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[feverpitch]

still missing stale biryani and rotten thick crust pizza

[jks61]

a timely article

http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/sadisthour/archives/2012/01/a_day_vinay_kumar_wont_forget.php


January 13, 2012

Posted by Jarrod Kimber 20 hours, 32 minutes ago in India in Australia 2011-12

A day Vinay Kumar won't forget

A seagull flew across the pitch as David Warner faced up to Vinay Kumar. Warner could have smashed it, but instead withdrew from the crease giving Vinay a pause.

It was as generous Warner was going to be.

My Indian friends mock Vinay’s lack of pace. Even I’ve compared his bowling to that of Damien Martyn. Others suggest that he might want to step up the pace as he was picked as a seamer and not a spinner. More than one said he was slower than Dhoni. And some even suggested he might have moved ahead of Dravid and Laxman in the retirement race.

It was all pretty harsh. But compared to Warner hitting his fourth ball in Test Cricket back over his head, every single attack from cricket fans would have meant little.

Warner treated Vinay like someone who’d dated his sister twice, before dumping her when she refused to put out. Warner often walks around the crease like a thug from a 1950s throwback film, but when Vinay was bowling it was more like a Frank Miller anti-hero.


It wasn’t like Warner was soft to the others: his mid-off sweep to Yadav was an elbow to the throat, and the violent slog to Ishant Sharma was a call back to earlier disagreements. Zaheer Khan was providing more than a few boundaries while Cowan’s job was simply to clap at the non-striker’s end and try not to run Warner out.

But Zaheer, Ishant and Yadav weren’t in their first Test. Zaheer is one of the best bowlers on the planet. Ishant is now quite experienced. And Yadav might be new, but has enough pace to hit someone later on and feel better about himself.

Vinay is simply a medium-pace bowler in his first Test. And the fourth ball he ever bowled was dispatched with such effortless thuggery that you could have forgiven him for crawling up in a ball and shaking. It wasn’t even a bad ball, or even a ball that hinted at being bad, it was a perfectly well-placed and delivered ball that was sent back over his head for six.

After another decent delivery disappeared over midwicket for a boundary in his third over, Dhoni pulled Vinay from the attack.

When he came back on, Warner humped him straight over mid-on for another boundary. Vinay’s zinc cream was fading; he was looking much like Michael J Fox in those weird scenes where Marty McFly is disappearing altogether in Back to the Future.
The next ball Warner played a horrendous heave-slog-biff-wallop-bang hit that sailed away for six. It was Warner’s hundred. Everyone looked at Warner, it’s doubtful anyone noticed Vinay.


This second spell only lasted for one over. Earlier in the day Vinay had made five.

Now, the out of form SL batsmen are waiting to feast on vinay Kumar's servings at the end of all this in the tri-series

[feverpitch]

Now, the out of form SL batsmen are waiting to feast on vinay Kumar's servings at the end of all this in the tri-series

... There's always IPL to rescue the damned...

[k-slice]

i am starting my own form of protest. i will not watch any IPL  games till india decide to grow a spine on the international stage.

[feverpitch]

i am starting my own form of protest. i will not watch any IPL  games till india decide to grow a spine on the international stage.

Not for ever?

Also, see if you can proselitise the lost cases like CP... a little bit of Jesus-love should do him good.

[ramshorns]

i am starting my own form of protest. i will not watch any IPL  games till india decide to grow a spine on the international stage.

Why?  With the same IPL in the first 4 IPL's India won Tests in SA, NZ, WI, SL and rose to No.1 in Test rankings for the 1st time in its history.  Ofcourse the tours of Eng and Aus brought the absolute worst of a line up of GG, VS, RD, SRT, VVS who won games in both these countries over the last 10-12 years.  I do not think these two tours have got anything to do with IPL if you consider none of the listed 5 were products of 20-20 cricket.  It is poor form and given that I expect VVS and RD to retire from Tests as of now or dropped.  No more freebies.

[jks61]

VVS in my view, has played his last test. what an inglorious exit? I watched him today and was hoping for a fightback but it was clear that he was limp. He was late on every single ball and after playing each ball, he looked surprised (as if has it not been taken?)...over..it seems over..

[dextrous]

VVS in my view, has played his last test. what an inglorious exit? I watched him today and was hoping for a fightback but it was clear that he was limp. He was late on every single ball and after playing each ball, he looked surprised (as if has it not been taken?)...over..it seems over..

he aged rather quickly

[RicePlateReddy]

VVS in my view, has played his last test. what an inglorious exit? I watched him today and was hoping for a fightback but it was clear that he was limp. He was late on every single ball and after playing each ball, he looked surprised (as if has it not been taken?)...over..it seems over..

he aged rather quickly

Are you implying he is not like fine wine?

