Abhinav Mukund...

[vvvslaxman]

This is dumb. Except the last innings Mukund looked far more ill at ease than Vijay. I think VJ should have been persisted with over Mukund.

Both are susceptible against moving balls.

[Silva]

So what happens if Vijay scores a double century and Munkund gets out for two ducks in the next match :hmmm:

[cowboysfan]

So what happens if Vijay scores a double century and Munkund gets out for two ducks in the next match :hmmm:

the odds of 2012 being true >>>>>>than vijay scoring a double century.

[Cricket Tragic]

So what happens if Vijay scores a double century and Munkund gets out for two ducks in the next match :hmmm:

VJ can then retire on a high.

[sarcastic]

Mukund only reinforces why he got selected over Vijay!!!!!! Did I hear someone talk about Double ton from Vijay?

[Yoda-esque]

Pls don't tell me it spells like "Yoda-esque":winky:

Oh plz!!!:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[nballa]

Abhinav Mukund... Saw a few photos of his batting on cricinfo. looks to be the real deal. great balance and footwork.

[vvvslaxman]

which photo you are talking about lol. In some of the photos even Chris martin looked great.

[Nash]

Is it really a thread?:nervous:

[chaiwala]

Saw a few photos of his batting on cricinfo. looks to be the real deal. great balance and footwork.

Wait, you mean he's not moving in the photo? :woah: That's unbelievable!! He must be the real deal!

[Karan114]

Mukund disappointed to miss out on a century Mukund disappointed to miss out on a century Press Trust of India Dominica: Young opener Abhinav Mukund was crestfallen to miss out on an opportunity to score a century after his patient 62 laid the foundation of India's first innings during the third day of the final cricket Test between India and the West Indies at Windsor Park on Friday. "I am really disappointed. After doing all the hard work when the ball was swinging in the morning, I tried to stick on and then got out to a ball, I must not have got out to many a times," said an earnest Mukund whose 62 laid the foundation of India's strong reply to West Indies total of 204 all out. Mukund tried to flick a delivery from spinner Devendra Bishoo which rose from a length and took the edge of his bat to go into the hands of forward short leg fielder. "The first two tracks had a lot of bounce. This one, frankly, looked like an Indian wicket to me," he said. "But still planting your feet and playing out forward took a lot of effort. But then I started trusting the wicket and could go forward a lot more than in Barbados." A feature of Mukund's batting on Friday was his backfoot play and the way he handled short-pitched bowling. "I have played a lot on matting wicket while I was growing up. My dad always told me that a lot of deliveries in international cricket are short so I practiced and can play short-bowling much better." While Mukund has has moved up the ladder, his friend and fellow opener Murali Vijay is having a wretched series and once again got dismissed for one. "It's disappointing that he's been struggling a little bit. We are good friends off the field and knowing him, he doesn't allow much to affect him. It's amazing how cricketers can go through ups and downs," Mukund said. Mukund also felt for VVS Laxman who hit his third straight half-century against the West Indies but failed to convert anyone of them into a hundred. "He was very disappointed. He has now hit three half centuries in a row. I haven't seen that kind of dismissal and a lot of us even thought if it was legal," he said. Laxman was dismissed when he let a leg-spin from Shivnarine Chanderpaul go into the gloves of wicketkeeper Calrton Baugh. He then lifted his leg mindlessly and Baugh, sensing an opportunity, removed the bails that very instant. India didn't bat with extra freedom in the final session even though the West Indies were running ragged in the field with injuries and sapping heat. "It might have looked so from the outside since the part-timers were bowling but a lot of those deliveries were outside the off-stump. There were not many run-scoring opportunities," Mukund said. The 21-year-old feels, weather permitting, India should go on to win the third and final Test over the next two days. "We are leading by 104 runs which actually is 150-160 runs because of the (heavy) outfield. We hope wicket is roughing up and weather permitting, and the ball turning more, we should enforce a win over the next two days," he said. http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/175640-mukund-disappointed-to-miss-out-on-a-century

[Sidhoni]

Well played young man :two_thumbs_up: :clap:

[saneindian]

He's so far bettered his scores in each test. Hope the trend continues and he gets to a century in the next test/inning he plays. Was good to see him fight it out well and looking more confident.

[Karan114]

His temperament is impressive - he has the right thinking for an opener, in trying to see off the new ball (not everyone can be Sehwag). There are some technical issues he needs to work on and, as he has acknowledged, he should have converted this into a hundred, but he is only 21 and hopefully can work on these aspects under Duncan Fletcher, who is renowned as a good batting coach. Definitely a decent find for India.

[achilles]

Mukund played well yesterday. It would be good if he gets going for he can get runs quicker than Vijay and also has a decent repertoire of shots

[vvvslaxman]

As Dravid mentioned these are some of the toughest pitches he played. So credit to his efforts. Still along way to go.

[Crookbond]

The best part is he looks eager to learn and grind it out. Nice !

[yoda]

Are you guys sure he isn't one of cheeka's cronies who got in based on useless FC stats and because he is from the same state as his god father? :winky: That worked for Badri and Vijay and hence should be applied from now on to any player who is from the same state as one of the selectors. :two_thumbs_up:

[Texan]

Mukund definitely looks more solid. We should persist with him. Vijay has a problem of temperament. At times, I get the feeling Vijay thinks he is Virender Sehwag and tries to bat like him and he isn't Sehwag by any stretch of imagination.

[jairamesh]

Considering the state of WI bowling attack, he missed out filling his boots with a bountiful of rooms. Jury is still out on him.