This is so much fun!!!

[coffee_rules]

I have withdrawal symptoms already. Planning to go to Vizag for the Kar-TN 5 day game. Can't wait till Jan 15 for ODIs.  Cricket has become fun again. 

[Mosher]

We have had some tasty starters(NZ team), main course has been great(Eng test series). Time to finish off with some good desserts (ODI - T20)

[Laaloo]

This test match was really fun.

[sensible-indian]

On 12/20/2016 at 9:33 PM, Mosher said:

We have had some tasty starters(NZ team), main course has been great(Eng test series). Time to finish off with some good desserts (ODI - T20)

Its like we are playing a video game.

 

Each level tougher than the previous one.

 

NZ was easy.

 

England was tougher with some nervy moments.

 

Aus are like nerve wracking hell where we have managed to come back from the brink of defeat.

[Brainfade]

3 hours ago, laaloo said:

This test match was really fun.

It's the drama, laaloo bhai.  The animosity.  The batting, bowling and fielding are carb, protein, fat.  The drama?  Flavor that makes you salivate and lap up the carb, protein and fat.  

[veer]

Amid all of this, we are not even talking about Kohli's poor batting performance in four innings.. Two of those dismissals were absolute Brainfade..

 

[Gollum]

I am addicted to test cricket now after tearing my head for so many years when we were lead by a certain someone. Kohli's captaincy is a refreshing change and this team feels different. In ODIs and T20s we are still playing has beens and the flat pitches and 40 m boundaries don't help....

 

Hope we play 15 tests every year and less of boring bilateral LOIs.

 

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[kira]

4 hours ago, Gollum said:

I am addicted to test cricket now after tearing my head for so many years when we were lead by a certain someone. Kohli's captaincy is a refreshing change and this team feels different. In ODIs and T20s we are still playing has beens and the flat pitches and 40 m boundaries don't help....

 

Hope we play 15 tests every year and less of boring bilateral LOIs.

 

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I can just picture this team under dhoni, if we lost the first test in pune and batted horribly in the first innings of 2nd test under him then by the second day the shoulders of all the players would've dropped, the body language of our fast bowlers would've been shyte, the match would have drifted away, wade would have scored a century and starc would've scored a quick fire 50, Australia would've scored 450+ and we would've meekly given up in the second innings and got bowled out for 150-200. Then dhoni would come to the press conference and throw our fast bowlers under the bus and talked about the "process" 

 

Man, kohli is such an awesome change from the days of captain uncool 

[Laaloo]

11 hours ago, kira said:

I can just picture this team under dhoni, if we lost the first test in pune and batted horribly in the first innings of 2nd test under him then by the second day the shoulders of all the players would've dropped, the body language of our fast bowlers would've been shyte, the match would have drifted away, wade would have scored a century and starc would've scored a quick fire 50, Australia would've scored 450+ and we would've meekly given up in the second innings and got bowled out for 150-200. Then dhoni would come to the press conference and throw our fast bowlers under the bus and talked about the "process" 

 

Man, kohli is such an awesome change from the days of captain uncool 

Yeah this team under Kohli has shown some great characteristics after gut wrenching losses. It's not easy to come back in a series after being down 0-1 and we have only done it thrice in history if i recall. 

[Gollum]

11 minutes ago, laaloo said:

Yeah this team under Kohli has shown some great characteristics after gut wrenching losses. It's not easy to come back in a series after being down 0-1 and we have only done it thrice in history if i recall. 

Yes you are right. https://www.thequint.com/cricket/2017/02/27/england-australia-sl-three-comeback-test-series-for-india-cricket-rahul-dravid-vvs-laxman-harbhajan-ashwin

 

We have come back from 0-1 down to take the series only thrice out of which one was 2015 Sri Lanka(which if not for horrible umpiring in Galle would have been a whitewash). Others were 1972 vs England and 2001 GOAT series against Australia. We can make it 4 by the end of the month and this young team will have 2/4 of those comebacks in the 75 years history of Indian cricket. Incredible achievement if they do it and which they should barring any miracle. The dark days of Captain Cool are over and boy isn't it fun !!! 

[Laaloo]

Loved this test match. Awesome from start to finish.

[Dinx - the Jinx]

On 12/10/2016 at 2:06 PM, Sandeep99 said:

Matches in India should probably do away with toss. Let's give visiting teams that advantage. They're never going to win batting second. At least we can watch some quality batsmanship from our team in difficult conditions.

Why only in India. If all host nations are ready to do it, then we will think about it

[Gollum]

Once again proving why test cricket is the real deal.