India-Australia pre test discussion for Bangalore

[b555]

On a different note. let us forget about Starting 11. Starting 6 of commentary team hould not contain any of the one we had for the first test. Hogg was absolutely terrible.

:finger::finger::finger: ravi shastri should be there

[b555]

he has been there when sachin hit 98 against pakistan in 2003 wc he was there when sachin hit 200 he was there when yuvraj hit 6 sixes he was there in this test he was there when india won t-20 wc so he should be there

[ZodiaC]

^^He's there for almost every high profile India matches :--D

[Sachinism]

I think he commentates on every India game. Still doesn't take away from the fact he's annoying. Commentary all round is dull, thats why I have testmatchsofa playing on the laptop and tv on low volume just to hear the shots a lil bit

[ZodiaC]

I think he commentates on every India game. Still doesn't take away from the fact he's annoying. Commentary all round is dull' date=' thats why I have testmatchsofa playing on the laptop and tv on low volume just to hear the shots a lil bit[/quote'] Testmatchsofa's good :--D Wish they commentated for TV instead of Lal Sir, Sivaramakrishnan, Shastri etc. It's a pain :(( Even the Intl. commmies of neo panel sux, why can't they spend a few $$$ FFS :mad:

[ravishingravi]

On a different note. let us forget about Starting 11. Starting 6 of commentary team hould not contain any of the one we had for the first test. Hogg was absolutely terrible.

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[Bumblebee]

Viru Vijay Dravid Sachin raina Lax/pujara dhoni bhajji zaheer sree Ojha/mishra lolzzz@patel who wanted parthiv patel instead of dhoni!

[Fontaine]

Ishant can't play because he's injured so Sree comes in. Damn, I'll go on record to say that this is the very last chance this guy gets from me. If he can shutup and perform then so be it, but if he fails again then I never want him near any squad ever again.

[b555]

I think he commentates on every India game. Still doesn't take away from the fact he's annoying. Commentary all round is dull' date=' thats why I have testmatchsofa playing on the laptop and tv on low volume just to hear the shots a lil bit[/quote'] cant help it the good old days are gone

[patriot]

Should VVS play in 2nd test with runner ..if that is what it takes ? I mean ...he is not playing the ODI series. He can take a break for the Kiwi series. We don't need him there. If need be should be bat with runner in 2nd test ?

[Sachinism]

Can't have a runner if you come into a match with an injury

[Precambrian]

he can't bat with a runner.. because he is carrying an injury into the match

[patriot]

He can always bat for sometime say 1st innings and ask for runner when the backpain gets to him.:winky:

[Sachinism]

He can always bat for sometime say 1st innings and ask for runner when the backpain gets to him.:winky:

Ponting can deny him a runner because they know he already had an injury

[Cricketics]

If he plays and feels injured, he shouldn't be given a runner. That would be unfair.

[Raghav_12]

India-Australia pre test discussion for Bangalore I don't think Ponting would agree to that in any case now and he would be justified in doing so. You don't go to a test match knowing you are unfit. I wonder, in this test match also, whether Ponting knew or not, that it is second consecutive test match, where he asked for runner. But in the hindsight, VVS with a runner more lethal than VVS without one :-)

