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Quote from: Indymoney on February 14, 2020, 05:19:34 PM

For me its very balanced side as they have good batsmen in middle order and with Bumrah now pace attack is also looking very balanced even Ishant Sharma is out so this could be very good series for these two teams with India is favourite but still any body game as New Zealand is capable of doing surprises.

NZ has a great chance to win this test series since they are basically playing against an experimenting Indian side at present. Observed that Gill, Shaw and Mayank got dismissed early though I am expecting Mayank to perform really well.

If NZ can get the openers out quickly, they could most likely win the matches easily. On the other hand, it is good to see Shami and Bumrah in the squad(Happy to see that Thakur is not a part of the squad). It will be interesting to see if India can continue their test series winning streak.

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Quote from: mersal on February 15, 2020, 10:26:03 AM

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Quote from: mersal on February 15, 2020, 05:52:22 AM

FYI,there is no KL Rahul for test squad,they have saha and Pant so Rahane will be opening the innings with shaw or Manyak Agarwal.

Rahane is Middle-order batsman so only 0.0001% chance of him opening the inning or lets say not in our lifetime. Indian team has 2 regular opener Shaw-Mayank and if situation demands then Vihari can be a part-opener similar to last year when Indian team toured the Australia.

In test cricket yes,he never opened the innings in test matches but if Shaw and Mayank is going to play on the match then who is going to sit in the bench? Possibly Subhman Gill?

Yeah, High chance of sitting him out and Mayank and Shaw for opening followed by Pujara, Kohli, Rahane. Wicket Keeper-Batsman slot is important and there is slight chance of Virat favoring Rishabh Pant as there is no pressure of Wicket-keeping in spin friendly wicket and he performed good in SENA pitches in 2017-18. I am more interested in bowling combination, lets see if its 4 seamer + 1 spinner or 3 seamer + 1 spin combination.

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Quote from: mersal on February 15, 2020, 10:26:03 AM

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FYI,there is no KL Rahul for test squad,they have saha and Pant so Rahane will be opening the innings with shaw or Manyak Agarwal.

Rahane is Middle-order batsman so only 0.0001% chance of him opening the inning or lets say not in our lifetime. Indian team has 2 regular opener Shaw-Mayank and if situation demands then Vihari can be a part-opener similar to last year when Indian team toured the Australia.

In test cricket yes,he never opened the innings in test matches but if Shaw and Mayank is going to play on the match then who is going to sit in the bench? Possibly Subhman Gill?

Is it confirmed that Shaw and Mayank will be playing in the test match? I am sure it is not yet decided. I would prefer Mayank to be on the bench than Shubham and Shaw as an opener with one of the experienced batsman. It would be very risky if both newbie are opener.

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Is this a 3 days test match as i see this on cricinfo ?

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Tour Match, India tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Feb 14-16 2020

If so, this match will be a draw because only one day is left and we have still both the teams to bat.

Yes, it's a 3-day practice match that's going on. Glad to see Burmah and Shami bowl in the Test Match

And in warm up match anyone can play from the 15 men squad so literally they can play all their batsmen but up to 10 wickets and can play with every bowlers in their squad but only 11 players have to be inside the playing zone(correct me if I am wrong with this guys).

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Quote from: FIFA worldcup on February 15, 2020, 08:06:54 AM

Is this a 3 days test match as i see this on cricinfo ?

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Tour Match, India tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Feb 14-16 2020

If so, this match will be a draw because only one day is left and we have still both the teams to bat.

Yes, it's a 3-day practice match that's going on. Glad to see Burmah and Shami bowl in the Test Match

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Quote from: 7788bitcoin on February 15, 2020, 11:37:11 AM

The Indian fast bowlers are on fire in the warm up match as all their fast bowlers picked up wickets, Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets and so does Navdeep Saini and Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami picked three wickets and Ishant Sharma is now cleared his fitness and will be travelling to New Zealand and the competition for a place in the team is really huge, if India can figure out their batting line up they have the bowlers to trouble any team.

