How much lead is safe for India?

[vvvslaxman]

Paagal!!! WI can score quick runs and have capable batsmen. Dont underestimate.

yea.. we are grossly under-estimating their batting might. We bank on their brain farts every time. Even though they don't disappoint us in that area there are days when there will be no brain farts at all.. Then Bravo becomes Lara, Chanders .. well will play like Chanders we knew, Even Sammy will murder us.

[cowboysfan]

Game is over ,just need to finish the formalities.

[fineleg]

Agree. Aim to play out a session is what they will do and then some more. BK is also not a muck, so they will play until Shami bats and then accelerate.

Is Shami a muck like Ojha/Zaheer-muck-Khan or is he better than those two? Anyone know?

[Laaloo]

Some of you are overestimating this **** Windies team. This game is over. We should win by day 4. Windies just dont have the capability to sustain for more than one session. A collapse is always on the cards. Gayle is a walking wicket. Bravo stays on the wicket but doesnt score. Chanders and Samuels are the only danger.

[Lord]

declare now.hope WI gets 400 and we chase 280 with ton from Sachin

[coffee_rules]

Is Shami a muck like Ojha/Zaheer-muck-Khan or is he better than those two? Anyone know?

He is probably not as bad as Ojha, had a 28-ball 15 against WI A at #11. But his FC average is low, played only 17 matches till date (33* highest). If one of Ashwin/Rohit is batting with him, there is still some 30 odd runs to milk by farming the strike.

[Laaloo]

declare now.hope WI gets 400 and we chase 280 with ton from Sachin

Sachin 153* Sign me up

[Pagalpanti]

Paagal!!! WI can score quick runs and have capable batsmen. Dont underestimate.

WI are literally playing with 5 batsman alone, among them only Bravo and Chanders pose any threat..

[ganeshran]

250

[Cricketics]

If kolkata want to see Tendulkar bat again, Dhoni should declare right now. or within next 30 runs.

[Lord]

If kolkata want to see Tendulkar bat again' date=' Dhoni should declare right now. or within next 30 runs.[/quote'] this

[rkt.india]

Pujara was trying to be overconfident and cheeky. He can never play that shot in test cricket. He's no Sachin. Others were at least foxed by the bowler.

Pujara has played same shot plenty of time before. It was just a too slow a pitch to play such a shot.

[FischerTal]

Pujara has played same shot plenty of time before. It was just a too slow a pitch to play such a shot.

:agree: pujara would have easily scored a 100 by now :((

[maniac]

Underestimating the wi lineup....chanderpaul, samuels and no one seems to care about Gayle? ?? Gayle is not a hack by any means if you watched cricket pre ipl

[vvvslaxman]

They are playing the ball with lots of time. Pitch has certainly eased out a bit. Few cracks are there . West Indies temperament is suspect.. That is where we have to cash in.

[jf1gp_1]

this game is over. we are already 1 up.

[maniac]

They are playing the ball with lots of time. Pitch has certainly eased out a bit. Few cracks are there . West Indies temperament is suspect.. That is where we have to cash in.

Gayle can still do some damage.....need to get him early....chanders will play for time but samuels and Gayle have the capabilty of causing some jitters.....120 more and we got this in the bag

[Lord]

Underestimating the wi lineup....chanderpaul, samuels and no one seems to care about Gayle? ?? Gayle is not a hack by any means if you watched cricket pre ipl

yup.if he plays natural game he can do wonders

[coffee_rules]

If kolkata want to see Tendulkar bat again' date=' Dhoni should declare right now. or within next 30 runs.[/quote'] Good call, even that would have been not enough for Tendulkar to bat. The pitch was turning with uneven bounce on day1 like a day4 pitch.