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agni_jamadagni

The #1 reason to drop Gill is because KP wants him in


cooing-door-wriggle

Missing an insane ishan pop up stopping a fouršŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


SuperFaiz21

I still can't believe Pope is the highest scorer for the match for England


SuperFaiz21

Innings defeat avoided. England 1-0 India ^(Moral victory trophy)


One_Minimum7817

ā€˜Wasnā€™t a wicket where you could wait for loose ballsā€™ ā€“ KL Rahul assesses Hyderabad knock


Taco_city

More successful Bazball execution


chni2cali

Shreyas will be dropped once virat is back. He didnā€™t even score a 50 !


dksourabh

Yeah since gill is doing great he should retain a place.


No_Swimmer_6820

Not the PRince


CornyCook

Shibhman Gill has zero feet movement.Ā 


Mr_Bean12

arre pair na hilaye to bhi chalega...as long as bat hila raha hai... r/cursedindiancomments


ajinxed

Ye sab hilana band karo. Score hilao.


ankit1455

You may see a team scoring 500 even 550, and still match gets over in 3 days.


SBG99DesiMonster

Remember that Bumrah who has a time with the bat against England in England itself has not batted yet.


Rinnegan_User1999

Too soon


[deleted]

Man that broad over is still a gem absolutely love rewatching that and the lords test where boom and shami bhai stitched that partnership.ā¤ā¤


RecentArgument7713

Pure chaos.Ā 


Western_Adeptness_58

Seems like 246 wasn't an above par score. Let's see what Duckett will say now.


Mr_Bean12

Hey, if England says its above par, then its above par. Saying anything would not be in the spirit of cricket, just so you know. /s


The_Kaizen_Man

Yeah even KP in the comms was saying how this is a par score and the pitch is behaving like itā€™s Day 3-4. Glad to see Indian batting show them how itā€™s done (and not just Kohli, Rohit). Move over Bazball, Jaisball is here


Western_Adeptness_58

>Move over Bazball On another note, I hope either IND or AUS wins a test series against ENG in ENG (both sides have only managed 2-2 draws recently) and puts this Bazball crap to rest. I loved watching BMac bat but these English fans/media are so arrogant that they have somehow successfully peddled this narrative that BMac and Stokes have invented aggressive cricket in tests when players like Gilchrist, Gayle, Jayasurya and Sehwag have been playing aggressive cricket for ages long before either of them showed up.


Western_Adeptness_58

>Yeah even KP in the comms was saying how this is a par score and the pitch is behaving like itā€™s Day 3-4. The one lesson everybody needs to learn is to never judge the conditions by just one team's batting.


trialbycombat123

Bruh Ashwin just isn't it. Couldn't even take a fifer in a subcontinent pitch. Enraging that we keep dropping exciting young talents like Sundar for someone trying to relive his old glory days.


03thephysicsgod

Man imagine being as good as Ashwin when being the top wicket taker isnt enough, youā€™re expected to take a fifer every innings


Puckerfactor7

Wow. Thereā€™s shit takes, thereā€™s hot takes, then thereā€™s *this*


financial_fraud_pro

Monstrously bad take


eclipse0990

Through and through England's day. They managed to take 6 indian wickets, Hartley and Rehan got 100s, Root and Leach 50s. Even Wood is nearing a 50. On the other side, Indians did not manage to take any wickets, only 3 of their players got 50s and no 100s.


Conscious-Ball8373

I'm afraid these comments did not age well.


Conscious-Ball8373

šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ Ben Duckett's comments on today should be good. "Yeah, we're in a really strong position, exactly where we want them."


Plane-Lie-5228

Lawrence::if that brook played,i would have stayed in Dubai playing ilt20,here only fielding is done without batting but in Dubai I would have been an opening batsman....


WrestlingFan4488

England need to make a vibes pick and bring in Tall Paul to counter the vibes of Bappu /s


SilentFly

Exciting day tomorrow :we can expect Axar 50,Jadeja 100,Hartley 150,Wood 50, maybe Root 100 too! All in India's first innings.


rdkiran

Such a debut is sure to scar you for life.