Its true that Indian team got the best bowlers of their history based on recent performance,not only with ball and also can bat if needed so the real challenge is to find the right combination for batting order.

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The Indian fast bowlers are on fire in the warm up match as all their fast bowlers picked up wickets, Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets and so does Navdeep Saini and Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami picked three wickets and Ishant Sharma is now cleared his fitness and will be travelling to New Zealand and the competition for a place in the team is really huge, if India can figure out their batting line up they have the bowlers to trouble any team.

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Quote from: JSRAW on February 15, 2020, 06:11:01 AM

Quote from: mersal on February 15, 2020, 05:52:22 AM

FYI,there is no KL Rahul for test squad,they have saha and Pant so Rahane will be opening the innings with shaw or Manyak Agarwal.

Rahane is Middle-order batsman so only 0.0001% chance of him opening the inning or lets say not in our lifetime. Indian team has 2 regular opener Shaw-Mayank and if situation demands then Vihari can be a part-opener similar to last year when Indian team toured the Australia.

In test cricket yes,he never opened the innings in test matches but if Shaw and Mayank is going to play on the match then who is going to sit in the bench? Possibly Subhman Gill?

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Quote from: erikalui on February 15, 2020, 04:08:03 AM

Finally something positive to see today with all the bowlers picking wickets and even though Jadeja didn't manage one wicket, his run rate was below 3. The opening partnership is working now with a lead of 87 runs. But still NZ squad may be different for the real test.

Sharma may be out for the first test it seems but Bumrah, Yadav all are doing a good job, especially when Bumrah did not get one wicket in the 3 ODIs.

India batting was a problem as if you leave Pujara and Vihari their was no batsman who showed any resistance to stay on the pitch. Though is would not be the exact playing team but still out of this 50% of players or more would be in playing team and I hope batting improves and they can stay on the pitch for longer duration. Considering the bowling happy to see all bowlers picking wicket other than Jadeja and getting them all out and taking 28 runs lead. India second innings have started and and are 59/0.

India's batting was never an issue, it is sometimes inconsistent. The main issue is balling. With Ishant Sharma ruled out there are very less experienced bowler in the squad. Jadeja is a good bowler but his magic only works sometimes.

Is this a 3 days test match as i see this on cricinfo ?

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Tour Match, India tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Feb 14-16 2020

If so, this match will be a draw because only one day is left and we have still both the teams to bat.

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Quote from: onrise on February 15, 2020, 07:29:58 AM

Quote from: erikalui on February 15, 2020, 04:08:03 AM

Finally something positive to see today with all the bowlers picking wickets and even though Jadeja didn't manage one wicket, his run rate was below 3. The opening partnership is working now with a lead of 87 runs. But still NZ squad may be different for the real test.

Sharma may be out for the first test it seems but Bumrah, Yadav all are doing a good job, especially when Bumrah did not get one wicket in the 3 ODIs.

India batting was a problem as if you leave Pujara and Vihari their was no batsman who showed any resistance to stay on the pitch. Though is would not be the exact playing team but still out of this 50% of players or more would be in playing team and I hope batting improves and they can stay on the pitch for longer duration. Considering the bowling happy to see all bowlers picking wicket other than Jadeja and getting them all out and taking 28 runs lead. India second innings have started and and are 59/0.

India's batting was never an issue, it is sometimes inconsistent. The main issue is balling. With Ishant Sharma ruled out there are very less experienced bowler in the squad. Jadeja is a good bowler but his magic only works sometimes.

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Quote from: erikalui on February 15, 2020, 04:08:03 AM

Finally something positive to see today with all the bowlers picking wickets and even though Jadeja didn't manage one wicket, his run rate was below 3. The opening partnership is working now with a lead of 87 runs. But still NZ squad may be different for the real test.

