Topic: Ind vs SA - Fight for the world test crown - 1st Test Nagpur (Read 3528 times)

LosingNow · « **on:** February 06, 2010, 03:36:10 AM »

SA win toss.. batting

LosingNow · « **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:37:24 AM »

Saha and Badri debut for India

LosingNow · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:39:09 AM »

Rohit Sharma hurt in the AM..Laxman out with injury too.

Could KKD have been shipped for the game?

LosingNow · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:45:27 AM »

Hmm.. Mishra ahead of Ojha too.

12th_Man · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:50:39 AM »

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 03:45:27 AM

Hmm.. Mishra ahead of Ojha too.

this one is fine. however still not sure why DK was left out in first place.

12th_Man · « **Reply #5 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:52:51 AM »

If MSD can pull this one off, I will bow him as a freater captain then SG just based on this match.
This test is a real show for team Ind and i am excited it ended with three untested players. Show why the processes are important.

LosingNow · « **Reply #6 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:57:59 AM »

stupid selection... VVS was never fit.. he should never have been taken to Nagpur.. that way, they would have had cover for him from day 1

LosingNow · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2010, 04:09:36 AM »

Empty stadium. WTF

LosingNow · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2010, 04:20:28 AM »

Zaheer bowling well.. gets his prize.

Prince goes .. caught behind on a snorter.. after 2 confident lbw appeals.

Cernunnos · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2010, 04:23:41 AM »

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 04:09:36 AM

Empty stadium. WTF

Disgraceful.

WicketView · « **Reply #10 on:** February 06, 2010, 04:24:48 AM »

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 04:20:28 AM

Zaheer bowling well.. gets his prize.

Prince goes .. caught behind on a snorter.. after 2 confident lbw appeals.

But apparently not out.

LosingNow · « **Reply #11 on:** February 06, 2010, 04:26:09 AM »

Quote from: WicketView on February 06, 2010, 04:24:48 AM

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 04:20:28 AM
Zaheer bowling well.. gets his prize.

Prince goes .. caught behind on a snorter.. after 2 confident lbw appeals.
But apparently not out.

I dont fault the ump.. it was very very close to the glove

LosingNow · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2010, 04:30:50 AM »

BOWLED.. ZAHEER. SMITH GONE

WicketView · « **Reply #13 on:** February 06, 2010, 04:32:06 AM »

LosingNow · « **Reply #14 on:** February 06, 2010, 04:37:06 AM »

Quote from: Cernunnos on February 06, 2010, 04:23:41 AM

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 04:09:36 AM
Empty stadium. WTF

Disgraceful.

They should stop playing tests at such centers.. Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai would have had the crowds.

LosingNow · « **Reply #15 on:** February 06, 2010, 04:41:06 AM »

ZK 4-3-1-2 ..incredible

Cernunnos · « **Reply #16 on:** February 06, 2010, 04:59:00 AM »

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 04:37:06 AM

Quote from: Cernunnos on February 06, 2010, 04:23:41 AM
Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 04:09:36 AM
Empty stadium. WTF

Disgraceful.
They should stop playing tests at such centers.. Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai would have had the crowds.

I think Shashank Manohar is the only person at the stadium.

LosingNow · « **Reply #17 on:** February 06, 2010, 05:02:57 AM »

21-2, 1st hour.

Good start by India.

WicketView · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2010, 05:04:17 AM »

Shastri said that these days the chances of pre-match injury are higher due to kabbadi, khoko, frisbee. Then he says something like:
One wonders if these things are necessary.
It seemed he was saying that these things are not worth the risk of pre-match injury. That sounds like a rather surprising comment to me. How many have fallen to pre-match injuries due to these activities?

The point about Laxman is quite obvious. If he was unfit, it was insane to keep him in a squad of 14.

dhruvdeepak · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2010, 05:08:35 AM »

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 04:37:06 AM

Quote from: Cernunnos on February 06, 2010, 04:23:41 AM
Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 04:09:36 AM
Empty stadium. WTF

Disgraceful.
They should stop playing tests at such centers.. Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai would have had the crowds.

news from nagpur is its apparently the same issue as that test in 2008. no security arrangements so they only sell season tickets

WicketView · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2010, 05:11:03 AM »

That was a great move ... as the batsman turns the ball and Kallis comes down the track. Sends the ball back to the stumps though he misses. And there was backup too!

WicketView · « **Reply #21 on:** February 06, 2010, 05:23:37 AM »

Again. This time, Vijay hits, but kallis is back.

