1st Test Nagpur, February 09 - 13, 2023, Australia tour of India - PREMATCH

[Grand_Design]

17 hours ago, express bowling said:

 

 

We have won the last 3 Test Series vs Australia in the last 6 years.  And 2 of them away. 

 

We are expected to win. 

This is exactly what a lot of posters said before the 1st test against England in early 2021 and we got hammered by Root and co.

 

We are missing Pant who has been our best Test batter in recent years and both Bumrah and Jadeja are coming back from injuries. 

[SRT100]

2 hours ago, Grand_Design said:

This is exactly what a lot of posters said before the 1st test against England in early 2021 and we got hammered by Root and co.

 

We are missing Pant who has been our best Test batter in recent years and both Bumrah and Jadeja are coming back from injuries. 

While Pant is a huge loss, Bumrah is not really an issue for the Test series, and Jaddu can easily be replaced by Axar.

 

What @express bowling said is true, India in India is expected to win.

[R!TTER]

2 hours ago, sarchasm said:

 

AUS used to battle both the conditions and a formidable team when they would tour India earlier. It was simply too much for them to overcome, unsurprisingly.

 

But I feel AUS have gone a long way in overcoming the conditions over the last few tours of subcontinent. Their worthy performance last time in India and wins in Pak and SL underlines how far they have traveled as a team.

 

Again, hoping I am proved stupidly wrong but this Indian test team is there for the taking. AUS have lately got some tailwind with a cohesive unit and a string of success home and away.

Overcoming Indian conditions shouldn't be lauded as some sort of an incredible achievement, FFS they've been playing IPL for 15 editions now! In fact it is India who's always at a disadvantage because we don;t play in foreign leagues nor do we usually have good tour games aboard.

 

Plus we've seen crucial players miss out due to selections/injury lots of times, especially away from home!

[Number]

Any news on Iyer ?

Will be be fit by the time camp starts ?

[spiritb2]

Sir Ravindra Jadeja is back !! Bowled good number of over's today against TN in Ranji Trophy - Elite Group Match

 

Ravindra Jadeja

Overs - 17

Maidens - 2

Runs - 36

Wkts - 0

ECO - 2.11

WD - 0

NB - 0

[putrevus]

Kohli should have played the Ranji trophy match.

[Lord]

4 hours ago, spiritb2 said:

Sir Ravindra Jadeja is back !! Bowled good number of over's today against TN in Ranji Trophy - Elite Group Match

 

Ravindra Jadeja

Overs - 17

Maidens - 2

Runs - 36

Wkts - 0

ECO - 2.11

WD - 0

NB - 0

 

good work out. Not worried about lack of wickets. That'll be okay v Aussies

[Lord]

On 1/24/2023 at 9:52 PM, Lord said:

 

good work out. Not worried about lack of wickets. That'll be okay v Aussies

 

among the wickets too now

[R!TTER]

In the match or just one innings 

[Lord]

31 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

In the match or just one innings 

 

2nd innings

 

 

[R!TTER]

Yes just saw the scoreboard, now he just needs to make a century & he'll be ready with another stellar performance for the series!

[speedracer]

Australia toh gaya if our players find form. Even though we are forced to carry baggage like coolie, ghujara and rohit. 

 

If our bowling and tail are in form then we should still win 2-1

[R!TTER]

2 minutes ago, speedracer said:

Australia toh gaya if our players find form. Even though we are forced to carry baggage like coolie, ghujara and rohit. 

 

If our bowling and tail are in form then we should still win 2-1

3-nil I doubt we'll get caught napping like last time against that one test wonder SoK, the slightly weird thing is Aussies still think they were in a position to win the series because of that hack 

 

FFS he avg over 53 in the next 3 tests, bowling second two times - for comparison Jadeja avg just over 16 

Start of match date between 1 Mar 2017 and 1 May 2017

Involving the player RA Jadeja (IND)

Qualifications wickets taken greater than or equal to 5

Ordered by bowling average (ascending)

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Player	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
RA Jadeja (IND)	3	6	156.1	40	325	20	6/63	9/178	16.25	2.08	46.8	2	0
R Ashwin (IND)	3	6	162.3	38	393	14	6/41	8/125	28.07	2.41	69.6	1	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	3	5	140.3	15	406	14	8/50	8/132	29.00	2.88	60.2	2	0
UT Yadav (IND)	3	6	104.0	18	327	11	3/29	5/98	29.72	3.14	56.7	0	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2	3	77.0	20	242	8	4/106	4/106	30.25	3.14	57.7	0	0
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	3	5	110.0	27	277	8	6/67	6/109	34.62	2.51	82.5	1	0
SNJ O'Keefe (AUS)	3	5	151.0	30	372	7	3/199	3/76	53.14	2.46	129.4	0	0

 

If KL hadn't played that ugly swipe on the second day there's a small chance we could've matched Oz first innings score at Pune & won even that one 

[Lord]

8 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

3-nil I doubt we'll get caught napping like last time against that one test wonder SoK, the slightly weird thing is Aussies still think they were in a position to win the series because of that hack 

 

FFS he avg over 53 in the next 3 tests, bowling second two times - for comparison Jadeja avg just over 16 

