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Quote from: JSRAW on December 26, 2020, 08:27:54 AM

Very happy with the bowling department especially Ashwin-Siraj. Gill is also looking good but they still need to be very careful against the Aussie attack, they are not dummy and will fight back for sure.

Ajinkya Rahane was impressive as a captain and he made the right bowling changes and giving the ball to Ashwin early and he repaid the confidence bestowed upon him by picking the wickets of Matthew Wade and Steven Smith and then bringing in Mohammed Siraj who bowled exceptionally well by moving the ball in both directions.

On looking at the scoreboard of 195 runs for Australia as a team, it reminded me of Virender Sehwag who scored 195 runs in the boxing day match in 2003 Grin

. A coincidental tribute to one of the greatest Test opening batsman in world cricket.

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Ashwin turning out to be main bowler here. He took the lead in the first game and repeating same here as well, his today's figures are excellent. About captaincy so far everything going good but inning is not finished yet. Again wrap the tail cheaply and don't give them a inch.

I am amazed at the way Ashwin was able to extract dip and turn in the first day which is usually not the case and the terrible battle between Ashwin and Steve Smith where he is a bunny to Ashwin in multiple innings. Disappointing day for Australia and i expected them to score a good total but India bowled really well and the match depends on their batsman and if they can play a good innings then we can see the match extended till the final day.

Very happy with the bowling department especially Ashwin-Siraj. Gill is also looking good but they still need to be very careful against the Aussie attack, they are not dummy and will fight back for sure. Indian team shouldn't forget that, at series opener they were ahead of opposition but batting let them down. They can't afford to repeat same mistake.

Hope India won't repeat the same mistake like what happened in the 3rd day of first match. Opening pair is looking a big issue for Inida in the test matches, so they need to find someone who can carry the innings no matter who is the opponent, will it be Rohit Sharma in the future test matches?

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Ashwin turning out to be main bowler here. He took the lead in the first game and repeating same here as well, his today's figures are excellent. About captaincy so far everything going good but inning is not finished yet. Again wrap the tail cheaply and don't give them a inch.

I am amazed at the way Ashwin was able to extract dip and turn in the first day which is usually not the case and the terrible battle between Ashwin and Steve Smith where he is a bunny to Ashwin in multiple innings. Disappointing day for Australia and i expected them to score a good total but India bowled really well and the match depends on their batsman and if they can play a good innings then we can see the match extended till the final day.

Very happy with the bowling department especially Ashwin-Siraj. Gill is also looking good but they still need to be very careful against the Aussie attack, they are not dummy and will fight back for sure. Indian team shouldn't forget that, at series opener they were ahead of opposition but batting let them down. They can't afford to repeat same mistake.

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Quote from: JSRAW on December 26, 2020, 12:38:10 AM

Ashwin turning out to be main bowler here. He took the lead in the first game and repeating same here as well, his today's figures are excellent. About captaincy so far everything going good but inning is not finished yet. Again wrap the tail cheaply and don't give them a inch.

I am amazed at the way Ashwin was able to extract dip and turn in the first day which is usually not the case and the terrible battle between Ashwin and Steve Smith where he is a bunny to Ashwin in multiple innings. Disappointing day for Australia and i expected them to score a good total but India bowled really well and the match depends on their batsman and if they can play a good innings then we can see the match extended till the final day.

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135/5 it seems Australian players are struggling. Indian bowlers have taken quick 5 wickets and if they can take a couple of more then they can restrict Australia within 200. The problem area is India's batting if they perform like last match then then a total of 200 will be big for them.

Surprisingly, Ashwin has taken two out of the five wickets. It is possible that India could restrict Australia to a sub-200 score. If that happens, then they will be probably able to get a first innings lead. Ajinkya Rahane is having a very good start to his captaincy in this series. But during the first test also, India lost the match despite taking the first innings lead. They should avoid making the same mistake.

Ashwin turning out to be main bowler here. He took the lead in the first game and repeating same here as well, his today's figures are excellent. About captaincy so far everything going good but inning is not finished yet. Again wrap the tail cheaply and don't give them a inch.

India bowled out OZ just for 195, amazing performance again by Indian bowlers so now its time for the OZ pacers to do the same since they got their first wicket just for none but after that Gill is holding on the crease and also looking in good touch.Hope India won't do the same mistakes what OZ did earlier this day.

