New Zealand A tour of India 2013

[Soorma_Bhopali]

Zol is going to be pretty busy

This guy has the potential to be the next Virat Kohli from the U-19 ranks .

[Chandan]

TEST 2 DAY 4 http://goo.gl/anKQj0 Rain brings run feast to premature end Wisden India staff | Visakhapatnam | 5 September 2013 Manprit Juneja, who had batted brilliantly to remain unbeaten on 178 overnight, hung around for close to an hour before frustration got the better of him when he was on 193. © BCCI Torrential rain brought a premature end to the four-day run feast between India A and New Zealand A at ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Thursday (September 5) just after tea. The drawn game had three centuries, including a huge one, and six fifties as 1043 runs were scored for the loss of just 23 wickets. Replying to New Zealand’s first-innings total of 437, India A were bowled out for 430 an hour into the fourth morning. With no pressure on them, Carl Cachopa (76) and Tom Latham (61) used the opportunity to play themselves in and find form ahead of the three one-dayers that will follow. After Dhawal Kulkarni struck early to dismiss Neil Broom (0), Cachopa and Latham made brisk half centuries during a 128-run stand for the second wicket to grind the Indian bowlers on another oppressive day. With the pitch showing no signs of deterioration, the spinners toiled away with very little gain. But there was some consolation for Rakesh Dhruv, the left-arm spinner, who picked up two wickets against the run of play. Latham edged one to Unmukt Chand at slip while Cachopa played across the line to a straight delivery to be adjudged lbw. Corey Anderson, who made an aggressive century in the first innings, remained unbeaten on 26 when dark clouds, lightning and fading light forced the umpires and players to return to the dressing room. Play was called off shortly after that with New Zealand A on 176 for 3. The only interest from the Indian point of view as the day began under bright sunshine was whether Manprit Juneja, who had batted brilliantly to remain unbeaten on 178 overnight, would get his double century. Juneja hung around for close to an hour before frustration got the better of him when he was on 193 and he mistimed a pull to midwicket. Kulkarni and Imtiaz Ahmed were cleaned up by Mark Gillespie, who picked all three Indian wickets to fall on the day, to end with figures of 4 for 80. The contest, of course, had been rendered dead well before that. “We’ve been scratching heads on it,” admitted Sanjay Bangar, coach of the India A team, when asked about the plan going into the final day. “We’ve never been able to find a formula to approach a four-day game, especially when the first innings scores cross a certain limit, like it did in this game. The fourth day becomes dead and is just a mere formality. “At one stage (yesterday), we thought of declaring 50-60 short of their target and having a crack but we were told we won’t be able to get in enough overs for the day, so we thought we’d give a chance to Manprit to reach his double century.” The result brought an end to the first-class leg of the tour, which ended just like it began, with angry clouds hovering over Visakhapatnam. The tour continues with three one-dayers to be played at the same venue starting September 8.

[surajmal]

Chand has been a disappointment. Fame has gotten to his head and seems to be headed down the Pisshant Sharma path.

[rkt.india]

Chand has been a disappointment. Fame has gotten to his head and seems to be headed down the Pisshant Sharma path.

Guy is just 20, was by no means a finished article, cut him some slack.

[skindia]

Waiting for uthappa fireworks

[Chandan]