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Vijay, Sreesanth look to fill in the blanks More... Vijay, Sreesanth look to fill in the blanks Bharat Sundaresan Posted: Fri Oct 08 2010, Bangalore: It is rather easy to separate the laggards from those dexterous with the ball at their feet whenever the Indian cricket team indulge in the customary football match prior to their practice sessions. And Murali Vijay and Virender Sehwag were proving to be quite difficult to stop for the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the opposing team, as Team India descended upon the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Thursday afternoon. That is, before Vijay suddenly seemed to lose focus and ended up handling the ball, much to the chagrin of every single participant in the game. A lapse in concentration, however, is something Vijay can ill-afford come Saturday, when he faces Australia's determined bowling attack in the second Test. Not for the first time, Vijay, whose presence in the team has been subject to Gautam Gambhir's availability, will stand-in for the injured Delhi opener. And with the home team intent on stamping their authority on the Australians, the stylish right-hander will have a crucial role to play alongside Sehwag. And it was India's opening pair who took first strike once the warm-up session concluded and the attention shifted towards the nets. Sehwag wasted no time in padding up and launching himself against the pace bowlers, while his opening partner tackled the spinners on the next practice pitch . Fresh from his run-scoring spree at the recently concluded Champions League T20 in South Africa, Vijay looked in good touch, middling most deliveries. To his credit, Vijay has made a good fist of his opportunities, averaging 33.30 in seven Tests so far, though without ever making a significant contribution to the team. And though filling in for Gambhir hasn't been an easy task, the Sehwag-Vijay combination has averaged 109.83 on the six occasions they have opened together, which includes a 221-run stand against Sri Lanka in Mumbai last year. Doubts though will continue to linger about Sreesanth till the moment he picks up the ball and runs in to bowl with it against the Aussies in the second Test. The Kerala pacer, who missed out on the Lanka series due to injury, was his idiosyncratic self, high-fiving and cheering his teammates during the warm-up session. Once in the nets, he started off bowling with a short run-up, before finding his rhythm and resuming his complete action. While he did seem to hit the right spots on most occasions, Sreesanth failed to really create much of an impact against the batsmen. Though he has the third-best average - 60 wickets at 32.01 in 17 Tests - among Indian fast bowlers of all times, it has been difficult for the team management to predict which Sreesanth actually shows up at the ground— the abrasive trouble-monger or the talented seamer— in the Indian outfit. Whether the Indians and the Australians can actually go through that roller-coaster ride all over again and provide a perfect sequel to their grand-show at Mohali, remains to be seen. But keeping India's Test schedule over the next 12 months in mind, Vijay and Sreesanth would want to certainly shine as brightly as they can over the next week against the Aussies.

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Test call is reward for Unadkat's net gains Haresh Pandya traces the meteoric rise of 18-year-old Jaydev Unadkat, who finds himself in the Indian Test squad for the second Test against Australia despite not playing a single Ranji Trophy match. More...

[Sooda]

And he is right. Jaydev, an alumnus of St. Mary's School of Porbandar, scored 91 percent Standard X and 86 percent in Standard XII -- both from Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board. Nice one. A bright spark too. Still, at only 18 he cannot be ready. Needs to bowl a bit in ranji cricket first surely. He can find his game and learn in the less demanding spotlight of domestic cricket very harsh on Mithun it has to be said. Not to mention Vinay Kumar and Dhawal Kulkarni, what do they get for being consistent wicket takers in the Ranji trophy over the years... Didnt Munaf make the test squad in SL- ok he may not be a test class bowler anymore, but still whatever happened to selectorial consistency