Sharma may be out for the first test it seems but Bumrah, Yadav all are doing a good job, especially when Bumrah did not get one wicket in the 3 ODIs.

India batting was a problem as if you leave Pujara and Vihari their was no batsman who showed any resistance to stay on the pitch. Though is would not be the exact playing team but still out of this 50% of players or more would be in playing team and I hope batting improves and they can stay on the pitch for longer duration. Considering the bowling happy to see all bowlers picking wicket other than Jadeja and getting them all out and taking 28 runs lead. India second innings have started and and are 59/0.

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Quote from: ene1980 on February 14, 2020, 05:49:30 PM

Quote from: JSRAW on February 14, 2020, 05:09:04 PM

Indian squad for upcoming Test series against New Zealand.
- Rohit out due to injury, he was out from ODI series too, Kuldeep Out as well.

So Rohit Sharma is not playing the Test series it is an advantage for New Zealand as he is in good form and could change the match if he is able to stay in the crease for a long time.

Unpopular opinion but here you go..

Rohit has big problem staying at crease when ball moves. In limited over (ODI andT-20) cricket batsmen can overcome this technical glitch due to nature of modern cricket, Rohit already done that beautifully. On the another hand Test Cricket is another ball game,you can't cheat in 5 days cricket. Its true that Rohit made shitload amount of run in recent home season ( Test) and he looked very promising as opener but we can't deny the fact that Indian pitches and pitches in SENA countries are very different and he is yet to prove himself in SENA countries as opener, which he didn't.

So not sure if its good for kiwis but its surely bad for Rohit because he really wants to establish himself as Test Batsman, guess he missed the opportunity in this tour.

Quote from: mersal on February 15, 2020, 05:52:22 AM

FYI,there is no KL Rahul for test squad,they have saha and Pant so Rahane will be opening the innings with shaw or Manyak Agarwal.

Rahane is Middle-order batsman so only 0.0001% chance of him opening the inning or lets say not in our lifetime. Indian team has 2 regular opener Shaw-Mayank and if situation demands then Vihari can be a part-opener similar to last year when Indian team toured the Australia.

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Quote from: ene1980 on February 14, 2020, 05:49:30 PM

Quote from: JSRAW on February 14, 2020, 05:09:04 PM

- Prithvi Shaw back in test squad after his ban.
- Bumrah entry in the test squad after very long time.

It looks like Prithvi Shaw will be in the team opening the innings if Rohit sharma is not playing and i am expecting KL Rahul to open the innings.

FYI,there is no KL Rahul for test squad,they have saha and Pant so Rahane will be opening the innings with shaw or Manyak Agarwal.

All bowlers really played well and its surprising that Jaddu didn't get a wicket so he might be the one in bench for the Test match?

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Finally something positive to see today with all the bowlers picking wickets and even though Jadeja didn't manage one wicket, his run rate was below 3. The opening partnership is working now with a lead of 87 runs. But still NZ squad may be different for the real test.

Sharma may be out for the first test it seems but Bumrah, Yadav all are doing a good job, especially when Bumrah did not get one wicket in the 3 ODIs.

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Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on February 15, 2020, 01:37:52 AM

Quote from: vella85 on February 14, 2020, 06:11:18 PM

I'm hoping that the test series between New Zealand and India is a lot closer then the T20 and ODI series as it was one sided in both series with each team winning the series easily. New Zealand now have the winning momentum and now they need to carry this on into the test series where they need to improve from the test series against Australia. Playing at home will help New Zealand but I think India will be too strong for them and will most likely win.

On paper at least, India holds a major advantage over New Zealand. India is currently the no.1 ranked test side (as per the latest ICC rankings) and they are far ahead of the no.2 side (Australia). They are ranked #2 in ODI format and #4 in the T20 format. So if we go by this, India should be more comfortable playing test matches against New Zealand, rather than playing ODI or T20.

