural change) 

Edited August 8, 2020 by zen

[Ankit_sharma03]

To be fair to pak fast bowlers they are inexperineced and one of them is raw.

 

[WC2011INDIA]

False bravado.

[maniac]

8 minutes ago, zen said:

I am not sure. It is like implying that if Ind had played Eng in the WC final, it would have won. And in this way, Ind can win and defend just about anything  

 

Also citing past records can be pointless as even Pak has not lost many when defending 250+. There is a weakness in Indian sports where if something looks improbable, we can give up. When something looks improbable for the opponent (from our myopic PoV), we act strong. We do not often consider scenarios where we can create new records or push beyond existing norms. Which is why India in near future will not be great in sports in general (may need a cultural change) 

Sure about that 

[singhprakash72]

Had that been the case why would we loose 4-1 just 2 years ago(not defending, but letting English tail off the hook on so many occasions). I think the credit should go to Buttler & Woakes for counterattacking the Pak bowling.

[BacktoCricaddict]

Would India have chased 277 down?  

[Laaloo]

Just now, BacktoCricaddict said:

Would India have chased 277 down?  

 No forget 277 we would not have chased even 175

[Ankit_sharma03]

Just now, BacktoCricaddict said:

Would India have chased 277 down?  

200 bhi nahin hone the

Check our batsman record in 4th innings overseas

[Tridibans_16]

37 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

Say what you want but we would have won. 
 

so much for best phaast bowling attack lol

Our problems in SENA are mostly due to the batting blunders especially in swinging conditions. 

 

Also, our speciality to get opposition 150-6/7 only to let the tail wag and add another 150 runs is another dimension.

 

But yeah, I think we would have defended 277 in England in these conditions.

[Tridibans_16]

1 minute ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

200 bhi nahin hone the

Check our batsman record in 4th innings overseas

I agree. But given a target of 277 (which is very very unlikely considering our fragile batting), our bowlers would have defended it especially against this England side.

[Real McCoy]

1 minute ago, Laaloo said:

 No forget 277 we would not have chased even 175

I remember Ind chasing exactly that score in 2015 against SL and lost by a considerable margin. I have my doubts about defending 277. We almost let Aus chase 315 in Adelaide last time around. I think they scored 290+