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India aim for win against Aussies at Bangalore India take on Australia in what promises to be another high-voltage battle in the second and final Test in Banglalore on Saturday. More... Friday 8th October 2010 India aim for win against Aussies India take on Australia in what promises to be another high-voltage battle in the second and final Test in Banglalore on Saturday. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men, fresh from the one-wicket win in the opening Test in Mohali, go into the match with a psychological edge but many injury problems to deal with. The Indians would be seeking to wrap up the Test series and prevent the mighty Australians from clinching a Test win on Indian soil in six years but being a depleted side could turn the tide against them. The Indians would be without key stars such as opener Gautam Gambhir and pacer Ishant Sharma, who had just about rediscovered some lost form when he was laid low by a knee injury in the opening Test. The hero of last match's narrow triumph, VVS Laxman is also doubtful starter due to back spasms as he has not practiced for two days now. "Laxman is much better now compared to what he was, though he did not practice today also. But we would love to have him in the playing XI. Of course, we need time to decide because it's a longer format," said Dhoni. Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund, who performed well in the recently held Irani Trophy tournament, and Jaydev Unadkat have been included in the team in place of Gambhir and Ishant but it remains to be seen whether they would actually find a place in the playing XI. With the track once again seeming to be on the slower side, stroke-making would be difficult as the match progresses. As was evident the last time these teams had played year in October 2008, Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh would have a big role to play in the match. Their pride hurt, the Australians would pull out all stops to turn the tables on the Indians after letting slip a game which was well within their grasp on at least the first four days. "They will come back strongly in the second Test. That is there culture and also they do not give up easily. We are prepared equally and ready to face the task," Dhoni said. Australian skipper Ricky Ponting would be looking up to his batsmen to rise to the occasion for the tourists to square the two-match series. However, Indian batting looks to be more solid with technically sound, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman having been among runs and they would be followed by the stylish and in-form Suresh Raina. Dhoni, who is having a bad patch with the bat, would also be eyeing a solid innings in Bangalore. If these top Indian master the conditions, the rival bowlers would have difficulty in their successes. With Gambhir sidelined due to injury, Tamil Nadu opener Murali Vijay is all set to open with Virender Sehwag. As for the Aussie bowling, the pace trio of Doug Bollinger, who is said to have recovered fully from a back strain, Mitchell Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus would look to continue the good work they did in the Mohali Test. They would once again look to exploit, Indian batsmen's relative discomfort against genuine pace. The Aussies last won a Test series in India under Bill Lawry in 1969-70 and the visiting team's captain Ponting, having lost the Mohali Test, would be keen to square the series. Teams (from): India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, M.Vijay, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Cheteshwar Pujara, Abhinav Mukund and Jaydev Unadkat. Australia (from): Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Simon Katich, Philip Hughes, Mike Hussey, Marcus North, Doug Bollinger, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Johnson, Tim Paine (wk), James Pattinson, Peter George, Nathan Hauritz, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc. Approaching milestones - Mahendra Dhoni has won all the three Tests as captain against Australia. He would be the first Indian captain to register four successive wins against Australia. Sunil Gavaskar and Sourav Ganguly were the other two Indian captains to register three Test wins against Australia. - Sachin Tendulkar (13973 in 170 Tests) requires 27 to become the first player to complete 14,000 runs in Tests. - Rahul Dravid (197) needs three catches to become the first fielder in Test annals to complete a double century of catches. - Dravid (45) needs five catches in the Bangalore Test to become the first fielder to complete 50 catches in India-Australia Tests. - Ricky Ponting (29) requires one catch to become the leading Australian fielder against India. At present, both Ponting and Mark Waugh have 29 catches each to their credit. - Ricky Ponting (1862) needs 27 runs to establish an Australian record for the highest run-aggregate against India. Matthew Hayden had aggregated 1888 (ave.59.00) in 18 Tests. - Zaheer Khan (985) needs 15 runs to complete the double of 1,000 runs and 200 wickets. He would be joining the four Indian all-rounders - Kapil Dev, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. - Sachin Tendulkar (2884 in 30 Tests) needs 116 runs to become the first batsman to complete 3000 runs in India-Australia Tests. - Rahul Dravid (1927) requires 73 runs to become the third batsman to complete 2000 runs in India-Australia Tests. Only two players have aggregated 2,000 runs - Tendulkar (2884) and VVS Laxman (2279) - in India- Australia Tests. - Michael Clarke (985) needs 15 runs to complete his 1,000 runs against India. - Sachin Tendulkar (48), in case of a hundred in each innings of the Bangalore Tet, would become the first batsman to complete 50 centuries. - Ricky Ponting (19) requires one century to become the first captain to complete 20 as captain. He would also be the first Australian to post 7 hundreds against India. Pitch report Going by the curator’s reading of the pitch, one can perhaps expect another run fest. “The pitch will be sporting but it will help the batsmen more,” curator Narayan Raju told DNA on Thursday. But Raju feels there could be some help for the pacers. “Owing to recent rains, there is a lot of moisture in the pitch and because of the overcast conditions, the moisture hasn’t dried out.” He goes on to add, “If the conditions remain the same, it could help the bowlers on Day One.” That should put Dhoni in a dilemma. In the last seven Tests, captains have chosen to bat. This time around, it could be a different ball game as both teams have good pacers.