Currently India is at 28/1 and still 6.3 overs remaining for the day, hope they won't lose any more wickets.

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135/5 it seems Australian players are struggling. Indian bowlers have taken quick 5 wickets and if they can take a couple of more then they can restrict Australia within 200. The problem area is India's batting if they perform like last match then then a total of 200 will be big for them.

Surprisingly, Ashwin has taken two out of the five wickets. It is possible that India could restrict Australia to a sub-200 score. If that happens, then they will be probably able to get a first innings lead. Ajinkya Rahane is having a very good start to his captaincy in this series. But during the first test also, India lost the match despite taking the first innings lead. They should avoid making the same mistake.

Ashwin turning out to be main bowler here. He took the lead in the first game and repeating same here as well, his today's figures are excellent. About captaincy so far everything going good but inning is not finished yet. Again wrap the tail cheaply and don't give them a inch.

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Quote from: pakhitheboss on December 25, 2020, 11:13:06 PM

135/5 it seems Australian players are struggling. Indian bowlers have taken quick 5 wickets and if they can take a couple of more then they can restrict Australia within 200. The problem area is India's batting if they perform like last match then then a total of 200 will be big for them.

Surprisingly, Ashwin has taken two out of the five wickets. It is possible that India could restrict Australia to a sub-200 score. If that happens, then they will be probably able to get a first innings lead. Ajinkya Rahane is having a very good start to his captaincy in this series. But during the first test also, India lost the match despite taking the first innings lead. They should avoid making the same mistake.

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Quote from: pakhitheboss on December 25, 2020, 11:13:06 PM

135/5 it seems Australian players are struggling. Indian bowlers have taken quick 5 wickets and if they can take a couple of more then they can restrict Australia within 200.

The problem area is India's batting if they perform like last match then then a total of 200 will be big for them.

Exactly, It's very early to say what's going to happen. For me, I have to watch Indian innings but full control by Indian bowlers up until this point. If the problem continues on Indian batting side then it appropriate to say that Aussies have already scored quite good runs on the scoreboard.

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135/5 it seems Australian players are struggling. Indian bowlers have taken quick 5 wickets and if they can take a couple of more then they can restrict Australia within 200.

The problem area is India's batting if they perform like last match then then a total of 200 will be big for them.

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It looks like India is off to a good start. At one point, Australia was struggling at 38/3, with Steve Smith out for a duck. Now Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head are slowly rebuilding the innings, but the fall of one more wicket will put them in a lot of pressure. India should aim to get Australia restricted below 250. First innings lead is going to be very important in this match.

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Quote from: JSRAW on December 25, 2020, 09:30:27 AM

4 changes in the Indian squad, Australia going unchanged. From here Indian team performance can only go up as they just need to score 37 runs. Grin

The team has changed completely with four changes and this time India will cross the target Cheesy

. Ravindra Jadeja is included in the team and i am expecting him to bat longer and expecting Rishabh Pant to hold on to the catches behind the stumps Grin

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Bumrah and Umesh Yadav share the new ball and lets see how long this match goes. I hope to see a good match and Shubman Gill making a debut century as well.

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Australia won the toss and elected to bat and it is going to be interesting to see how the young India team will cope up with the pressure and including two spinners is surprising and Ravindra Jadeja returns to the squad. Who will be opening for India along with Mayank Agarwal.

Another series is going on and Pakistan won the toss and choose to field and they had a good start by picking up two wickets. If the Pakistan batsman can perform then it will be interesting if not another one sided encounter like the above series Grin

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We are just under 2 hours from the first day of the Boxing day test match. I'm interested to see if India can bounce back after scoring their lowest test score ever, I think they will as when new players come into the team it can freshen up the team and add something different. I'm also hoping that the weather holds up as today is perfect but the rest of the days there is rain forecast. Looks like the pitch has a tinge of green which should suit the pace attacks from both teams so it will be interesting to see what the captain who wins the toss decides to do, bat or bowl first.

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Anyone noticed that Sunil Gavaskar made a statement about Kohli leaving the national duty for his wife's pregnancy which got refused for Nattu even when came as a net bowler! A lot of drama is going on Twitter about this but most people call this jealousy towards Kohli.

