India needs to score 500+ in first inning

[sandeep]

8 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Its comman sense 

With 2nd new ball 35 overs away, grea batting wkt and soft kookabura...if u go for a blockethon its not going to help. 

Thats what test cricket is see out the intial shine and make runs when the ball gets soft before the next new cherry comes. 

 

See out 10 overs then score on , no more over blocking

 

what's comman, is Mathew Wade type of batting with "intent".  i.e. overdoing it.  There is no time pressure on the batsmen - no need to 'fear' the new ball on this wicket.  If anything, 2 set batsmen can look forward to it and score faster with it.  

 

I don't think Rahane is the type of guy who will go into an unnecessary shell.  Pujara will do what Pujara does, and I am absolutely fine with that.  

 

 

[express bowling]

5 minutes ago, sandeep said:

 

I don't think Rahane is the type of guy who will go into an unnecessary shell.  Pujara will do what Pujara does, and I am absolutely fine with that.  

 

 

 

 

Let Pujara do what he does ... but Rahane should not try to emulate him.

 

Also, if we think about all the really good knocks Pujara has played ... and there have been many ... he usually puts away the loose balls in those innings.

[Laaloo]

Tu banayega 500 runs? Saala 

[sandeep]

28 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

 

Let Pujara do what he does ... but Rahane should not try to emulate him.

 

Also, if we think about all the really good knocks Pujara has played ... and there have been many ... he usually puts away the loose balls in those innings.

Puji's game is built on attrition - he plays percentage cricket and starts putting away borderline loose balls later in his innings, after he has scored 50+, batted 120+ balls.  Its also opportunistic - depends on how the opposition is bowling.  Lets be honest, this aussie bowling unit is very good quality, and they are also trying to counter Pujara's tactics.  Freebies are few and far between.   But If he gets past the first 30 minutes, he will get a very good chance to bat big tonight.  

 

Patience is hard to preach when our nerves are shot, we are anxious about getting that Indian total to 350 and beyond, and Puji is batting with 10 runs scored off 30.  But you got to look past that.  I trust Puji's process - and will do so, even if it doesn't come off tonight.  I will be disappointed if it doesn't, because the probabilities are skewed in his favor.  But its cricket.  Anything can happen on a given day.  

 

 

Edit: About Rahane - he's not much of a emulator.  But he does have a bizarre tendency to get bogged down at times and then get himself out trying to break free.  I'm hoping the responsibility of leading the team helps him achieve the mental 'reset' and clarity needed, to avoid that trap.  

Edited January 8, 2021 by sandeep

[R!TTER]

2 hours ago, gattaca said:

The mindset from first test cant be questioned. This team does collapse from what we have seen in England and Australia.

Correction - that's the team under Kohli, no evidence this team has the same bottler tendencies!

[sandeep]

5 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

Correction - that's the team under Kohli, no evidence this team has the same bottler tendencies!

I'm no fan of Kuptaan Wrogn's 'leadership' but that's a claim too far.

[Laaloo]

42 minutes ago, sandeep said:

Puji's game is built on attrition - he plays percentage cricket and starts putting away borderline loose balls later in his innings, after he has scored 50+, batted 120+ balls.  Its also opportunistic - depends on how the opposition is bowling.  Lets be honest, this aussie bowling unit is very good quality, and they are also trying to counter Pujara's tactics.  Freebies are few and far between.   But If he gets past the first 30 minutes, he will get a very good chance to bat big tonight.  

 

Patience is hard to preach when our nerves are shot, we are anxious about getting that Indian total to 350 and beyond, and Puji is batting with 10 runs scored off 30.  But you got to look past that.  I trust Puji's process - and will do so, even if it doesn't come off tonight.  I will be disappointed if it doesn't, because the probabilities are skewed in his favor.  But its cricket.  Anything can happen on a given day.  

 

 

Edit: About Rahane - he's not much of a emulator.  But he does have a bizarre tendency to get bogged down at times and then get himself out trying to break free.  I'm hoping the responsibility of leading the team helps him achieve the mental 'reset' and clarity needed, to avoid that trap.  

Puji is batting on 9 from 53 balls 

[sandeep]

8 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

Puji is batting on 9 from 53 balls 

He was playing for stumps. Context is a thing. 

 

This is not white ball cricket. 

 

His job is to bat 200 balls , hold one end up, so that the other batsmen bat around him and their job gets easier. And  if his plans work, he ends up with a daddy hundred.  

 

Doesn't  work every time, but often enough.  It's not pretty, attritional grinds seldom are. But that doesn't make them any less valuable. 

[bowl_out]

Looks like they'll struggle to score half of that

[express bowling]

10 hours ago, sandeep said:

Puji's game is built on attrition - he plays percentage cricket and starts putting away borderline loose balls later in his innings, after he has scored 50+, batted 120+ balls.  Its also opportunistic - depends on how the opposition is bowling.  Lets be honest, this aussie bowling unit is very good quality, and they are also trying to counter Pujara's tactics.  Freebies are few and far between.   But If he gets past the first 30 minutes, he will get a very good chance to bat big tonight.  

 

Patience is hard to preach when our nerves are shot, we are anxious about getting that Indian total to 350 and beyond, and Puji is batting with 10 runs scored off 30.  But you got to look past that.  I trust Puji's process - and will do so, even if it doesn't come off tonight.  I will be disappointed if it doesn't, because the probabilities are skewed in his favor.  But its cricket.  Anything can happen on a given day.  

 

 

Edit: About Rahane - he's not much of a emulator.  But he does have a bizarre tendency to get bogged down at times and then get himself out trying to break free.  I'm hoping the responsibility of leading the team helps him achieve the mental 'reset' and clarity needed, to avoid that trap.  

 

 

I am talking more of the approach of our batting pairs and not just individuals.

 

We should not allow the Australians to gain back momentum when batting conditions are decent and only Cummins looked threatening.

 

If one is being cautious then the other must score a few.

 

Success in test cricket is about putting pressure on the opposition.

Edited January 9, 2021 by express bowling

[GautiMaan]

Looks like it will be difficult to get 500 both innings combined.But hey at least we will have worn down their bowlers so they can sleep well in their quarantine.

[Ace]

Haha.....Kya Title Diya hai.

I just die.....lol