While you have correctly stated India’s current rankings you have forgotten an important part, that most of their victories came while playing at home, and playing in New Zealand will be a completely different scenario for them hence I feel that this test series will be very difficult for team India. @vella85 I wouldn’t be surprised if New Zealand managed to cause an upset and beat India, because they know the ground conditions better than India and also like you said they have the winning momentum and confidence with them so this series definitely won’t be a one sided contest.

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Quote from: vella85 on February 14, 2020, 06:11:18 PM

I'm hoping that the test series between New Zealand and India is a lot closer then the T20 and ODI series as it was one sided in both series with each team winning the series easily. New Zealand now have the winning momentum and now they need to carry this on into the test series where they need to improve from the test series against Australia. Playing at home will help New Zealand but I think India will be too strong for them and will most likely win.

On paper at least, India holds a major advantage over New Zealand. India is currently the no.1 ranked test side (as per the latest ICC rankings) and they are far ahead of the no.2 side (Australia). They are ranked #2 in ODI format and #4 in the T20 format. So if we go by this, India should be more comfortable playing test matches against New Zealand, rather than playing ODI or T20.

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Quote from: vella85 on February 14, 2020, 06:11:18 PM

I'm hoping that the test series between New Zealand and India is a lot closer then the T20 and ODI series as it was one sided in both series with each team winning the series easily. New Zealand now have the winning momentum and now they need to carry this on into the test series where they need to improve from the test series against Australia. Playing at home will help New Zealand but I think India will be too strong for them and will most likely win.

I would consider it was quote close contest in both T20 & ODI , as last 3 T20 match was easy win for NZ, but India came back strongly and NZ gave up the match and lost it. But yes they made a comeback in ODI series so we can expect that Test match would be very interesting and would last till last day to get the result. Hope to see some lethal bowling from both the teams.

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I'm hoping that the test series between New Zealand and India is a lot closer then the T20 and ODI series as it was one sided in both series with each team winning the series easily. New Zealand now have the winning momentum and now they need to carry this on into the test series where they need to improve from the test series against Australia. Playing at home will help New Zealand but I think India will be too strong for them and will most likely win.

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Quote from: JSRAW on February 14, 2020, 05:09:04 PM

Indian squad for upcoming Test series against New Zealand.
- Rohit out due to injury, he was out from ODI series too, Kuldeep Out as well.

So Rohit Sharma is not playing the Test series it is an advantage for New Zealand as he is in good form and could change the match if he is able to stay in the crease for a long time.

Quote from: JSRAW on February 14, 2020, 05:09:04 PM

- Prithvi Shaw back in test squad after his ban.
- Bumrah entry in the test squad after very long time.

It looks like Prithvi Shaw will be in the team opening the innings if Rohit sharma is not playing and i am expecting KL Rahul to open the innings.

Quote from: JSRAW on February 14, 2020, 05:09:04 PM

- No update on Ishant's injury but his name is in squad.
- Shubhman Gill and Navdeep Saini are new name in the squad. Recently Gill made many runs against NZ A in New Zealand so now he's reaping the reward.

Ishant Sharma is still injured as per reports and he might not be touring New Zealand and Shubhnam Gill might be in the team.

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Quote from: JSRAW on February 14, 2020, 05:09:04 PM

Indian squad for upcoming Test series against New Zealand.

- Rohit out due to injury, he was out from ODI series too, Kuldeep Out as well.
- Prithvi Shaw back in test squad after his ban.
- Bumrah entry in the test squad after very long time.
- No update on Ishant's injury but his name is in squad.
- Shubhman Gill and Navdeep Saini are new name in the squad. Recently Gill made many runs against NZ A in New Zealand so now he's reaping the reward.

For me its very balanced side as they have good batsmen in middle order and with Bumrah now pace attack is also looking very balanced even Ishant Sharma is out so this could be very good series for these two teams with India is favourite but still any body game as New Zealand is capable of doing surprises.

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