India tour of New Zealand - March 2009
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King Cricket
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Good play by India. Let's see whether VVS reaches 150.
angryangy
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They attacked when the game was long off the line, the pressure was off.
Making India follow on, a big second innings score was always a strong chance, but I don't envy the decisions that Vettori had to make. When India were bowled out, they were at the end of day 3 and batting would not have looked all that enticing with a shaky top order. They also had two full days to bowl India out and it would have looked as though they could just be ground out of it. Alas, as is so often the case with following on and during long innings, the bowling team just fell further and further away.
Of course, the alternate route was still fraught with danger. Had NZ only added 100 or so, India may well have come away with a seeming gift of a win, but had they stacked on another 200 to reset India behind a mammoth total, would the game have been any more contentious? One can estimate that they would have batted to lunch on day 4, or maybe after lunch given India's over rates. At the rate that they have scored, India would still be yet to reach 400, so it would have been even easier to commit to a draw, but maybe also easier to commit to a win knowing NZ could not bat again. It may only have taken the cheap removal of Gambhir and Dravid to bring the game right under NZ's thumb.
Although a draw does nothing for the home side, being 1-0 down, it's definitely a confidence victory for them. They batted better than they might have thought they could and they generally bowled better than India, who might feel like they lost ground in failing to dominate on an excellent batting surface. If the Basin has a little more in it for the seamers, it could make for an interesting conclusion to a series that would otherwise have looked to be no contest.
Making India follow on, a big second innings score was always a strong chance, but I don't envy the decisions that Vettori had to make. When India were bowled out, they were at the end of day 3 and batting would not have looked all that enticing with a shaky top order. They also had two full days to bowl India out and it would have looked as though they could just be ground out of it. Alas, as is so often the case with following on and during long innings, the bowling team just fell further and further away.
Of course, the alternate route was still fraught with danger. Had NZ only added 100 or so, India may well have come away with a seeming gift of a win, but had they stacked on another 200 to reset India behind a mammoth total, would the game have been any more contentious? One can estimate that they would have batted to lunch on day 4, or maybe after lunch given India's over rates. At the rate that they have scored, India would still be yet to reach 400, so it would have been even easier to commit to a draw, but maybe also easier to commit to a win knowing NZ could not bat again. It may only have taken the cheap removal of Gambhir and Dravid to bring the game right under NZ's thumb.
Although a draw does nothing for the home side, being 1-0 down, it's definitely a confidence victory for them. They batted better than they might have thought they could and they generally bowled better than India, who might feel like they lost ground in failing to dominate on an excellent batting surface. If the Basin has a little more in it for the seamers, it could make for an interesting conclusion to a series that would otherwise have looked to be no contest.
We had to enforce the follow on, no other option. The pitch is still flat. If anything it's better now without the bits of extra bounce. It's absolutely dead. They need to get it to break up and it can be a good test wicket.
I think we outplayed India. Well I don't think, I know. So that's encouraging. I'll take drawn series. I hope we can win the next game. Not holding my breath though.
I think we outplayed India. Well I don't think, I know. So that's encouraging. I'll take drawn series. I hope we can win the next game. Not holding my breath though.
naresh091
International Cricketer
Great teamperament from Gambhir to bat through for about more than 10 hours. tweaking awesome innings really.Laxman again plays that important role of helping the team when it needs him.
It all started with that brilliant partnership between Dravid and Gambhir.Its a morale victory for India now.I can clearly see them dominating the series with Dhoni returning for the next game and Top-order really gun with almost everyone in form.
Now,The team really has a chance to come back home winning the series 2-0.
It all started with that brilliant partnership between Dravid and Gambhir.Its a morale victory for India now.I can clearly see them dominating the series with Dhoni returning for the next game and Top-order really gun with almost everyone in form.
Now,The team really has a chance to come back home winning the series 2-0.
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Dhoni coming in should help us a great deal. He changes the atmosphere and the confidence levels of the players when he captains.
But Zaheer should be groomed for the job next, by handing over vice captaincy to him. Sehwag is like Tendulkar. He should remain free of captaincy
But Zaheer should be groomed for the job next, by handing over vice captaincy to him. Sehwag is like Tendulkar. He should remain free of captaincy
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Cricketman
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Why does everything keep going back to the BCCI? The pitches suck because of the incompetence of the groundsmen/NZC.
sohum
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We need to figure out a way around Jesse Ryder and we should be golden. We've been pretty efficient at dismissing the top order.
I think Sehwag's captaincy played a huge deal in us not being able to squeeze the Kiwis after we got off to a great start the first morning. Hopefully Dhoni coming back will help that.
I think Sehwag's captaincy played a huge deal in us not being able to squeeze the Kiwis after we got off to a great start the first morning. Hopefully Dhoni coming back will help that.
Cricketman
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Drop Sehwag and bring in Murali Vijay. 
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