Badrinath's moment is here

[kabira]

We have been wondering what will happen to our middle order when big 3 retire. Now this could be blessing in disguise. Both Dravid (in best form of last 3-4 years) and Laxman (crisis man) out due to injury. Yuvraj also injured. Now we have to see what Badrinath is made up of. We will see what Murli can do, he was no under any pressure, as he knew he will replaced when Gambhir comes back. But now he knows great series here will make sure he will be ahead of Yuvraj and other batters. We all know Saha is not long term solution. Just go back few 14 years back, similar thing happened, Sidhu left Indian team due to his personal problems with Azhar. Manjrekar was injured I think. That opened up positions in the team on England Tour In comes Dravid and Ganguly and Boy we found two batters that served us for long timie. Can this happen here?

[achilles]

It absolutely can, good Sir :hatsoff:

[vvvslaxman]

I have hopes on Vijay regardless how he is going to do here. But Badri i honestly don't have hopes. Regarding Saha i don't know what to expect. HE reminds me of Roqibul Hasans, Aftab Ahmed and the likes for some reason.

[Karan114]

I am expecting the very worst tomorrow, as for these three middle-order guys I have some hope from Vijay for the future, only. Everything has gone wrong for us in the lead up to this series starting right back from the injury to Laxman in the first Test at Chittagong in Bangla. For some reason all the bad luck hits us against whenever we play SA at home, compounded by our own stupidity (the selection blunder here, giving Dale Steyn a seaming pitch at Motera '08 etc.). I just hope we can salvage the series at Kolkata and get a 1-1 result and at least maintain our unbeaten home record since losing to Aus in 2004 (and also the no.1 ranking). What a nightmare this keenly anticipated series is turning into :((

[Ram]

We're due for a collapse, tomorrow might just be the day it could happen. Does not matter how docile the pitch is, the pressure on the batsmen of the team batting second, facing a MASSIVE first innings total is immense. It is only a matter of time before the relentless pressure wears down our batsmen. We've made some incredible 'great escapes' in the recent past (1st test against Australia in 2008, The Napier test against NZ, the first test against Lanka last year..) where our batsmen have shown unbelievable amounts of determination and fortitude to bail us out of tricky circumstances. It is unfair to expect that they will do the job every single time. A collapse is certainly on the cards.

[kabira]

Vijay has already played few tests so I hope he can score some big runs. Badrinath has tons of experience playing on this kind of surfaces. He is in reasonably good form and he should thank his stars for getting an opportunity out of nowhere.

[graphic23]

Adelaide 2003 comes to mind when we're facing a deficit of 500+. Rahul I expect the team to fight it out, but yeah, I hope Vijay, Badri, and even Saha show that they're made of some steel.

[Karan114]

Badrinath has tons of experience playing on this kind of surfaces. He is in reasonably good form and he should thank his stars for getting an opportunity out of nowhere.

Yes but this quality of pace bowling is something he has rarely faced even on a pitch like this, and the pressure of playing for your country, especially on debut, is immense. Some players can get spurred on and score centuries on debut, but from the pre-game articles Badri seemed very nervous indeed and to some extent you can understand, being 29 and waiting for this opportunity for so long.

[graphic23]

I dont know why such a big deal is being made of debuting at 29. Michael Hussey debuted at a similar age (I think he was 30). He had 2 great years in test cricket, followed by a dip in form. Badri just has to hold fort for a couple of games.

[vvvslaxman]

Yes but this quality of pace bowling is something he has rarely faced even on a pitch like this' date=' and the pressure of playing for your country, especially on debut, is immense. Some players can get spurred on and score centuries on debut, but from the pre-game articles Badri seemed very nervous indeed and to some extent you can understand, being 29 and waiting for this opportunity for so long.[/quote'] This was the only time he played SA bowlers i think http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/128/128482.html

[Karan114]

This was the only time he played SA bowlers i think http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/128/128482.html

Interesting performances in that game: Badri 200 Amla 7 and 8 Mishra 3/10 and 2/63

[ludhianvi]

Badrinath's moment is here This is it. Perfect Scenario. Team in need of a big innings. The moment for Badrinath to seize. It is all his if he wants it.

[Deleted_User_1]

Pagal hain kya.....he will not survive one hour. And Saha.....well :hysterical::hysterical:

[Dravid]

fooka got hit on elbow pad :hahaha: hopefully he goes on come on badri

[Cricketics]

Yes his moment. Quite rightly Ludhianvi. He looked nervous first up when he got that boundary, but thats expected from a guy playing first test and facing the best bowling line up. Hope he bail India out. All the best

[Guest Hiten.]

bit of an unfair pressure on him. I don't see him surviving for long enough to be able to make any sorts of impression.

[graphic23]

Badri :cheer:

[cowboysfan]

bit of an unfair pressure on him. I don't see him surviving for long enough to be able to make any sorts of impression.

/facepalm*flamy mode*

[Ranjha]

It's now or never for Badri...

[urbestfriend]

Start of next session is very important. I think Steyn and parnell will bowl. If he survives this, Badri is surely going to get big score. GO Badri :cheer: