New Zealand Tour of India, November 2010/11

[aussie1st]

Looks like one too many Test for NZ to stay at their very high standards they were setting in this series. Is the Sharma of old back or just the usual?

 

[SaiSrini]

Hope the Ishant of old is back. The last test he played (vs Australia), he took 3 wickets and played a match winning knock with Laxman. Now this 4 wkts. Hope his bowling is back!

 

[AbhishekS]

Sachin and Laxman dismissed!
Hoping Dravid gets a century now.

 

[SaiSrini]

Hopes of a 300 run lead evaporates rapidly! We still have a very good lead even if we collapse from here. But I hope we can get to the 200 run lead which can help us a lot in terms of trying to win by an innings. We shouldnt bat last (or must'nt have much to bat for) on this pitch.

Sachin misses his 50th ton. Has to wait until the SA series.

 

[Biggy]

Another debutant gets Sachin.

 

[McLOVIN]

Can someone give me the number for Tendulkar as a debutant wicket.

 

[SciD]

Well I hope selectors Raina love die out after this series. He will be completely fail in South Africa and we will do well to play extra bowler in his place as he will score more than Raina.

Instead of building on promise of Pujara selectors stuck with Raina this series. Having drawn first two test also not helped.

 

[SaiSrini]

Good time for Dhoni to get some runs under the belt. So far, he has batted at a very good rate (70+) for a test match.

Dravid gets his second hundred. Though both hundreds have been struggles, he still stays out there and fights it out. Hope he can continue into SA.

 

[shravi]

A bowler trying to test Dravid's patience. Ha, that's a new one.

 

[SaiSrini]

India's scoring rate has not been bad at all. Our overall run rate is 3.4 or close to it, and these guys have been scoring at above 3 for almost since they started. So its actually good batting from both Dravid and Dhoni so far.

 

[relentless_rock]

Why is Nehra not in the ODI squad vs NZL? injury or he's out of reckoning all of a sudden?

 

[SciD]

Kane's action look suspect but I doubt anyone will report him. They will want him to bowl more.

 

[relentless_rock]

Dhoni cramping up might delay our declaration
Dravid too cant be expected to keep after such long innings
just hope this doesnt end up being another drawn match.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

2 days to bowl the kiwis out should be plenty. I'm fairly confident of an Indian win ATM

 

[-D-S-B-]

Although even a draw is pretty much out of reach I really hope the NZ batsmen put up a good fight and give us some partnerships worth watching. They deserve to finish the test series on a good note.