Great bowling. Great win. ....:clap: :clap: :clap:
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Great bowling. Great win. ....:clap: :clap: :clap:
பௌலிங் சரியில்லை, பௌலிங் சரியில்ல என்ற தொடர் சமாளிப்பினால் வெகுண்டெழுந்த பௌலர்கள் பேட்டிங்கிலும் கோலோச்சி பெற்றுதந்த வெற்றி. அதுவும் வேக,மித-வேகப் பந்துவீச்சே இவ்வெற்றியை தந்திருக்கிறது என்பது சிறப்பு.
Bizarre captaincy? Take that on your face.
Well done MSD and co.
Congratz Dhoni Bhai & Co :)
Congrats to MSD for notching up his 27th test win as Captain of India.
Finally good to see Ishant doing justice to his talent.
Heartening to see Rahane evolve as a good test middle order batsman and Murali Vijay is winning hearts for his poise and technique.
Only concern is the pretty shocking use/non-use of Binny. This test puts Binny's test career on the line, but knowing Dhoni, i hope Binny is given a long rope.
On the whole, a great win for Team India.
Ishanth Sharma as he received his Man-of-the-Match award. "I think all these wickets are not for me, it is for the captain," he said. "He told me ,'you are tall enough, you have to bowl the bouncer,' that's what I did and it worked for me."
He looked the same when he entered the press-conference room. He made familiar jokes. He seemed the same man, not too overjoyed by a big Test win. Still, this MS Dhoni was a new MS Dhoni. Having completed India's second Test win at Lord's, after getting sent in on a green pitch, Dhoni revealed how he had to step in and get his bowlers to execute what seemed like the right plan to him. He also said it was high time he intervened.
Dhoni had to convince Ishant Sharma to bowl bouncers at the England batsmen after they had blunted India's plan A for almost the whole first session. The result was a five-wicket collapse against the short ball in half an hour, three falling to the pull or the hook and two when left-hand batsmen fended rising deliveries.
"To start off with, it was very difficult to convince him [Ishant]," Dhoni said. "When he first came on to bowl, I asked him to bowl short, and he turned the other way. Then I set the field for him so that he couldn't even think of bowling up. So the strategy was to give him a field so he is forced to bowl the length that I wanted him to bowl.
"It worked, and once he got Moeen's wicket [with the last ball before lunch] he was eager enough to try that attack for a consistent period of time. He works really hard on his fitness and on his bowling and doesn't shy away from bowling long spells. Whenever you ask him to bowl, whatever situation, he gives his 100%. There is no reason why he shouldn't test this line of attack. He will have to bowl a high number of overs outside India so he will have to bowl short because he has the height so he can exploit the bounce and put pressure on batsmen. He can add this to his armoury because it is definitely difficult to convince him."
Dhoni spoke about how he had let his bowlers be, but of late he and Duncan Fletcher had begun to more than nudge them in the right direction. "Duncan definitely wants to try everything, and he wants the bowlers to bowl short also. We have been trying to convince our bowlers to bowl a few bouncers. At times we had this problem in South Africa and in New Zealand that we bowled the first 10 overs without bowling a single bouncer. And you go and ask them and they say it was swinging enough to get the batsmen out.
"At times it's not the bouncer that gets you the wicket but what happens after the bouncer that can actually get you wickets. At times it becomes difficult to make them understand even if you are saying it in simple words. Cricket is a complex sport. Ishant never wanted to bowl round the wicket. He was like, 'No it's going that way. So I want to bowl over.' So what happens is when you go through that phase it opens that sector for you. Your armoury increases. We don't want to force ourselves on the bowlers, but now in the past four or five games I definitely think their view to bouncers and short stuff has opened up. Now they are using it quite consistently."
Dhoni's comments may not show the bowlers' intelligence in great light, but it is a welcome change from a captain who has been accused of being too passive in the field.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-...ry/762963.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
Now, I wish he continues :). Thanks Dhoni.
My pick ... paduthae vittan aiya ;)
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How does it feel to win at Lord's?
