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

[Donivlapog]

On 2/27/2021 at 12:25 PM, vishalvirsingh said:

This is one of the Tests which I hardly watched , i mean TV was runing but i was busy doing my official work not because I was forced to do but bcos i hardly had any Interest.

 

oooh..Root bowling ahead of Anderson, broad and JOFFRA Archer.

 

i remember a story, I was in 9th Class and i led a Team of players who studied in class 7th upto 9th.

 

we decided a Match with one of my School colleagues who was in 9th too. We had a strict Agreement that no one elder , senior to us will be playing in the match. 

 

it was a 20 over CORK ball Match ( a Ball similar to Leather ball but cheaper. it is harder than a rubber ball and kind of similiar to a leather ball, i played with that ball a lot.)

 

I collected 11 players from our Mohalla and the team even had a boy from class 6th ( my youngest bro).

 

we too our bicycles and reached that ground.  when I lost the toss , we were asked to BAT.

To my SHOCK, i found 3 players who were in CLASS 12th playing against us. we revolted as we were playing for money ( 100 INR BET).

But they did not agree and it was a situation that either we return back or we play against a team which had 3 class 12th Boys.

 

we played, we scored 50 and were all out by 10th over as only those 3 , senior players got us , i was not out till the last struggling but my team mates got out after facing 3 balls , 4 balls and like that.

we lost the match and i kind of got into a FIST FIGHT with the other class 9th fellow who cheated us, we did not give 100 INR.

 

But for next 1 year that LOSS hit my head and Heart.

 

exactly like that match, this test was. Proper Batsman were getting out after facing 10 balls. not just english but even Our batsman could not play Joe root and english left arm Spinner.

we were lucky that ROHIT had some genuine experience hot to bat on such grounds else we could have also Lost this Test Match. 

if we consider that Rohit had scored a 0 , no one else scored.

 

this is not acceptable, we should have won after giving a wicket which had a little to do for Pacers too. This was possibly a track which was ULTRA TURNING and may be Shaz would have hinted to get such a track created...Not in the Spirit of cricket.

 

 

Wow! You came up with your childhood story to talk about a test match!! Interesting. But beware of me! I also may sneak in one of my lengthy boring childhood story when I got a chance to face Vinod Kambli in nets at Chepauk stadium!!back in early 90s. 

[Donivlapog]

I think the selection of seamers for Ahmedabad pink ball test did England more than anything. 

[vishalvirsingh]

17 hours ago, Donivlapog said:

Wow! You came up with your childhood story to talk about a test match!! Interesting. But beware of me! I also may sneak in one of my lengthy boring childhood story when I got a chance to face Vinod Kambli in nets at Chepauk stadium!!back in early 90s. 

Sure dear.. would love to read.

I wanted to say I felt cheated.

Same is what English players would be feeling.

We never realised that we were defeated as we played big boys.

 

India should look to beat them and not cheat trick them to loose.

[Jay]

8 hours ago, MultiB48 said:

Don't know if you will believe this but I once scored a 1000 runs in a tennis ball match, all uncles and their kids went mad trying to dismiss me

1000 runs even in tennis ball matches is quite amazing. 

 

I remember when I played grade cricket. I watched mark Cosgrove bat. He scored 400 in one day. 

[Donivlapog]

My stint with "book" cricket is huge! I don't get a page ending in 0 at all :)

Edited March 1, 2021 by Donivlapog

[Donivlapog]

I hope noone will complain about this pitch now.