New Zealand Tour of India 2012

[Gunner]

There's a bit of pace, bounce and swing at Hyderabad? I read somewhere that it was one of the flattest tracks in India.

[gaurav92]

There is some carry in the wicket, but its flat as a pancake.

[Crookbond]

There's a bit of pace' date=' bounce and swing at Hyderabad? I read somewhere that it was one of the flattest tracks in India.[/quote'] Harbhajan Singh I guess during NZ tour last time around told that the pitch curator should be given the task to prepare highways. :haha:

[gaurav92]

Harbhajan Singh I guess during NZ tour last time around told that the pitch curator should be given the task to prepare highways. :haha:

:hysterical:

[diga]

Who will man the slips? While India and their fans may be fretting over the future of batting following the retirement of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, coach Duncan Fletcher, it seems, is besieged by an additional worry slip fielding. Dravid and Laxman had the safest pairs of hands in the slips, with Dravid manning the first and Laxman the second on most occasions. Together, they took 345 catches in 298 Tests over the past decade and half. Most of their scalps came in that arc behind the wicket. Now for the first time, India will be going into a Test without either of the two. Stats a worry Statistics can put FletcherÃÔ worry in perspective. As compared to 1.15 catches per match the famed duo scalped, the rest of the players, with even Sachin Tendulkar in, account for less than half of that number per match. In short, 295 catches in 516 matches donÃÕ match up to what Dravid and Laxman did in fewer Tests. If Tendulkar is removed, it gets even worse. No wonder, FletcherÃÔ concern was evident on Monday as he shuffled his preferred quartet, comprising Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina, during a slip-catching session that went on for about an hour. For a major part of the session, which saw Fletcher giving catches, Tendulkar occupied the first slip and Sehwag the second. It was expected as the two senior-most players were the first choice for Dravid and Laxman spots. Virat was at third slip while the acrobatic Raina, occupying the fourth. was expected to dive around, taking chances that would fly between him and gully. The position was changed later as Tendulkar and Virat exchanged spots but the message from all this is getting clear, Fletcher will have to get a pair of slip fielders ready.

[Spiderguy252]

^^^ Who cares who we put in there? Nobody can be worse than Dravid in the last few years of his career!

[BeautifulGame]

So Raina will replace Laxman in the team :facepalm:

[jj_28]

So Raina will replace Laxman in the team :facepalm:

what's wrong with it He's done extremely well in ODI and deserves a chance

[BeautifulGame]

what's wrong with it He's done extremely well in ODI and deserves a chance

What sort of pakistani logic is this.How does playing well in ODI can be a qualification for tests? Then why bother with Ranji trophy?

[carnish]

So Raina will replace Laxman in the team :facepalm:

If you were to select maybe you would select Nohit .. I'm glad Dhoni and fletcher aint as dumb .. Raina is the best choice ATM

[carnish]

What sort of pakistani logic is this.How does playing well in ODI can be a qualification for tests? Then why bother with Ranji trophy?

Exactly why do you bother with ranji trophy ?? :idunno:

[adi B]

what's wrong with it He's done extremely well in ODI and deserves a chance

dumb post

[Cricketics]

New Zealand tour of India - Broadcast/telecast thread Since Star sports has the rights to show in India, in USA willow cricket will be telecasting it :two_thumbs_up: here's it's schedule http://cricket.willow.tv/ I can already feel how better it will be to watch matches from India on channel other than Neo sports etc. What a relief.

[CG]

Since Star sports has the rights to show in India, in USA willow cricket will be telecasting it :two_thumbs_up: here's it's schedule http://cricket.willow.tv/ I can already feel how better it will be to watch matches from India on channel other than Neo sports etc. What a relief.

production is still done by bcci.

[Cricketics]

production is still done by bcci.

I am sure the commentators and stuff will be bit different. At least I hope for that to happen. Also Star will have some control for sure.

[carnish]

production is still done by bcci.

what still?? First time BCCI will produce these games ... previously it was produced by Nimbus sports Pvt Ltd for BCCI. They even mentioned it on the score bar at the base of the screen during the matches.

[carnish]

I am sure the commentators and stuff will be bit different. At least I hope for that to happen. Also Star will have some control for sure.

Manju, Gangu and Doull will be there in the exciting new commentary box instead of lal uncle, siva and gavaskar from neo's panel

[Trichromatic]

BCCI will probably stream matches on it's site.

[Desi Cartman]

finally something worth watching on willow

[Desi Cartman]

who is showing T20 WC in amreeka ?