Don't know how exactly it feels. It will be my last Test at Lord's. Don't see myself coming back here in I don't know how many years. Definitely a memorable Test match. Have had close Tests here. Still remember 2007 series where we drew the match because of bad light, and me and Sreesanth were batting at that time. We saved that Test and went on to be victorious in that series. Every match is special and it's great to win Test matches outside India. Being Lord's, yes very special. But at the same time every Test match is special.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-...ry/762973.html
Great win :thumbsup: Congrats Dhoni & team :D
Mohandas Menon:
Since England players urinated on the Oval pitch on 25 Aug 2013, their Test record
9 Tests, won 0, lost 7, drawn 2
India's first Test win without any of BIG 5 (SRT, Dravid, Ganguly, Laxman, Kumble) since November 1989!
Best bowling at Lord's by a bowler from subcontinent
7/74 I Sharma 2014
6/32 M Nazar 1982
6/35 Amar Singh 1936
6/82 B Kumar 2014
Ishant Sharma's 7/74 is the 5th best by any visiting bowler at Lord's after G McGrath 8/38, B Massie 8/53 & 8/84 and S Pegler 7/65
It should have been Big 6. சாகிர் கானையும் கட்டாயம் சேர்க்கணும். இப்படியெல்லாம் எத்தனைநாளைக்கு அவரது டெஸ்ட் சாதனைகளை இருட்டடிப்பு செய்வது?Quote:
Originally Posted by CEDYBLUE
அப்படி பாத்தா, Big 8. சேவாக்கையும் பஜ்ஜியையும் கூடத்தான் சேர்க்க வேண்டியிருக்கும்.
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Big 4 kae neraya panchayathu vaika vendi varum ;).
i would say Big 3.. :p
Adha thaan naa appdi sonnaen
Match is almost out of hour hands :(. Hope our batting excels.
Eppovachum adikira 50ku allrounder-ngara perla vachrundha ippdi thaan !!!Quote:
134.5
Jadeja to Bell, FOUR, whack! This time it's short, he's toying with Jaddu's lengths here. Back cut to beat point on his left
134.4
Jadeja to Bell, SIX, into orbit again and Ageas is on it's feet! Dances down the track, didn't exactly get to the pitch but he swings his arms again and connects cleanly
134.3
Jadeja to Bell, FOUR, gorgeous! Lovely long stride forward, stayed leg side of the ball to make sure he has enough room to caress this fuller ball through the covers. Not a bad ball that, but Bell has timed this brilliantly
134.2
Jadeja to Bell, SIX, off comes the helmet, hugs his partner, raises the bat to the skies to celebrate his first ton since England hosted the Ashes, with the most sumptuous hit down the ground. Soaks in his moment, then re-marks his guard to dig back in
Done and dusted.
Manchester (Where Sachin got his first hundred right ? ) Test - India wont the toss and elected to bat first.
Gambhir (?), Ashwin and Aaron comes in for Dhawan, Rohit and Shami. Looks like most of the match will be eaten by rain.
I was right and that's the last time India played a test match at Old Trafford :shock:.Quote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
Important match for Gambhir (returns after 3 years) and Pankaj (may not get another match with luckless factor considered if he cant find wickets) as they are at threatening (:lol:) 30's ...
0.1
Anderson to Vijay, no run, good length to begin with and there's immediate signs of away movement for Anderson, wide enough for Vijay to watch past
Ivangaluku mattum eppadai immediate ah kedaikudhu ??
Gambhir and Vijay :wave:. India back in to their old school ...
8/3 ... gambhir - 4 , Vijay and Kholi - 0. Idhukku mela indha kandaravaiya paatha adhu avamaanam,
8/4 - Dhoni in crease in 6th over :rotfl:.
Sooperabbu!!
Pujara and Kohli's indifferent form not helping things. :(
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All-rounder Jadeja goes for duck !!! 63/6. Even rain cannot stop us England winning this.
Team India- Les Miserables.....Horrible performance..
India's third-worst defeat in Tests
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-...ry/771487.html
36 Number of years since India lost three Test series in a row. Over the past eight months, India have been defeated in South Africa, New Zealand and now England. The last time they lost three consecutive series was between 1976-78, going down to England, Australia and then Pakistan.
22.2 Cheteshwar Pujara's batting average in this series. This is the poorest for an Indian No. 3, over a minimum of five innings in a Test series in England.
134 Number of runs for Virat Kohli in this series, making it the second-lowest aggregate by a top-four batsman having played at least 10 innings. The lowest is also by an Indian, Chandu Sarwate, who scored only 100 runs against Australia in 1947-48.