India tour of New Zealand 2014

[gaurav92]

If they bat till lunch then may be yes, but otherwise difficult.

[Haarkarjeetgaye]

:hysterical: he was so happy when India started the tour of NZ. I hope this happiness does not end up in the same curse. Mccullum can just walk away with the game today. he has the ability. less chances but it is possible

:om::om:

[Switchblade]

Extended spells for Ishant' date=' Zak and even Shami clocking up overs like nobody's business. And yet we wonder why our bowlers become trundlers. On the last England tour we ran Praveen Kumar into the ground and effectively ended the career of a very good test prospect. Our selectors will not be content until Shami ends up clocking 125 kph as his stock ball. I suggest we ditch Dhoni quick time from tests and replace him with a genuine batsmen wicketkeeper so we can comfortably play a 4th seamer in place of a number 6 batsmen.[/quote'] Dhoni isn't going anywhere my friend he has his corrupt boss to save him.Under him 0-10 is the result yet he continues to lead the side which is disgusting Sent from my Micromax A110 using Tapatalk

[Vijy]

^ Will be 0-11 soon enough.

[brendan07]

Hmm. I wasn't expecting that. In the last Ashes test' date=' perhaps because of the long tour, I'd seen Harris bowling somewhat slower. Well, I take back what I said - 94 peak speed is very fast indeed. As for Steyn, the man is on his way to becoming medium fast now - still a fine bowler though.[/quote'] Makes sense, generally Harris bowls a foot fuller than Siddle or Mitch. We all know the fuller you bowl the quicker it is. That said, he is quick. Sort of a bowler that is quicker than you expect.

[Switchblade]

Go to Downloads' date=' cricket, highlights and you will find it there :wtg:[/quote'] But all is well according to Dhoni as overseas games are for practice. Sent from my Micromax A110 using Tapatalk

[Haarkarjeetgaye]

FIR on dhoni for the killing. warna kejriwal will resign

[vvvslaxman]

For mine there is just a 'sameness' about the attack' date=' all bowl 75-80mph (120-135km), straight up and down. Every good attack has an outright quick, usually 2. Australia has 2 in Harris and Mitch, SA has 2 in Steyn and Morkel. India has who? Sharmi really only nudges 140kmph. You probably need Yadav out there. Helps a side to genuinely blast out the tail with a quick bowler.[/quote'] McCullum can break Lara's record. Boult can fancy his chance to score a 100 against this attack. THey should bat all day .

[Switchblade]

FIR on dhoni for the killing. warna kejriwal will resign

He's like a shameless politician who won't resign or quit. Used to respect him a lot but after 2011 he has changed a lot Sent from my Micromax A110 using Tapatalk

[Vijy]

McCullum can break Lara's record. Boult can fancy his chance to score a 100 against this attack. THey should bat all day .

Score a 1000 Test score perhaps? But, I'd rather see them go for the kill and watch the spineless team collapse under the pressure.

[Vijy]

^ Many players changed since 2011 in a negative way.

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^ Many players changed since 2011 in a negative way.

I agree about that as well but most of them are out of the side yet this shameless pathetic captain carries on. Sent from my Micromax A110 using Tapatalk

[Vijy]

We need a 5 bowler attack. If necessary, take a non-regular batsman-keeper and make him keep. Or find a batting allrounder.

[cric_fan]

Extended spells for Ishant' date= Zak and even Shami clocking up overs like nobody's business. And yet we wonder why our bowlers become trundlers. On the last England tour we ran Praveen Kumar into the ground and effectively ended the career of a very good test prospect. Our selectors will not be content until Shami ends up clocking 125 kph as his stock ball. I suggest we ditch Dhoni quick time from tests and replace him with a genuine batsmen wicketkeeper so we can comfortably play a 4th seamer in place of a number 6 batsmen.

Then what else are they supposed to do...have a picnic? That's what they are there for..to bowl.

[Marut]

Five seamers a must, even if they go for runs, this is the only way we are going to take 20 wickets.