LosingNow · « **Reply #22 on:** February 06, 2010, 05:49:39 AM »

To call Bhajji the #1 spinner in the country is a travesty

WicketView · « **Reply #23 on:** February 06, 2010, 05:52:29 AM »

The way that Harbhajan's last delivery turned, it can be an unpredictable pitch in the later part of the game.

LosingNow · « **Reply #24 on:** February 06, 2010, 05:53:12 AM »

Quote from: WicketView on February 06, 2010, 05:52:29 AM

The way that Harbhajan's last delivery turned, it can be an unpredictable pitch in the later part of the game.

Oh this test will not last 4 days

pzd · « **Reply #25 on:** February 06, 2010, 05:53:28 AM »

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 05:49:39 AM

To call Bhajji the #1 spinner in the country is a travesty

Bhajji is bowling real trash... released all the pressure exerted by the pacers

LosingNow · « **Reply #26 on:** February 06, 2010, 06:01:42 AM »

lunch 90-2. 2nd hr to SA.. session to India

Blwe_torch · « **Reply #27 on:** February 06, 2010, 06:07:37 AM »

Quote from: pzd on February 06, 2010, 05:53:28 AM

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 05:49:39 AM
To call Bhajji the #1 spinner in the country is a travesty
Bhajji is bowling real trash... released all the pressure exerted by the pacers

It is not the best time to introduce Bhajji into the game. But he is a confidence bowler........and I am sure, he will make a difference at the later stage of the game.

dhruvdeepak · « **Reply #28 on:** February 06, 2010, 06:10:16 AM »

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 05:49:39 AM

To call Bhajji the #1 spinner in the country is a travesty

agreed. but he is as there is no one else.

and the weight of wickets talks. 345 wickets is a fkn lot

sudzz · « **Reply #29 on:** February 06, 2010, 07:29:40 AM »

Quote from: dhruvdeepak on February 06, 2010, 06:10:16 AM

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 05:49:39 AM
To call Bhajji the #1 spinner in the country is a travesty

agreed. but he is as there is no one else.

and the weight of wickets talks. 345 wickets is a fkn lot

yes 345 wickets are too much to ignore but currently he is bowling tripe...

dhruvdeepak · « **Reply #30 on:** February 06, 2010, 10:30:32 AM »

guys,

looking for a good place to stay in kolkata, for the 2nd test (14th-18th)

any suggestions?

Cover Point · « **Reply #31 on:** February 06, 2010, 02:28:11 PM »

Quote from: dhruvdeepak on February 06, 2010, 10:30:32 AM

guys,

looking for a good place to stay in kolkata, for the 2nd test (14th-18th)

any suggestions?

ganguly's house? tell him CP sent you

Blwe_torch · « **Reply #32 on:** February 06, 2010, 02:50:16 PM »

@ DD.....

I haven't been there for a long time, but I am aware that there are many good hotels in Kolkata....for a variety of budget.
You have to decide first, where you want to stay and what's your budget.....then ppl can come out with some suggestions.

ramshorns · « **Reply #33 on:** February 06, 2010, 02:59:21 PM »

Quote from: Blwe_torch on February 06, 2010, 02:50:16 PM

@ DD.....

I haven't been there for a long time, but I am aware that there are many good hotels in Kolkata....for a variety of budget.
You have to decide first, where you want to stay and what's your budget.....then ppl can come out with some suggestions.

5 bucks a day is the budget he has as the hotel allowance per day. ppl can now come up with some suggestions without any doubts now that the budget part is made clear and out in the open.

ramshorns · « **Reply #34 on:** February 06, 2010, 02:59:56 PM »

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 03:57:59 AM

stupid selection... VVS was never fit.. he should never have been taken to Nagpur.. that way, they would have had cover for him from day 1

No that is not true. VVS's was an external injury which was a cut on the finger and at the time of selecting the team it appeared he would be fine. He was real close to playing here as per the reports plus he had a cover up in RS who himself was injured. Now where they goofed up with the selection of the team was in a 15 man team they had no back up batsman to begin with. It is being speculated that Krish Srikanth made sure that Badri was not left out of the XI this time by not selecting the extra batsman thus forcing Dhoni to play him. One may recall Badri was left out quite a few times in favor of other batsman in both forms of the game under Dhoni. This in a way ensured that will not happen. So the stupid selection piece was not selecting an extra batsman to begin with.

Blwe_torch · « **Reply #35 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:11:42 PM »

Quote from: ramshorns on February 06, 2010, 02:59:21 PM

Quote from: Blwe_torch on February 06, 2010, 02:50:16 PM
@ DD.....

