We are destined to lose this test in the most painful way possible

[nitinbwj]

5 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Shaam tak ruk ja... phir Kohli aur Rohit ko ek saath galiyaan dena 

Koi baat nahi. Kal office main ban jayoonga keyboard warrior when we lose. 

[Vijy]

1 minute ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

But you never know when you're in the field bowling. A sprain, some muscle pull when you're straining for that extra yard of pace, or a side strain etc. Anything is possible and that's why Aussies have done their best to make us and Bumrah bowl so much.

But Bumrah has a more fragile body, so all of the above are feasible. Since Cummins' early injuries and return to test team, he has almost never broken down. Ditto for Bolund

[saransh]

Again I don't think the target is outlandish and the only reason I believe so is because we have some players in our team who can really turn it on when it is required. Again I don't think it will be Rohit's decision alone to go for the draw or not, there is Gambhir plus I'm sure Kohli has a voice as well.

I don't think we will win just going by how this match has gone up till now but I definitely think we will try

Edited December 29, 2024 by saransh

[saransh]

Adelaide 2014 we were 315 a.o in 87 overs, no reason we can't be 340 odd in 90 overs tomorrow. I know pitch is different but that is where the big hitters come in @Ultimate_Game

[Ultimate_Game]

18 minutes ago, saransh said:

Adelaide 2014 we were 315 a.o in 87 overs, no reason we can't be 340 odd in 90 overs tomorrow. I know pitch is different but that is where the big hitters come in @Ultimate_Game

 

That Adelaide pitch was a patta. This MCG pitch is behaving with uneven bounce and seam movement.

[Vijy]

Just now, Ultimate_Game said:

 

That Adelaide pitch was a patta. This MCG pitch is behaving with uneven bounce and seam movement.

we will be bundled in 47 overs

[Ultimate_Game]

25 minutes ago, Vijy said:

But Bumrah has a more fragile body, so all of the above are feasible. Since Cummins' early injuries and return to test team, he has almost never broken down. Ditto for Bolund

 

Never say Never. Anything could happen. Remember how Pandya injured himself in WC 2023 trying to stop the ball with his feet? Keep them in the field for a day and tire them.

[Ultimate_Game]

2 minutes ago, Vijy said:

we will be bundled in 47 overs

 

Our lower order will manage to bat a bit longer than that. But our top order has to show up. We can't have Rohit and Kohli continue to fail as always. Even a broken clock is correct twice a day but our "seniors" are even worse than that.

[Vijy]

12 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Our lower order will manage to bat a bit longer than that. But our top order has to show up. We can't have Rohit and Kohli continue to fail as always. Even a broken clock is correct twice a day but our "seniors" are even worse than that.

nope, this time we will see good 'ole indian collapse I think

[Vijy]

15 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Never say Never. Anything could happen. Remember how Pandya injured himself in WC 2023 trying to stop the ball with his feet? Keep them in the field for a day and tire them.

Pandu is also notoriously fragile. Cummins is not

[Ultimate_Game]

1 minute ago, Vijy said:

Pandu is also notoriously fragile. Cummins is not

 

We can always hope "King" Kohli runs him over and rams his bat in Cummins' back while taking a quick single  

[Vijy]

Just now, Ultimate_Game said:

 

We can always hope "King" Kohli runs him over and rams his bat in Cummins' back while taking a quick single  

rohit should do it since him getting banned would be even better

[Ultimate_Game]

6 minutes ago, Vijy said:

rohit should do it since him getting banned would be even better

 

For that you've to hit the ball with your bat and should be able to run fast. Cummins would be able to see Rohit trudging along a mile away and side step easily. This tactic is more suited to Kohli. Now if this was 3rd innings of the match and Aussies had to bat after us, you would've wanted for Rohit to take a couple of runs right down the middle of the pitch and hopefully "open" up some cracks or create some new ones 

[Vijy]

1 hour ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

For that you've to hit the ball with your bat and should be able to run fast. Cummins would be able to see Rohit trudging along a mile away and side step easily. This tactic is more suited to Kohli. Now if this was 3rd innings of the match and Aussies had to bat after us, you would've wanted for Rohit to take a couple of runs right down the middle of the pitch and hopefully "open" up some cracks or create some new ones 

just needs to roll on the pitch to dampen its spice. along with sarfy and pant(y)

[saransh]

Well painful it was not just the way I thought 

[adi B]

I am actually surprised that they batted almost 80 overs ,Good effort from a third class team 

[sensible-indian]

9 minutes ago, adi B said:

I am actually surprised that they batted almost 80 overs ,Good effort from a third class team 

Same.

[Vijy]

1 hour ago, sensible-indian said:

Same.

yes, quite surprising