http://goo.gl/wcfP7q Chand needs to get his mind right, says Bangar Wisden India staff | Visakhapatnam | 5 September 2013 Manprit Juneja and VA Jagadeesh, who shared in a good stand in the second game, earned praise from their coach. © BCCI Unmukt Chand was undoubtedly among the principal players in the India A squad for the two first-class matches against New Zealand A in Visakhapatnam. Although Sandeep Patil and Rajinder Singh Hans, two of the national selectors who were at the venue, didn’t come solely to watch Chand play, it would be fair to assume they kept a keen eye on him. Chand couldn’t have asked for better tracks than the ones that were laid out at the Port Stadium and the ACA-VDCA Stadium, but with just eight runs in two innings, he didn’t do justice to his talent. Sanjay Bangar, the India A coach, felt the weight of expectations and the occasion perhaps got to him. “The skill aspect is definitely there, but he needs to get his mind right,” assessed Bangar after the second match also ended in a draw on Thursday (September 5). “The domestic grind is very important for a young batsman. That may not necessarily be the case with young, raw fast bowlers who develop straightaway after being blooded in at the international level. But then, for a batsman our domestic setup is a good learning curve. “Unmukt’s definitely got the mindset to improve and I think three or four seasons of first-class cricket will do him a world of good. He’s got a good range of shots, but he needs to understand his game well, and if he can do that he can transform that into performances irrespective of which level he plays at.” Chand may have let the opportunity slip, but two others – Manprit Juneja and Vijay Zol – provided further glimpses of their potential with stellar performances in the series. Juneja proved to be the most consistent batsman with knocks of 43 and 193 in two outings, while Zol marked his first-class debut with a century in the first match at the Port Stadium. Bangar, whose strength as a batsman was occupying the crease for long periods, seemed quite impressed with what he saw. “What was admirable about Juneja was his demeanour,” he said. “He’s got a huge appetite for runs. What particularly pleased me is his ability to adapt. He showed a lot of patience, yet there was a flow to his innings that was great to watch. Even in times when the runs weren’t coming as freely as he would have liked, he shouldered the responsibility well.” While Bangar singled out Zol and Juneja for their performances, he also praised Jiwanjot Singh and VA Jagadeesh. Although Jiwanjot batted only once, making 48 in the first match, his temperament stood out. In Jagadeesh’s case, it wasn’t about fluency but his ability to make use of the opportunity that was encouraging. “Jiwanjot’s strength is his understanding of the game,” said Bangar. “He was unlucky not to get a second chance as we had to give the other batsmen a run too. I didn’t know much about Jagadeesh prior to the camp in Bangalore, and from what I saw, I was very impressed with his work ethic and determination.” If batting was India A’s biggest takeaway from the series, Tom Latham, the New Zealand A captain, lauded his bowlers for their relentless effort. “To have guys like Mark Gillespie and Doug Bracewell tirelessly plug away in these hot and humid conditions, I thought was very, very pleasing from our point of view,” he said. “We’ve got quite a few things to take away, especially the manner in which we handled their spinners after letting them get the better of us in the first game. The subcontinent will give you these challenges, and overall, I think to have posted 400-plus itself gave us a lot of confidence as a batting group.” ------------------------------------------------------------------ Coach's assessment of players. Chand certainly let the chance slip in front of selectors. Dhawal, if he has improved could also have done better though track was too flat admittedly! Zol, Juneja and Jagdeesh did well. Even Jiwanjot did well and I'm sure if he keeps doing well, we'll get an able, gutsy opener.

[rkt.india]

http://goo.gl/wcfP7q Chand needs to get his mind right, says Bangar Coach's assessment of players. Chand certainly let the chance slip in front of selectors. Dhawal, if he has improved could also have done better though track was too flat admittedly! Zol, Juneja and Jagdeesh did well. Even Jiwanjot did well and I'm sure if he keeps doing well, we'll get an able, gutsy opener.

Kulkarni was the pick of the Indian bowlers averaging 21 with the ball in 2 matches at an ER under 3 and gave early breakthroughs. What more you can ask from a pacer on these placid tracks? IMO, our spinners were major failures.

[cowboysfan]

so Sanjay Bangar is the India A coach,good for him.

