akshayxyz Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 When was the last time... ...we capitalized on home conditions, in tests? Last home series was against NZ, and there too - it had to be Bhajji's 100s to save us. Against OZ, it was SRT, and VVS+Ishant who masked the otherwise mediocre performance..and not to mention depleted OZ side. IIRC, prior to that it was SA - and we started by losing first test. And all that, when we were on top of the ranking table!!!
Pagalpanti Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Aus 2-0 Closely fought in 1st test, but 2nd we totally dominated them. They were not depleted, they played their best team.
The Realist Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Good question - not for a long time it seems. The batting is consistently failing and has done for well over a year - either low scores or collapse from good positions. People go on about the bowling the batting just does not put up enough runs on a consistent basis.
Trichromatic Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 SL series 2009 (2 innings win in 3 tests) Border Gavaskar trophy 2008 (1 inning win and 1 big win in 4 tests) WI series 2002 (dominated and won first 2 tests, 3rd was a draw) Zimbabwe series 2002 (won both tests) Except these series, we rarely dominated opposition at home and most of the time we won only 1 match in a series. We haven't won 3 tests in a series last 18 years.
akshayxyz Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 That is why, we have to do something to start taking advantage of home conditions - like what England did to us this summer.. even their tail-enders were scoring 50s at will. It is disheartening and embarrassing to see likes of Amla, Kallis, Chanderpaul etc. - come and harass at our home ground, whereas - we have to really work hard away from home.
akshayxyz Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Aus 2-0 Closely fought in 1st test, but 2nd we totally dominated them. They were not depleted, they played their best team. I wouldn't exactly call it domination - first match was almost a lost cause, Ishant had to bail us out. Second match was convincing, but there also we would have conceded lead in first innings, if not for SRT's double.
Pagalpanti Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 True but when we try ICC and SA cry foul. Label the pitches as poor. Its time BCCI use their muscle in this regard as well.
akshayxyz Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 I am not suggesting to 'tailor-make' the pitches to an extent to put other teams at disadvantage - even though others do it on regular basis...., but other factors as - weather, knowing pitches better than outsiders, home crowd..etc.. should be significant enough to raise our performance levels.
Cricket Tragic Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Aus 2-0 Closely fought in 1st test, but 2nd we totally dominated them. They were not depleted, they played their best team. We didn't totally dominate them. They made over 450 in the 1st innings and we were 30 odd for 2. We collapsed at the end of the innings as well. The margin of victory was comfortable but it was in the balance and in favour of Australia several times during the game.
Trichromatic Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 If India has to regain test rank 1 then this team has to become bigger home track bully than England.
Trichromatic Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Wanted to convert 50 to 100: Sehwag New Delhi, Nov 8: Returning from injury, opener Virender Sehwag top-scored with 55 runs in IndiaÃÔ first innings total of 209 on Day 2 of the first Test match against the visiting West Indies. Speaking to the media at the end of dayÃÔ play, the explosive Indian opener said that the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium pitch still had a lot to offer. He added that India had a chance to put things right with three days to go in the first Test of the three-match series. "I don't think the wicket is to be blamed [for the collapse]. The pitch is still good to bat [on], though it is a bit low in bounce. We are confident of chasing 250 to 300 runs [in the fourth innings]," Sehwag said. It was his opening partner, and local cricketer, Gautam GambhirÃÔ run-out at the non-strikerÃÔ end that triggered IndiaÃÔ batting collapse. Sehwag soon followed him back to the dressing-room courtesy a brilliant piece of stumping by WI keeper Carlton Baugh. Speaking about the top-order dismissals that found India in a precarious position, the Delhi batsman said, Ūt happens in Test cricket. Gautam Gambhir's run-out and my dismissal through stumping I think were soft dismissals." "Then Sachin [Tendulkar] and VVS Laxman were out and we were all out. We have to be careful in the second innings. We cannot repeat the mistakes," he observed. In response to West Indies captain Darren SammyÃÔ aim which is to add 250 more runs to set India a winning target of over 350 Sehwag said, "There is a difference [between] saying and doing it actually. We are looking at bundling them out [for] around 150. "The Test is still on the same keel and we have to be patient and wait for loose balls in the fourth innings," the veteran cricketer observed. On his aggressive partnership with Gambhir, in view of the subsequent batting collapse, Sehwag said, "My job is to play shots whenever there is a ball to be hit, whether you get a boundary or get out. "I have been doing that for long. I and Gambhir have a great understanding and the West Indies bowlers also were not that disciplined initially and so the scoring rate was high," he explained. "Our middle-order batsmen are an experienced lot and they know their game more than anybody. It just happened that they could not contribute much today. They will do well in the fourth innings," he added. When asked about how he felt out in the middle after returning from injury, he said, "I felt good while batting. I was hitting the ball well, though I was lucky initially. I wanted to convert my fifty into hundred but could not do that today. That was my mistake. I will try to at least score a hundred in the remaining two matches." http://www.bcci.tv/bcci/bccitv/index/viewarticle?article=/media/releases/content/4eb8bc72a1f39.html
Pagalpanti Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 This is prior to today's play. Too bad he didn't learn from the mistake he made in 1st innings. Hopefully a big one is around the corner ahead in the series.
carnish Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 lets play more at home dan away... we basically play 3 tests at home against england while we play 4 against dem in england.... similarly ol test series between india and south africa in saf are 3-match series but wen we play in india we play just 2-match series... dat doesnot help.. we gotta play teams like west indies more often at home dan like we did now after 9 yrs...
Trichromatic Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 lets play more at home dan away... we basically play 3 tests at home against england while we play 4 against dem in england.... similarly ol test series between india and south africa in saf are 3-match series but wen we play in india we play just 2-match series... dat doesnot help.. we gotta play teams like west indies more often at home dan like we did now after 9 yrs... We will play 4 tests against England next year and at the end of considerable number of months, generally number of home and away games for any team is same.
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