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With Kohli out, 2 new test debutants its will be a massive pressure on team India. Another burden of lowest test score will be back of their mind and to come back strongly from the last test will be a real challenge for team. As far as result of the test match is concerned not expecting any change in that with OZ might lead with 2-0. Shane Warne has jumped in and commented that OZ will blow away India in this Boxing day test match. It would be interesting to see how India responds to it.

The pressure depends upon the dressing room atmosphere, Kohli was leading the team when they registered the lowest score in their history and with Kohli gone the team management will be under pressure including the coaching staff and the players having nothing to loose and they have a really young team apart from a couple of players and they should play freely than to absorb the pressure and under perform .

Regarding the Shane Warne comment, Australian always perform well for the boxing day match and this will not be any different and India needs to show that in their performance and according to many experts the chances are slim. Even the odds makers have given Australia as a heavy favorite.

It is a game of experience when you are playing abroad and that too with one of the best team in the world. So taking youngster and playing when ideally it should have being the experienced lot taking on the OZ as its not in India. If OZ win the toss, they may choose to bat in anticipation of making big score in first innings and giving India follow on and then winning it by innings and few runs. Would be interesting how well India can defend this match.

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4 changes in the Indian squad, Australia going unchanged. From here Indian team performance can only go up as they just need to score 37 runs. Grin

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Quote from: onrise on December 25, 2020, 08:28:05 AM

With Kohli out, 2 new test debutants its will be a massive pressure on team India. Another burden of lowest test score will be back of their mind and to come back strongly from the last test will be a real challenge for team. As far as result of the test match is concerned not expecting any change in that with OZ might lead with 2-0. Shane Warne has jumped in and commented that OZ will blow away India in this Boxing day test match. It would be interesting to see how India responds to it.

The pressure depends upon the dressing room atmosphere, Kohli was leading the team when they registered the lowest score in their history and with Kohli gone the team management will be under pressure including the coaching staff and the players having nothing to loose and they have a really young team apart from a couple of players and they should play freely than to absorb the pressure and under perform .

Regarding the Shane Warne comment, Australian always perform well for the boxing day match and this will not be any different and India needs to show that in their performance and according to many experts the chances are slim. Even the odds makers have given Australia as a heavy favorite.

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With Kohli out, 2 new test debutants its will be a massive pressure on team India. Another burden of lowest test score will be back of their mind and to come back strongly from the last test will be a real challenge for team. As far as result of the test match is concerned not expecting any change in that with OZ might lead with 2-0. Shane Warne has jumped in and commented that OZ will blow away India in this Boxing day test match. It would be interesting to see how India responds to it.

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Coming to BCCI politics didn't the supreme court kept a tenure of 1 year on BCCI office bearers? How come Ganguly and Jay shah are continuing even after a long time? I don't know but I have started to dislike Ganguly after his recent affiliation with Jay Shah and some controversial decisions I just hope he doesn't loses his fan following due to this petty politics.

Yeah, initial tenure was for 9 months but then Covid happened and process got delayed. Supreme Court hearings are ongoing along with other important issue, next hearing is schedule next month so let's wait and watch.

Covid is a big excuse. When Bihar elections can take place in Covid what's a big deal with the BCCI elections? The same old story earlier it was Srinivasan now it's Shah/Ganguly it's just the dictators that change the hunger of power always remains supreme. Surprising to see even Ganguly haven't felt that he should step back to give chance to others as a fair process.

Government has no say in it as Supreme Court is handling the process. I wouldn't blame any individual as this is a case of big fuck up and conflict of interest, to understand this drama watch this 27.35 min video of Shekhar gupta. He tried to summarised all the fuckery beautifully from start to finish.

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Quote from: pakhitheboss on December 24, 2020, 10:33:20 PM

Do not expect a lot from government of India, if European nation are struggling then you cannot expect much from India in regards to the new virus strain.
Every election in India is important because thats what constitutes democracy. If Bihar election can be conducted so can the BCCI elections too.

You don't need to compare EU/US with India. In India, we have witnessed a 75% reduction in the incidence of new COVID 19 cases during the last 1-2 months. But this should not give rise to any complacency, as the cases are still increasing in some of the states such as Kerala and Delhi. BCCI elections are a joke and I don't think that they can result in some productive output even if they are conducted.

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