[Bleed-Blue]

. New-look India A for one-day series After two drawn first-class matches, India A and New Zealand A are all set to lock horns in a series of three one-dayers, the first of which will be played at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Sunday (September 8). With the national selectors likely to keep a close eye on the matches – the selection committee meeting ahead of the limited-overs series against West Indies A is slated for Tuesday – performance will most certainly be the buzzword in the Indian camp. Unmukt Chand, who takes over as captain from Abhishek Nayar, has another opportunity to make amends after disappointing returns in the two first-class outings. In the absence of some of the more experienced players such as Nayar, the inclusion of Robin Uthappa will bolster the team’s batting. Uthappa and Rahul Sharma, the legspinner, are the only two players in the squad to have played for the national team. Also part of the new-look side are young batsmen Sanju Samson, Sachin Baby, Ashok Menaria and Mandeep Singh. Only four players – Chand, Shrikant Wagh, Jalaj Saxena and Dhawal Kulkarni – have been retained from the side that played the first-class games. Aditya Tare, who scored 842 runs in 11 matches in Mumbai’s 2012-13 Ranji Trophy triumph, and Samson are the two specialist wicketkeepers. Although Sanjay Bangar, the coach, didn’t confirm who would keep wickets, he said both players were qualified to play as specialist batsmen. Sandeep Sharma, the Punjab pacer, and Basant Mohanty, the Odisha pacer, are the new faces in the bowling attack that will be spearheaded by Kulkarni, the Mumbai seamer, with Rahul Sharma and Saxena donning the spin mantle. For the New Zealanders, the series will be an opportunity to get further acquainted with subcontinental conditions, given five players from the squad have been chosen for the Test tour of Bangladesh in October. For starters, Andrew Ellis, the Canterbury allrounder, takes over as captain from Tom Latham. Ellis, who arrived late due to a visa issue, said both sides are equally matched. Neil Broom, Derek de Boorder and James Neesham, who represent Otago Volts in the Champions League Twenty20 qualifiers starting September 17, have been replaced by Colin Munro, Ellis and Scott Kuggeleijn. With two players – Ish Sodhi and Corey Anderson – being handed maiden call-ups for the Bangladesh series, Grant Bradburn, the coach, hoped the move would motivate the rest of the team to stand up and be counted. Given the quality of the New Zealand A attack, comprising Test bowlers Doug Bracewell and Mark Gillespie, the match is likely to be a contest between India A’s batting and New Zealand A’s bowling. The New Zealanders admitted to knowing very little about their opponents in the build-up to the first-class matches. While that is unlikely to change, given India A bears a completely different look with as many as ten new players coming in, their knowledge of the conditions after a fortnight’s stay in Visakhapatnam should come in handy in what is likely to be a high-scoring series. Teams (from): India A: Unmukt Chand (capt), Robin Uthappa, Aditya Tare (wk), Kedhar Jadhav, Mandeep Singh, Ashok Menaria, Sanju Samson (wk), Sachin Baby, Dhawal Kulkarni, Basant Mohanty, Sandeep Sharma, Shrikant Wagh, Rahul Sharma and Jalaj Saxena. New Zealand A: Andrew Ellis (capt), Tom Latham, Luke Ronchi (wk), Matt Henry, Anton Devcich, Colin Munro, Scott Kuggeleijn, Corey Anderson, Carl Cachopa, Todd Astle, Mark Gillespie, Ish Sodhi, Doug Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne.

[skindia]

Robin will prove he is better than chand

[skindia]

What a catch by robbie:-)

[CG]

Robin will prove he is better than chand

He is better than chand but thats a pretty low benchmark.

[Cricketics]

What channel guys?

[India-KXIP fan]

Rahul Sharma strikes :clap: If he can keep this up, one day you never know he may make it into RISS

[SLICKR392]

What channel guys?

Star Sports.

[rkt.india]

Star Sports.

Really?

[SLICKR392]

Really?

Yeah? Not Star Sports 2. The old one.

[rkt.india]

Yeah? Not Star Sports 2. The old one.

are you watching? How did Kulkarni bowl?

[SLICKR392]

are you watching? How did Kulkarni bowl?

I got to watch his bowling at the death. Wagh was tonked around and Kulkarni was unlucky with few edges at the death. Sandeep Sharma was bowling at a pretty low pace but it swung around a bit.

[SLICKR392]

Pretty good bounce on the wicket.