Start of match date between 1 Mar 2017 and 1 May 2017

Involving the player RA Jadeja (IND)

Qualifications wickets taken greater than or equal to 5

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Player	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
RA Jadeja (IND)	3	6	156.1	40	325	20	6/63	9/178	16.25	2.08	46.8	2	0
R Ashwin (IND)	3	6	162.3	38	393	14	6/41	8/125	28.07	2.41	69.6	1	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	3	5	140.3	15	406	14	8/50	8/132	29.00	2.88	60.2	2	0
UT Yadav (IND)	3	6	104.0	18	327	11	3/29	5/98	29.72	3.14	56.7	0	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2	3	77.0	20	242	8	4/106	4/106	30.25	3.14	57.7	0	0
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	3	5	110.0	27	277	8	6/67	6/109	34.62	2.51	82.5	1	0
SNJ O'Keefe (AUS)	3	5	151.0	30	372	7	3/199	3/76	53.14	2.46	129.4	0	0

 

If KL hadn't played that ugly swipe on the second day there's a small chance we could've matched Oz first innings score at Pune & won even that one 

or the drops v Smith

[LordPrabhzy]

On 1/22/2023 at 4:32 AM, test fan said:

This series where Virat will score two century and shut every one mouth . you can bookmarks this post .

 if you are wrong am i allowed to shite on your head? same way Lolli will shite his pants

[speedracer]

37 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

3-nil I doubt we'll get caught napping like last time against that one test wonder SoK, the slightly weird thing is Aussies still think they were in a position to win the series because of that hack 

 

FFS he avg over 53 in the next 3 tests, bowling second two times - for comparison Jadeja avg just over 16 

Start of match date between 1 Mar 2017 and 1 May 2017

Involving the player RA Jadeja (IND)

Qualifications wickets taken greater than or equal to 5

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Player	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
RA Jadeja (IND)	3	6	156.1	40	325	20	6/63	9/178	16.25	2.08	46.8	2	0
R Ashwin (IND)	3	6	162.3	38	393	14	6/41	8/125	28.07	2.41	69.6	1	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	3	5	140.3	15	406	14	8/50	8/132	29.00	2.88	60.2	2	0
UT Yadav (IND)	3	6	104.0	18	327	11	3/29	5/98	29.72	3.14	56.7	0	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2	3	77.0	20	242	8	4/106	4/106	30.25	3.14	57.7	0	0
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	3	5	110.0	27	277	8	6/67	6/109	34.62	2.51	82.5	1	0
SNJ O'Keefe (AUS)	3	5	151.0	30	372	7	3/199	3/76	53.14	2.46	129.4	0	0

 

If KL hadn't played that ugly swipe on the second day there's a small chance we could've matched Oz first innings score at Pune & won even that one 

Yea lord is right. The dropsoff smith smh. More than Aussies I despise the poms. I hope we actually take them seriously when we play them away/home. 

Yea we smashed them at home but we should easily won that away series instead of drawing. Chewtiya salah bazzball bs. 

 

Also another team we really need to take seriously away from home is nz. We just never go there well prepped. I am 100% certain we can beat them there If we actually prepare like we do for bgt. There is lack of effort and coolie becomes very cosy and friendly with them. Same with rohita. That's when they thrive. They lull you into thinking they are this friendly nice group of lads. With kiwis you just need to rattle them with intensity a bit and they will fold. Look how Aussiez butcher them everywhere. We need to just be aggressive like how we play vs Oz and sometimes vs pommies.

[speedracer]

14 minutes ago, LordPrabhzy said:

 if you are wrong am i allowed to shite on your head? same way Lolli will shite his pants

2 centuries hhahaha. 

Lol. 

Hhahaha

Coolie.

I would predict let's say. 25 average and will be dropped in test 3. Bookmark this. 

[R!TTER]

The drops off Smith may have mattered more if we got close to their total in the first innings or overtook them, after KL's stupid shot we got shot out within 30-40 runs IIRC. Overall it was a bad game because we didn't bowl well in the first innings & didn't catch well in the second innings, the less we say about batting the better!

[SRT100]

I dont know how, but India must find a way to play Ash, Jaddu, Axar and Kuldeep.

 

All 4 are match winners.

 

Batting wise the first three are as good in India as our batsman, as crazy as that may sound.

[singhvivek141]

I will go with
Rohit
Gill
Pujara
Kohli

Iyer
Kishan
Jadeja/Axar
Ashwin
Kuldeep
Umesh
Siraj/Shami

--> As it's going to be a rank turner....the use of pacers is going to be limited. Hence only 2.

--> Umesh, Siraj, Shami all 3 are good with new ball and get reverse.

--> Umesh barges ahead of Shami and Siraj coz of his batting and fielding ability. Batting is much needed on turning tracks given the fact our top order is vulnerable against spin.

--> Jaddu, Ashwin, Kuldeep...all 3 bring 3 different varieties of spin in the picture. 
--> I want to include Axar, but that means dropping of one pacer or comprimising on Iyer. Both can prove dangerous (in case the sole pacer gets injured midway, Iyer is the only bankable batsman against Lyon).