[Cover Point]

i am starting my own form of protest. i will not watch any IPL  games till india decide to grow a spine on the international stage.

Not for ever?

Also, see if you can proselitise the lost cases like CP... a little bit of Jesus-love should do him good.

Looks like now that Dex is back he is back to his old ways. Left this commie comment on the board while deleted my post. Well done Mr admin

[RicePlateReddy]

3 down now. got to keep sending them back.

umesh is looking lethal. zaheer may have been defeated by that drop from bc mc kohli

Very encouraging sign that the youngest batsman in the side  is the highest scorer with 44 and the young new bowler is the highest wicket taker so far ... where the seniors struggled. Indian cricket is going in the right direction

I would be lukewarm to the sentiment of the young guns gaining but for the sitter that was dropped by the youngest batsman. It looks like that will prove to be the innings defeat right there.

it only cost us 50-odd runs in a series where people are scoring 300s this is small change.

kohli is a c**t of misery.

And that, sir, would be the margin of innings victory?

[dhruvdeepak]

3 down now. got to keep sending them back.

umesh is looking lethal. zaheer may have been defeated by that drop from bc mc kohli

Very encouraging sign that the youngest batsman in the side  is the highest scorer with 44 and the young new bowler is the highest wicket taker so far ... where the seniors struggled. Indian cricket is going in the right direction

I would be lukewarm to the sentiment of the young guns gaining but for the sitter that was dropped by the youngest batsman. It looks like that will prove to be the innings defeat right there.

it only cost us 50-odd runs in a series where people are scoring 300s this is small change.

kohli is a c**t of misery.

And that, sir, would be the margin of innings victory?

not to put a curse on him (i have been watching the mahabharata series recently and am inclined to curse and bestow boons upon people regularly now) but if he scores a 200 all is forgiven 

[dhruvdeepak]

wow dravid diving in to the crease. he must really want it today.

also how lucky was he on his first two balls of the day? the ball missed the edge by nanometres. the ball was also beating his outside over the stumps...

go on virat go on

[Cover Point]

Wall breached again.

And dhoni too goes. Kohli playing a lone hand. India set to lose by an innings within 2 and half days.

[cricinfo]

Cricinfo comment

Pushkar: "Ravi Shastri sums up India's attitude towards cricket in general by saying, "Kohli should now focus on completing his century." No mention of avoiding the innings defeat!!"

[Cover Point]

Three wickets in 5 balls of this over. Poor kohli. Should have protected the tail starting with dhoni!

[Cover Point]

Kohli finally goes. Would have run the double for Umesh in the last over. Huge difference between long by an innings and 35 runs vs an innings and 37 runs.

Kohli top scores in both innings.

News just comes in. India has decided to not play the 4th test. They have instead chosen to challenge the Aussies in beer chugging. Yuvraj is being flown n specially for the game.

[Blwe_torch]

even the Cricinfo guys seem listless. they were at their best when Dravid played well...................but now with his 'bakri ki maa khair kab tak manaye gi' kind of inept batting....the enthusiasm seems to have evaporated

[Cover Point]

even the Cricinfo guys seem listless. they were at their best when Dravid played well...................but now with his 'bakri ki maa khair kab tak manaye gi' kind of inept batting....the enthusiasm seems to have evaporated

Teri kitni jhooen sulag rahi hain. Must hurt for gangulians to see dravid play and ganguly us k it up in the commentary box. Suck it up!

[Blwe_torch]

even the Cricinfo guys seem listless. they were at their best when Dravid played well...................but now with his 'bakri ki maa khair kab tak manaye gi' kind of inept batting....the enthusiasm seems to have evaporated

Teri kitni jhooen sulag rahi hain. Must hurt for gangulians to see dravid play and ganguly us k it up in the commentary box. Suck it up!

well, if that is what you call 'playing'..........I think SG is better off.........atleast he is being respected for whatever he is doing

[feverpitch]

to see dravid play

Are you talking about the 5/6 bowled-thru-the-gates?

[jks61]

Dravid's unwanted world record
For the most number of bowleds
http://cricketnext.in.com/news/dravids-unwanted-world-record/63093-13.html

[Blwe_torch]

Dravid's unwanted world record
For the most number of bowleds
http://cricketnext.in.com/news/dravids-unwanted-world-record/63093-13.html

add to that..the number of run-outs too

[Cernunnos]

Cricinfo comment

Pushkar: "Ravi Shastri sums up India's attitude towards cricket in general by saying, "Kohli should now focus on completing his century." No mention of avoiding the innings defeat!!"

Shastri knows all too well how the SRT hype-machine was  buttressed by that dead rubber century in Perth.

[achutank]

No one in the media seems to be talking about how we lost 4 wickets for zero runs

And why we  lose wickets in packs