India in the West Indies

[BigCrickNan]

Thank god, i have'nt seen this innings. I also remember his 500 ball knock, which was the worst innings in the history of cricket. He may have no problem with the bowlers, but it just kills cricket.

I remember that also. That was a complete joke.

Silly stuff from the Windies, the game will probably pan out in too a draw unless they bowl extremely well.

 

[evertonfan]

Go the West Indies!!!! Great batting show by them. Great to have em back. Now I just hope they can bowl India out.

They might have scored a lot of runs, but the batting was by no means great. I prefer the terms idiotic and without desire to win.

I have lost all respect for the West Indies after this farce. They are the home side as well; their fans deserve better.

 

[sohum]

3 wickets this morning for West Indies.
Dravid's looked like it hit him outside, Yuvraj was a nothing shot and Kaif looked (on first glance) like it would be missing down the leg-side. Dream start for the Windies, let's see what the replays suggest. Jerling suddenly feels like giving all the LBWs, today.

EDIT: Pathetic decision from Jerling, as shown by the replay. It would have clipped leg stump of another set of stumps down the leg side.

EDIT2: And just to satisfy myself, from Cricinfo: slightly short and cutting in from middle and off stump line, Kaif hops back to defend but fails to make contact, ball clips the pad in line with the leg stump and umpire Jerling adjudicates in favour of the bowler, that ball was missing leg by a long way but... India in deep trouble here

And of course, the commentators are keeping mum about them.

 

[blackleopard92]

it would be really sad If India loose this one.As they had displayed fine performance in other two games.

Many this series should be drawn.With another spell of showers, it would

 

[sohum]

What has Jerling had for breakfast? I didn't see Dhoni's dismissal but Cricinfo commentary has said that Jerling's got it wrong again. That's 3/3 he has got wrong in the Indian innings to add the uncountable ones he didn't give against West Indies? Pathetic debut from him and I hope the ICC take notice. Getting 3 LBW's wrong in one innings is just not up to international scratch, I think.

 

[Ritwik]

I have lost all respect for the West Indies after this farce. They are the home side as well; their fans deserve better.

And of course, the commentators are keeping mum about them.

I've really lost all respect for West Indian cricket due to their antics during this tour. First, they went berserk after winning the ODI series, then Lara's antics during the Dhoni episode, the generally biased commentary and their farcical performance in this test. It is just sick.

 

[blackleopard92]

and then add bad umpiring decisions, wnd we have a cocktail of anger brewing

 

[sohum]

and then add bad umpiring decisions, wnd we have a cocktail of anger brewing

And NO SAUSAGES!

 

[m_vaughan]

Windies are in a good position of forcing a result here.

 

[cricket_lover]

This should be the first and last match for Jerling, what a dismal performance. But take nothing away from WI though, they've taken Bhajji's comments to heart and are here to put India under pressure.

India will need some big partnerships to avoid follow-on.

Kumble is doing a wonderful job, and Laxman is on song. If they can get another 50-60 runs, India will be safe.

 

[sohum]

Kumble hooked and caught on the boundary. Laxman gone a while back. We need Bhajji and Sreesanth to chip in with a bit. Sreesanth has an average of 59 coming into this game!!

Well Sreesanth's average comes plumetting down!

 

[SaiSrini]

Oh my gosh! Whats happening here??? I think the umpire Brian Jerling has given the Windies a chance to sniff a result with his shoddy stuff. Seeing his umpiring, I think Windies can bowl (actually, get the favor of Jerling) out India once more....

Selfish hundred from VVS Laxman. Sticks to the crease till he gets his landmark. But once he got it, throws it away with a lazy stroke!

Will Lara enforce the follow on here? If he wants to try at a victory, he has to ENFORCE THE FOLLOW ON (that is if, India fall short of the follow on mark).

Edit: Looks like Windies will surely get a lead of more than 200! All eyes now on Lara! will he, wont he?

if he doesnt enforce follow on, india will escape off with a draw. even after enforcing follow on, india can escape off with a draw. but lara will give his team more chances of winning, if he enforces follow on!

 

[BigCrickNan]

Selfish hundred from VVS Laxman. Sticks to the crease till he gets his landmark. But once he got it, throws it away with a lazy stroke!

I slightly disagree with you on that. He needed to stick around for his hundred, and then maybe had to hit a few big shots to get pass the follow-on mark. Sreesanth has goen now, India could lose this..

 

[sohum]

You can't call Laxman's innings selfish by any stretch of the imagination. It was just a loss in concentration, as the runs were starting to flow and it is a natural reaction to let down the guard a bit. It wasn't a particularly special ball, but it was a good catch.

Lara would have to enforce the follow on, because there are a few batsmen in the Indian team who can make the difference. Three of our most important wickets were gifted away by the umpire, so we can only hope that the bowlers don't hit our pads in the second innings while Jerling's umpiring.

As usual, the arrogance and bias of the commentators is coming through. They carp and quarrel about Sreesanth's wickets not being given out while they were so quiet when Jerling happily sent Dravid, Kaif and Dhoni back to the pavilion on contentious decisions. And now they're harping about how Munaf Patel should have "character" instead of facing the bodyline bowling and getting hit. I wish I had a way to communicate with these "great" ex-crickter commentators.

I slightly disagree with you on that. He needed to stick around for his hundred, and then maybe had to hit a few big shots to get pass the follow-on mark. Sreesanth has goen now, India could lose this..

I don't know about losing this one. Sehwag looked good, as did Jaffer. Dravid was beaten by an inswing that could have gone either way in terms of the decision of LBW. Yuvraj was a disgusting shot and he would want to make amends in the next innings. Kaif was, quite simply, not out. Dhoni was also not out, although his decision was closer. He wasn't looking too comfortable, though. Laxman played well.

I think if we get some decent umpiring from both ends, our batsmen are good enough to play out 4 and a half sessions.

 

[cricket_lover]

I don't think Laxman was selfish by any means. He broke the shackles a few overs back to score some gorgeous boundaries, because he understands that the team needs runs to avoid follow-on. It was a lapse in concentration but he deserves some praise.

Its heartening to see WI perform, though it has been India who threw their wickets.

I still feel this will be a draw.