Tense AF. Great viewing.
New Zealand Tour of India 2021 (3 T20's and 2 Tests)
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Looks like they are going off for bad light, still not over yet though, they could get back out there.
Well done New Zealand. Ravindra very impressive. Showed some real steel to survive that. Damn good viewing.
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Looks like they have called the game off now, we've escaped with a draw, a great effort from Ravindra and Patel to hang on for the last 6 or 7 overs.
They really have grown some backbone in that NZ side. They’ve historically had a lot of spine at times when talent was relatively low. They seem to have a good balance of the two qualities at the moment. Well done
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jeez I wouldn't be writing him off just yet given what he did in Australia last summer.
Tactically , I reckon he captained that game ok, and the declaration was spot on.
His form is worst than Pujara, and Pujara is batting at first drop, a position there are fewer options at. Have to drop one of them
Fantastic finish. Well done Kiwis.
Long live Test cricket.
Ashwin summed up it up pretty well.
Long live Test cricket.
Ashwin summed up it up pretty well.
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Wagner should come in for one of our spinners although it would be hard to drop any of them after they all played roles in saving this test with the bat,
Meh, India was there for the taking. Lots of form players out. Solid pitch for a visiting team. 5 for 50 in the 2nd innings.
If they don't win the next test this would have been a huge missed opportunity to win a test seres in India.
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Love those games where going into the last day and during the last day all 3 outcomes are still possible.
That is too why I agree Test cricket is uncomparable to the other formats.
That is too why I agree Test cricket is uncomparable to the other formats.
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Averaging 19 this year and 34 in the last 5 years. With the quality currently waiting in the wings his position is very very shaky.
It all depends on the pitch.
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Well played Kiwis. Deserved the draw.
We needed big man Gabriel in the last over.
We needed big man Gabriel in the last over.
That’s slightly unfair I feel.
What is it that generally gives India the most advantage when they are at home?
It’s not their batsmen.
They have two spinners in that team who’s records sit alongside anyone that’s ever represented their nation, on a pitch that suited them.
For all the talk about players missing from India’s team, they could regularly field a third string top six and still win most test matches at home. Hell, Bangladesh do it - field 2-3 decent spinners and a fairly ordinary batting order and it’s still enough to win a fair few home tests.
New Zealand did have an opportunity in this match but it was because they earned it as much as it was because Kohli and Sharma weren’t there.
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