I haven't been there for a long time, but I am aware that there are many good hotels in Kolkata....for a variety of budget.
You have to decide first, where you want to stay and what's your budget.....then ppl can come out with some suggestions.
5 bucks a day is the budget he has as the hotel allowance per day. ppl can now come up with some suggestions without any doubts now that the budget part is made clear and out in the open.

Not bad.
I am sure, he will get quite a few hotels in that budget.
Now the preferred location..?
Near Eden Gardens.........within walking distance, there are The Grand Hotel( Oberoi group), The Peerless Inn(the Peerless group... on the Chowringhee road.
.......the Park Hotel( on Park Street)
But the above hotels are not exactly your 5 bucks hotel.

there are a few low budget hotel on the Sudder Street...just adjacent to the National Museum ( the largest in India).......usually thronged by the foreigners...the Salvation Army guest house is the popular one.
There is the Great Eastern Hotel, in Dalhousie( walking distance from EG)................not sure, how it is doing now.................it had some Union issues.

The Free School Street has some hotels.....which range from seedy to decent.........this is within walking distance of EG. The place is infamous for the usual thing, but also famous for LP record collectors.

Slightly further away on the Theatre Road ( Shakespeare Sarani), you have the Aster Hotel( near the Nagaland House), which is quite reasonable.

ramshorns · « **Reply #36 on:** February 06, 2010, 03:44:03 PM »

Quote from: Blwe_torch on February 06, 2010, 03:11:42 PM

Quote from: ramshorns on February 06, 2010, 02:59:21 PM
Quote from: Blwe_torch on February 06, 2010, 02:50:16 PM
@ DD.....

I haven't been there for a long time, but I am aware that there are many good hotels in Kolkata....for a variety of budget.
You have to decide first, where you want to stay and what's your budget.....then ppl can come out with some suggestions.
5 bucks a day is the budget he has as the hotel allowance per day. ppl can now come up with some suggestions without any doubts now that the budget part is made clear and out in the open.

Not bad.
I am sure, he will get quite a few hotels in that budget.
Now the preferred location..?
Near Eden Gardens.........within walking distance, there are The Grand Hotel( Oberoi group), The Peerless Inn(the Peerless group... on the Chowringhee road.
.......the Park Hotel( on Park Street)
But the above hotels are not exactly your 5 bucks hotel.

there are a few low budget hotel on the Sudder Street...just adjacent to the National Museum ( the largest in India).......usually thronged by the foreigners...the Salvation Army guest house is the popular one.There is the Great Eastern Hotel, in Dalhousie( walking distance from EG)................not sure, how it is doing now.................it had some Union issues.

The Free School Street has some hotels.....which range from seedy to decent.........this is within walking distance of EG. The place is infamous for the usual thing, but also famous for LP record collectors.

Slightly further away on the Theatre Road ( Shakespeare Sarani), you have the Aster Hotel( near the Nagaland House), which is quite reasonable.

I think DD should be put up in the popular one a.k.a the salvation army guest house.

Cover Point · « **Reply #37 on:** February 06, 2010, 10:54:23 PM »

I have already sent a message to ganguly. He is expecting you dd. Now if u stay in a hotel he will have to dash to delhi to have dinner with pawar. So be careful

WicketView · « **Reply #38 on:** February 07, 2010, 04:06:07 AM »

Quote from: ramshorns on February 06, 2010, 02:59:56 PM

Quote from: winningnow on February 06, 2010, 03:57:59 AM
stupid selection... VVS was never fit.. he should never have been taken to Nagpur.. that way, they would have had cover for him from day 1
No that is not true. VVS's was an external injury which was a cut on the finger and at the time of selecting the team it appeared he would be fine. He was real close to playing here as per the reports plus he had a cover up in RS who himself was injured. Now where they goofed up with the selection of the team was in a 15 man team they had no back up batsman to begin with.

Even if that were true, is that good enough. I don't think so.

And if they were that desperate to play VVS, they should certainly have more men in the squad. It is ironic that this happened to the cover, but an equally probable possibility was something happening to another batsman like SRT/Dhoni.

dextrous · « **Reply #39 on:** February 07, 2010, 04:39:36 AM »

Quote from: dhruvdeepak on February 06, 2010, 10:30:32 AM

guys,

looking for a good place to stay in kolkata, for the 2nd test (14th-18th)

any suggestions?

Yes, but, first, I'd like to work in Dubai.

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AuthorTopic: Ind vs SA - Fight for the world test crown - 1st Test Nagpur (Read 3528 times)