[diga]

Full marks to NZ coach - Mike Hesson

From what I have read, Mike Hesson always had a passion for cricket. He evidently was reasonably good, made lots of runs as an opener and eventually played for Otago "B". He never made it to first class level as he wasn't good enough to oust the likes of Mark Richardson and Matt Horne. However, he was obviously no quitter As a student of the game, realising he would never make it to the top as a player, he turned his hand to coaching. Domestically he was Otago coach before stints in Argentina and Kenya before returning home to throw his hat into the ring for the departing John Wright's job. Against that background, his appointment was soon embroiled in controversy with the news of "Captaingate" involving the replacement of Ross Taylor. Obviously the change of captaincy was a shabby affair, not in the outcome but in the process, and Mike Hesson seems to be mainly at fault here. Give that issue the flick now, I say. The results this summer are beyond expectations, especially against India, and at least in the short forms of the game we have quality depth not experienced for a long time. For that, Hesson must be accorded full marks. From the outside, I see Hesson as an affable yet strong-minded man who has, after a rather ignominious beginning, earned the respect of the camp even if he might not win too much of that from Ross Taylor. It is to the credit of both that they have put the past where it belongs in the interest of the Black Caps' advancement up the international ranks. Taylor's batting this summer has been world class and Brendon McCullum's captaincy inspirational and inventive. I heard Kyle Mills refer to McCullum as "a leader of men" and he went on to say that in the dressing room the team hung on his every word. For the McCullum appointment, Mike Hesson must take much credit. In summary, after a shaky start, Hesson is doing a very good job. As for the next year or so which includes a T20 world event and the 2015 ODI World Cup, I feel pretty good. The Hesson-McCullum combo works, Kane Williamson continues his development into a world-class cricketer, Taylor is Taylor and our bowling attack, save another decent spinner, is potent.

[King Tendulkar]

Guess what. Ball stops moving, track flattens out, ball gets older!! Just like I always say that when pace gets even more crucial and trundlers really become a buffettt, help ypur self Yadav anyone?? O wait dhoni hates fast bowlers and what people to kiss off stump. Whats to destroy fast bowlers Sack his ****

[Ghost Buster]

Is there any worst records left for Mr.dhoni to achieve? He has made our test team a laughing stock. Even if we draw this game dhoni & fans will view it has one of his great achievements. Thanks dhoni for your services to indian test team, you are really the best of our worsts.

[Vijy]

Bowlers need to be managed well. We've lost Pathan, Munaf, Sree, RP, Ishant (yes, even him), P. Kumar and now Shami through bad management.

[diga]

When Mike Hesson took over as Black Caps coach he was criticised as being a nobody with no track record. The logic seemed to be that as he had not played first class cricket he was not qualified, and only premier players could be good coaches. Steve Hansen, Graham Henry and Jose Mourinho prove this theory wrong. Others said he was too inexperienced. At the time, New Zealand was ranked eigth in the world in one day international and tests, and so coach of the Black Caps would have hardly been regarded as a plum job. Hesson had coached Otago to its first silverware in a generation (a feat not achieved by Glenn Turner, the previous coach) and taken them to the IPL. He had coached lesser international teams than New Zealand, so seemed suitably qualified. Unlike the All Blacks job, we do not have the luxury of sending cricket coaches to other countries to prove their worth prior to hiring them to take on our national team. It would be hard to imagine a coach with prior international experience wanting to take on the Black Caps job at the time, and so we did well to secure a coach with a successful track record at domestic level. Since he took the helm, the Black Caps have had series wins against England and South Africa away, and West Indies and India at home. Critics were quick to point out the 45 all out against South Africa in South Africa, glossing over the fact that Australia were bundled out for a remarkably similar score. By any metric, the Black Caps have done well. Hesson has also proven his talents for picking players that can translate domestic success into international success - Matt Henry, Coery Anderson, Adam Milne - a transition that not every player makes immediately or easily. The players themselves seem to be doing well under his guidance. There are no off-field antics making headlines, unlike for Australia or England. There are no disaffected tweets or loaded barbs in post match interviews. I have also been impressed by his humility. He does not seek the limelight following on from major wins, instead letting the players enjoy the accolades. He is not prone to hyperbole or self aggrandisement. He and Ross Taylor also seem to be functioning satisfactorily and Ross Taylor's performances have actually improved since being relieved of the captaincy. If we are going to blame the coach for failures, we must also apportion credit where there is success. I find it hard to remember a time in New Zealand cricket when we have enjoyed such a positive run of results, and it didn't look like we were making ground under John Wright. If we want to be able to criticise when things go badly, we must be gracious enough to praise when things go well. Hesson has done well. Anyone who watched Otago do well under him has not been surprised by his success at the national level. Hopefully the critics are able to give credit where it is due.