India v West Indies at Kolkata : News, views, opinions and discussions

[panther]

good boy. :two_thumbs_up:

to get smacked apart from ashwin of course

[WC2011INDIA]

If it's a pitch with green grass then they should go with 3 seamers 1 spinner. That means include Aaron as the 3rd seamer. If it is not a green pitch then 2+2. Same playing 11

[Stuge]

Unless our batting destructs itself ' date=' I don't think WI can beat us on any kind of pitch.[/quote'] yep ,only self destruction can lead to defeat . Prabir Mukherjee

[ganeshran]

There is so much criticism of any sort of pitch that curators take the easy way out and prepare a patta

[cowboysfan]

There is so much criticism of any sort of pitch that curators take the easy way out and prepare a patta

lets hope this doesnt happen and they prepare a turner(as per instructions from BCCI).

[BeautifulGame]

There shouldnt be any grass on the wicket.We are playing in India not South Africa or England.Does anyone see teams preparing turners when we tour abroad ? We should prepare wkts that help us win the series 3-0 and preparing slow turning wkts is the best bet. We need helpful wkts for fast bowlers in domestic cricket not in international cricket. Anyone who prepares a pitch against the wishes of Captain should be sacked IMO. Pitches are prepared to help India win tests not to satisfy curator's personal ego.

[nballa]

how the hell are they going to scan the whole pitch, like take pictures piece by piece and send them through a scanner?

[anotherhawkeye]

Guys..we are talking abt dhoni here...there won't be any change in the 11...guaranteed...

[chammakchallo]

aaroon sharma shud get a look in i think aaroon or rahul sharma shud replaace yadav bcoz he has been tested....though the conditions will be different a comparison could tell what suits to the team in conditions lyk kolkata

[ankeetsinha]

Aaron should play instead but i don't see that happening. its important both pacers are tried out before Australia. Aaron just seems to have a better line and length compared to Umesh Yadav.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

It is a green pitch.........but some of that may go away.......i heard that it is hard and will have good pace and bounce:wall:

[WC2011INDIA]

It is a green pitch.........but some of that may go away.......i heard that it is hard and will have good pace and bounce:wall:

:nervous:

[Pagalpanti]

It is a green pitch.........but some of that may go away.......i heard that it is hard and will have good pace and bounce:wall:

How do you know? Anyways if its true, curator has made sure it either supports WI pacers or remain flats which means it wont assist spinners. :((

[WC2011INDIA]

How do you know? Anyways if its true, curator has made sure it either supports WI pacers or remain flats which means it wont assist spinners. :((

pretty much. We should go with 3 pacers and 1 spinner.

[asterix]

Curator ki..... :mad:

[Malcolm Merlyn]

How do you know? Anyways if its true, curator has made sure it either supports WI pacers or remain flats which means it wont assist spinners. :((

pretty much. We should go with 3 pacers and 1 spinner.

Sources:winky: more often thannot they are believable.....most of them practice their.........but even they are not very sure.But it will surely be not like the ODI and T20 game pitches.They predicted those pitches correctly by the way.Said will turn from word go....it did.Lets see what we get on Monday...... :nervous:

[deathmonger]

Sources:winky: more often thannot they are believable.....most of them practice their.........but even they are not very sure.But it will surely be not like the ODI and T20 game pitches.They predicted those pitches correctly by the way.Said will turn from word go....it did.Lets see what we get on Monday...... :nervous:

if it's a green pitch hope our phaaaaaast bowlers put a good show.

[Trichromatic]

There shouldnt be any grass on the wicket.We are playing in India not South Africa or England. Does anyone see teams preparing turners when we tour abroad ?

Oval? WI tracks were good for spinners.

[carnish]

Ol Da Grass In The Eden Pitch Will Be Cut Off On The Morning Of The Test Match... The Grass Is Der Now So Dat The Pitch Doesnot Break Even Before Day One Of The Test Match... The Pitch Therefore Wont Be A Square Turner But Most Certainly Wont Be Assisting The Seamers. The Only Help Fast Bowlers Are Suppoesed To Get Is Through The Early Morning Start At Kolkata In Foggy Weather... Remember Being Played In The Eastern Part Of India This Test Match Is Scheduled To Start At 9 Am In The Morning And The Seamers Will Look To Seam The Ball During The First Hour By Exploiting The Conditions

[Hur Rizvi]

You should not drop YAdav ..... Let him ease int test cricket against weak W.I side... If you want to give chance to Aaron give him chance in place of a spinner.You wont loose the test against W.I anyway