Tournment Ends

I think there is not going to be much changes for tomorrow because suddenly Dhoni wants to make it 4-1 and not rest seniors and test juniors. We might see Sreesanth in place of Ishant and maybe Dinda in place of either Nehra or Zaheer (apart from Dhoni taking Karthik's place).
 
Dropping Kohli is the last thing India would want. And Ishant is out anyhow coz he was not even included for the 15 man squad of 5th ODI so SreeSanth for sure.
 
Kohli wont be dropped. Yuvraj is anyway out of the whole series. Dhoni will come in place of Karthik and the bowlers will be reshuffled (well in the true sense because whichever bowler we bring, he bowls bad enough).
 
Plus, that tri series defeat again in Sri Lanka. Their only positive performance has been in the Asia Cup final but that was purely the mystery of Mendis which has now been figured out by the Indian batsmen.

That is like 6 straight series defeats to India and the Indian conditions are`nt alien to the Lankans which would make it more worrying.

worth noting though, out of all those, the Asia cup was the most important match. I know ODIs and twenty20 are not the same but they also got to the final of the twenty20.

I just feel they're tinkering a lot recently, but getting results in these series is not the only objective.

I'm not saying India are not the better side, just that there is maybe a bit of method to this build up. Testing out guys like lakmal, randiv, perera pushmawhatever.
 
just tuned in, what the freak is going on? cant believe they are playing in conditions like these. At least use a red ball so the batsman stand a chance of seeing the ball.
 
just tuned in, what the freak is going on? cant believe they are playing in conditions like these. At least use a red ball so the batsman stand a chance of seeing the ball.

Hehe, I stopped watching because I couldn't even see the ball.
 
Hehe, I stopped watching because I couldn't even see the ball.

I'm having a hard time too, if the ball is not on the pads so that there is something behind it I cant see it at all.

Dilshan down, got hit flush on the elbow.
 
Beautiful bowling from Zak! Dilshan GONE for 20! 39/2

The wicket is having uneven bounce and the conditions are favoring good movement for the bowlers. Its the ideal pitch for the series considering that the pitches in the other games have been very good for the batsmen (a lil too good). Would have been terrific had this been the decider of the series (but I dont mind!:p). Waiting to see Tyagi bowl. A good pitch for him to show his skills.

Will this wicket be deemed unsafe for play? Dilshan got injured, Jayasuriya got hit in his shoulder due to the uneven bounce.
 
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I'm having a hard time too, if the ball is not on the pads so that there is something behind it I cant see it at all.

Dilshan down, got hit flush on the elbow.

It's the Delhi weather. They should not play in Delhi in the winter. It's very unlike India in that it can get as low as 2 degrees Celsius. It goes without saying that low temperatures combined with that haze makes it very difficult to play cricket.
 
Why is it hard to see the ball? Did the heavens open up?

Nah man fog all over the place, now its starting to clear up a bit.

It's the Delhi weather. They should not play in Delhi in the winter. It's very unlike India in that it can get as low as 2 degrees Celsius. It goes without saying that low temperatures combined with that haze makes it very difficult to play cricket.

I remember a test last year I think it was being delayed for the same reason.
 
Jayasuriya GONE!!! Superb ball from Harbhajan the previous one that got Jaya in all sorts of confusion and hence the next one which was straightforward got him the wicket.

Really tough out there now for batting. But the wicket will get easy as the game progresses (already some signs are showing of it easing out). Fielding first was a great decision. India are at a big advantage.
 
Ok I watched a bit and it seems there is a lot of glare in the pitch.

Plus the uneven bounce is fun to watch :p
 

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