Get them out below a lead of 400 and unleash the God of chasing

[maniac]

ANything less than 400 and Kohli the chase machine will be switched on I think.

 

We still have an outside chance.....need to get Smith early before anymore damage is done.

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[maniac]

Just now, dandaroy said:

Kya hua dada

 

[Sidhoni]

Kohli is fired up. Expect him to play out of his skin, but will need support from Pujara/Rahane.

[Forever Indian]

We can keep our hopes alive this way. I would be happy if we can take it close, atleast that will give our batsmen practise on spin decks which will help in rest of the series.

[Forever Indian]

1 minute ago, Sidhoni said:

Kohli is fired up. Expect him to play out of his skin, but will need support from Pujara/Rahane.

Not much hope on Rahane, he really needs to work on his technique against Spin. Hope Pujara or Vijay stick with Kohli.

[BCCI]

In retrospect toss was very crucial here and Aus made full use of that,though we were complicit in our disaster.On topic, Rahane needs to perform in the second innings,otherwise his place will be under scrutiny.I ll be happy with a good fight in the fourth innings.

[Sidhoni]

Not much hope on Rahane, he really needs to work on his technique against Spin. Hope Pujara or Vijay stick with Kohli.

Rahane will prove many people here wrong sooner or later. He has a knack of doing well when backs are against the wall.

[BCCI]

1 minute ago, Sidhoni said:

Rahane will prove many people here wrong sooner or later. He has a knack of doing well when backs are against the wall.

His back is against the wall too often for everyone's liking.

[Ankit_sharma03]

Kohli alone wnt be able to....

Someone else also has to step up......vijay , pujara

 

Whats the status on KL rahul injury?

[Forever Indian]

3 minutes ago, Sidhoni said:

Rahane will prove many people here wrong sooner or later. He has a knack of doing well when backs are against the wall.

Really hope he proves me wrong this match. He definitely has the temparement to do well, it's just the technique against spin which remains a question. He plays quite a few length balls on back foot which will be dangerous on this pitch.

[MechEng]

The stubborn child in the matured cricketer that Kohli is will bring out his best and win the game.

[Sidhoni]

Really hope he proves me wrong this match. He definitely has the temparement to do well, it's just the technique against spin which remains a question. He plays quite a few length balls on back foot which will be dangerous on this pitch.

Yes the back foot thing was also why he struggled against Rashid.

[Laaloo]

Yeah could have been less had we taken the catches. Mukund shouldn't be dropping anything. 

Edited February 24, 2017 by laaloo

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49 minutes ago, maniac said:

Kya hua dada

 

This test is gone, bhai! Don't fool yourself.

[Yoda-esque]

Who let the kid with the keyboard in here..?

[sandeep]

1 hour ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Kohli alone wnt be able to....

Someone else also has to step up......vijay , pujara

 

Whats the status on KL rahul injury?

What?  Kid's injured again?  Bloody made of glass he is.

[express bowling]

I want us to chase the target with iron determination and put  fear in the minds of the Aussies.  They should be made to feel that even if they play really well  ( like they did in this test )    they are not safe.

 

One advantage we will have is that we will be playing mostly on a 3rd day pitch and won't be chasing on the 5th day.  People may say that the pitch is bad to bat on as it is but I think that it is possible to bat on this track. Otherwise, hacks like Mitchell Marsh would not have survived this long.

 

We should not throw our wickets away and put a price on every wicket.... let the Aussies earn them.  Our batsmen are capable of scoring runs even without lofted shots and this should be really minimized on this track.  Chasing wide deliveries off pacers should be totally avoided.  

 

Kohli is obviously the key player....but I feel we can do it.  We need to wrest psychological advantage from the Aussies.   Let's show them Team India what we can do    !!

Edited February 24, 2017 by express bowling

[kosingh]

Kohli will need support, but agree, we aren't completely out of it like people are saying.

 

It's not an easy wicket, but we've seen worse. And O'Keefe and co. may have unbelievable figures in the first innings, but they certainly aren't top class spinners. Agree, get them out, and 400 is chaseable with some application. 

[BCCI]

19 minutes ago, express bowling said:

I want us to chase the target with iron determination and put  fear in the minds of the Aussies.  They should be made to feel that even if they play really well  ( like they did in this test )    they are not safe.

 

One advantage we will have is that we will be playing mostly on a 3rd day pitch and won't be chasing on the 5th day.  People may say that the pitch is bad to bat on as it is but I think that it is possible to bat on this track. Otherwise, hacks like Mitchell Marsh would not have survived this long.

 

We should not throw our wickets away and put a price on every wicket.... let the Aussies earn them.  Our batsmen are capable of scoring runs even without lofted shots and this should be really minimized on this track.  Chasing wide deliveries off pacers should be totally avoided.  

 

Kohli is obviously the key player....but I feel we can do it.  We need to wrest psychological advantage from the Aussies.   Let's show them Team India what we can do    !!

Arent the commentators saying it is like a 7th day track already.I dont know from where is this misplaced optimism n bravado coming in many people here :hmmm:. I see a dark tunnel ahead in this test.Its ok this team can lose one match and come back in the next test.

 

There is no fear in the minds of Aussies this time,they are playing as rank underdogs and it seems they are liking that fact.Obviously the series will get tougher n tougher but they seemed to have done their homework this time :D

Edited February 24, 2017 by BCCI