India v England 2012-13

[povAferdeack]

Selectors announced the test squad only for 2 tests, rt? Time to make some drastic changes for the 3rd and fourth.

Bhajji- Plis get out. Wonder why he was selected in first place.
Gambhir- Drop with immediate effect, Go back to Ranji.
Ashwin- Strict warning not to tread Bhajji's footsteps. You remain in the team as a bowler not on batting credentials.
Yuvi- See you in Limited overs cricket.
Dhoni- Final ultimatum for captaincy.
Sachin- enna solla, plis neengaLE yedhavadhu paathu seyyunga

Pujara and Ojha only saving grace.

+1
Appadiye that's my gameno sollitu out agura Sehwag.......avanayum velila anupunga. We need players who play for the team, not entertainers who think the team should bat around whatever they score.

[HonestRaj]

vetri engaL kaiyilE veLLippaNam payyilE

indha maaNdippayalai pOna match eduthirukkalaam.

adhO gadhi aagiruppanga indhiya aNi

[HonestRaj]

Sehwag's 100th test - Goyintha Goyintha!!

Gambhir, Sehwag, Sachin, Kohli - The opening and middle order failed miserably in this test except Wall's first innings score!

Excellent performance from England. They are proving now that they can also shine in Indian soil and challenge India.

England's ten-wicket win is their second successive Test win at the Wankhede Stadium: in 2006 they won by 212 runs, in what was Rahul Dravid's 100th Test, while this result spoiled Virender Sehwag's 100th. Inseven Tests at the Wankhede, England have won and lost three each.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-...ry/593242.html

[HonestRaj]

Monty Panesar of all people

monty will be singing.. "singh is king.. singh is king"

saw some of his wickets.. super

[raagadevan]

Kevin Pietersen's hindi tweet thanks the Mumbai crowd

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...w/17375879.cms

[scorpio]

Selectors retain the same squad for Kolkata test

Umesh is still injured and out of 3rd test!

[scorpio]

Kolkata pitch curator replaced by BCCI

Eden Gardens pitch curator, Prabir Mukherjee, has been replaced after he refused to prepare a rank turner for the upcoming third Test. Indian skipper MS Dhoni had requested a pitch that would turn from day one.

Mr.Mukherjee has been a veteran curator at the Eden Gardens and he has prepared pitches for 14 Tests in the past. He has been replaced by Ashish Bhowmick of the Tripura Cricket Association. Mr. Bhowmick is also a member of the BCCI's Pitches Committee. Following the 10 wicket loss in Mumbai, Dhoni persisted with the stand that a rank turner be prepared for the Kolkata Test as well. The third Test starts on 5th December and the series is tied 1-1.

Mr. Mukherjee's first brush with controversy came during the 2010 series between India and South Africa when he allegedly refused to heed requests from the BCCI to prepare a turning track. This prompted MS Dhoni to express his disappointment at not getting a turning track. Mr. Mukherjee, on his part, denies that such a demand was ever made.

http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news...placed-by-bcci

oru vaatti pattadhu pORaadhaa?

[povAferdeack]

Kolkata pitch curator replaced by BCCI

Eden Gardens pitch curator, Prabir Mukherjee, has been replaced after he refused to prepare a rank turner for the upcoming third Test. Indian skipper MS Dhoni had requested a pitch that would turn from day one.

Mr.Mukherjee has been a veteran curator at the Eden Gardens and he has prepared pitches for 14 Tests in the past. He has been replaced by Ashish Bhowmick of the Tripura Cricket Association. Mr. Bhowmick is also a member of the BCCI's Pitches Committee. Following the 10 wicket loss in Mumbai, Dhoni persisted with the stand that a rank turner be prepared for the Kolkata Test as well. The third Test starts on 5th December and the series is tied 1-1.

Mr. Mukherjee's first brush with controversy came during the 2010 series between India and South Africa when he allegedly refused to heed requests from the BCCI to prepare a turning track. This prompted MS Dhoni to express his disappointment at not getting a turning track. Mr. Mukherjee, on his part, denies that such a demand was ever made.

http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news...placed-by-bcci

oru vaatti pattadhu pORaadhaa?

Irrespective of the results, Dhoni is making valid points. A pitch that starts spinning early means the toss is out of the equation, we will have more tests that end in results instead of only 1 in 2/3 ending in a result.
Its not Dhoni's strategy that failed, its the team(including him) that let down the strategy.

[Dinesh84]

India 90-2, Sehwag and Pujara dismissed.

[sankara1970]

Kohli follows Raina style-initially good performance-then same old story
still we have advantage of toss win and batting first.