3rd Test - India vs England, Pink Test - D/N - *WTC Knockout Encounter*

[SK_IH]

Just now, ShoonyaSifar said:

No I am not. This is farce and not really test cricket. Might as well play in paddy fields than on such shambolic pitches. That the TM has had to resort to such appalling tactics only undersells the capability which this team showed a month nth ago. Gains from the Aus tour have been done away in a matter of three tests. 

 

Also, tens of thousands of fans have bought tickets for the weekend and have been cheated due to a pathetic and substandard pitch. Next time onwards, if host teams give us grasslands we should not complain.

Nothing can be done if both batting lineup produce a **** show in the first 3 innings. Lakhs of people might have bought the ticket but they can't control the skillsets of the batsmen.  Both captains have alluded to that fact as well as the impact of pink ball 

Also wtf are you taking about regarding throwing away gains of Aus tour. You are unnecessarily being finicky 

[putrevus]

England chopped and changed too much that was their downfall. Indian batting is so fragile , I don't think we can trust Indian batting on roads either.

[putrevus]

If Axar played first test India would not have lost that test. He bowling is made for Indian pitches .Kudos to him and he is the third spinner for Indian pitches once Jadeja is back. 

[Jay]

13 minutes ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

No I am not. This is farce and not really test cricket. Might as well play in paddy fields than on such shambolic pitches. That the TM has had to resort to such appalling tactics only undersells the immense capability which this team showed a month ago. Gains from the Aus tour have been done away in a matter of three tests. 

 

Also, tens of thousands of fans have bought tickets for the weekend and have been cheated due to a pathetic and substandard pitch. Next time onwards, if host teams give us grasslands we should not complain.

We never complain when they give grasslands. Hell in n.z last time there was more grass on the pitch than the outfield. 

[raki05]

9 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

Nothing can be done if both batting lineup produce a **** show in the first 3 innings. Lakhs of people might have bought the ticket but they can't control the skillsets of the batsmen.  Both captains have alluded to that fact as well as the impact of pink ball 

Also wtf are you taking about regarding throwing away gains of Aus tour. You are unnecessarily being finicky 

I think lakhs of people would be happy that India won the match. 

[nevada]

18 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

So refreshing to hear players talk confidently in Hindi. Some players are made to look so silly by talking in a language they are not experts on.

Yeah, our players should just speak in their mother tongue if that is what they are comfortable in. We don't see the likes of Ronaldo, Messi etc speak in English, so why should our players struggle with English? 

[Ravi_Shastri]

[addicted4444]

11 minutes ago, Jay said:

We never complain when they give grasslands. Hell in n.z last time there was more grass on the pitch than the outfield. 

We should complain if those grasslands lead to 1.5 day matches. 
 

The problem isn’t that England lost “unfairly” or any crap like that. Arguably, it’s only because the BCCI has been getting crap pitches prepared that England was able to steal a match in the series. On fair pitches the Indian team is superior to this English team. 
 

The problem is that this pitch led to the match being over in 5 sessions. And it only lasted that long because England messed up and chose 3 seamers. If they had Moeen Ali and Bess in their side, the game might have been over in the morning session today. 

[Cricketics]

Disappointed with how the game went. Happy with the result. 

 

I will leave it at that. 2 days game for such top sides - Pathetic. 

[cowboysfan]

7 minutes ago, Ravi_Shastri said:

 

fine by me,indian players wont complain at all

[nitinbwj]

WTH is up with Yuvraj tweeting stupidity criticising the pitch and suggesting that Harbhajan and Kumble might have got 800 and 1000 wickets respectively on this. 
What does he gain by this ? Is he mad ? He was crap against spin anyways. Would have got a pair. He had also started talking nonsense just like his father 

[Ravi_Shastri]

@Rasgulla

Another thread opened by not zen and we won. 

Guess the neww girl is crying in a corner? 

Edited February 25, 2021 by Ravi_Shastri

[nitinbwj]

If we get our bowling combination right in Eng and win a few tosses, green pitches will be their nightmare 

[Jay]

11 minutes ago, addicted4444 said:

We should complain if those grasslands lead to 1.5 day matches. 
 

The problem isn’t that England lost “unfairly” or any crap like that. Arguably, it’s only because the BCCI has been getting crap pitches prepared that England was able to steal a match in the series. On fair pitches the Indian team is superior to this English team. 
 

The problem is that this pitch led to the match being over in 5 sessions. And it only lasted that long because England messed up and chose 3 seamers. If they had Moeen Ali and Bess in their side, the game might have been over in the morning session today. 

Moeen averages 60 in India. Bess bowls full tosses. Result would have been different. Phainta for England regardless.

You want to play that game btw? 

Just imagine if Jadeja played? Or Shami and Umesh. 

[Jay]

7 minutes ago, nitinbwj said:

WTH is up with Yuvraj tweeting stupidity criticising the pitch and suggesting that Harbhajan and Kumble might have got 800 and 1000 wickets respectively on this. 
What does he gain by this ? Is he mad ? He was crap against spin anyways. Would have got a pair. He had also started talking nonsense just like his father 

Supporting his era players to make them look better than our modern greats. Reeks of jealousy. *ing dweeb. 

 

He won us a WC but he was pure fodder in tests. 

[addicted4444]

3 minutes ago, Jay said:

Moeen averages 60 in India. Bess bowls full tosses. Result would have been different. Phainta for England regardless.

You want to play that game btw? 

Just imagine if Jadeja played? Or Shami and Umesh. 

If Jadeja had played this match wouldnt have made it to the 2nd day. If Axar and Jadeja were bowling in tandem England wouldn't have survived 10 overs.

 

India won because it's the better team. I made that pretty obvious in my statement, to the point that the only reason I think England won the first match is because the BCCI prepared a shitty pitch.

 

But India being the better team and winning does not change the fact that this pitch was **** and made a mockery of test cricket.

Edited February 25, 2021 by addicted4444

[Jay]

Just now, addicted4444 said:

If Jadeja had played this match wouldnt have made it to the 2nd day. If Axar and Jadeja were bowling in tandem England wouldn't have survived 10 overs.

 

India won because it's the better team. I made that pretty obvious in my statement, to the point that the only reason I think England won the first match is because the BCCI prepared a shitty pitch.

 

But India being the better team and winning does not change the fact that this pitch was ****.

It's the pink ball bro. Even in Adelaide it was low scored. 36 ring a bell. Yet no one complained ? Why? 

 

Australia too scored 70 in the last innings whikst losing only 2 wickets. It's all mental. 

[Suhaan]

Why the hell we are complaining,TM thinks they have better spin arsenal than opposition and cashed on it, cricket is a game where plans backfire,they took the gamble and won but they went in the match backing their strength (just by a margin with no Shami,Umesh) and won it

It has much to do with securing a bertth in the WTC final which isn't bad either in your home

NZ rigged with their home conditions to maul visitors to make their path to final relatively hurdleless,not at all bad

Why we whine so much that to backing our strength (currently with absence of reverse specialist pacers)?

I won't blame Kaptaan Clown this time ?

[Yoda-esque]

Terrible batting by both sides ,playing for turn and missing straight balls rofl

[nitinbwj]

Get over this losing mentality and enjoy the win ffs. Pitch wasn’t bad, difficult yes but it was in the minds. India smoked 49 in 7 overs when the opposition scored 81 a.o. Did the pitch change in a few minutes ? No.