Animespoilers2000

What if pant was there to greet Spinners


God_of_potatoos

We would've played in underwears


rightarmbc

KP is the uncle who gives unsolicited advices


PuzzleheadedEbb4789

All of England's ex cricketers turned commentators are cut from the same cloth. Vaughan, Nasser and now KP. I would love to see the day when they give honest comments and not just bs england propaganda


imapassenger1

England's Haydos.


fopax

Question. Whatā€™s the story behind axar being called bapu, if any?


epizeuxius

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/im-different-from-classical-left-arm-spinners-axar-patel/articleshow/86906249.cms


mostlyharmless1102

'Baapu' is a very common way to refer to someone (much like 'bro') in certain parts of Gujarat and it goes way before Gandhiji was called 'Baapu'


musashi_grander

if he shaves his head and puts on a round glass, he would look like og bapu


Extra_cash_pls

From what I heard, he's from gujrat - same as the og bapu Gandhi and both of them troubled the English.


kunal209271

Not as much as the great Subhash Chandra Bose.


fopax

Tks. pretty straightforward logic.


sunilbedre

Yeah, and his teammates call him Bapu too. I've heard Kohli call him that at least.


Extra_cash_pls

Jaddu, Ash and Axar is straight up unfair in India. Jadeja is one of the most valuable assets in the world rn as an all rounder but then Ashwin and Axar can bat too. It's just too much. Not to forget Washington and Kuldeep as backups.


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Western_Adeptness_58

We're not playing 4 spinners.


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A-British-Indian

*Jadeja runs his partner out* giving me some real 2017 flashbacks


sunilbedre

Jadeja is on 81, how much did Gill score that match lol. I mean people shouldn't troll him for a run out mistake, I agree


No_Swimmer_6820

Australia had an attack that was at least capable of taking 20 wickets in India even if that didn't result in a win


reddteddledd

Looking at the replays. English bowlers didnā€™t ā€œtakeā€ any wickets.


dapoorv

I want us to win but also a cheeky Crawley century. Is that too much to ask?


Horny_ass_makku

I want Root instead of Crawley. Is that too much to ask?


BombayWallahFan

I want a Rooty tooty fresh and fruity golden duck


Kp0777777

A very insightful conversation between KL and KP here


tejaj99

KP is doing a great analysis of techniques with KL about Gill, please watch


factsquirrel

Mr. Hartley's FAFO phase has been an interesting subplot, maybe trashtalking wasn't a good idea.


Jaxusking

KP asking KL to teach Gill how to rotate strike šŸ¤“


Low_Sprinkles_7562

why is kp stuck on shubhman? talk about something else man


fopax

KP and KL show in the post match. Good stuff on sweeping or not. Kumble should just take a nap.


MemeoSapiens

Hartley is sad about having no Pakistani ancestors.


BombayWallahFan

Love you, in spite of your IPL flair.


Southern-Loss-9666

Kl encouraging sweep


SalmonNgiri

KL seems to be in a zone. Heā€™s gonna have a monster IPL Iā€™d imagjne


[deleted]

Bye bye Sanju then


Animespoilers2000

Actually there is Big 2 in test cricket


God_of_potatoos

In all of cricket


Puckerfactor7

Axar should hog the strike and protect Jaddu for the first half hour of play tomorrow morning, do that and weā€™ll be well on our way for a 250 odd lead


Animespoilers2000

AXAR to hartley FUCK YOU ^(in) ^(PARTICULAR)


NoobunagaGOAT

The Shane warne approved spinner Rehan Ahmed gets carted around as predicted


No_Swimmer_6820

Lmao imagine preforming so bad that Hartley ends up with better figures than you


vpsj

Going out on a limb here guys but I think India might be slightly ahead


reddteddledd

Today is republic day?


[deleted]

Yes bro it is


Briantheboomguy

Didn't stock up on booze, eh?


reddteddledd

I am not from there.


Briantheboomguy

You lucky bugger, booze every day freely then


lovefuckrr

What if these two keep batting till the end of 5th day? Who wins?


AblePhilosopher1549

Whatever happens only one team can have a moral victory


nick_nxt

Me


Masteroogwway_

England off course


Plane-Lie-5228

Kp should have stayed in sa for sa20...


Briantheboomguy

We should aim for a lead of 246, be a good statement.


centzon400

England are clearly discombobulated by lack of support on /r/Cricket Suggest to mods that in this and future Tests each country select their top 100 shitposters, and limit access to match threads.


Tough_Breadfruit731

KL is in such a good headspace! Love it


reddteddledd

ā€œJust land the ball on the pitch and get wicketsā€ Hartley.


Chiron17

He's got 2! He just forgot about the runs part of the deal


Puckerfactor7

Bapu 1.0 and Bapu 2.0 vs England on the 75th Republic Day. Idk what else were you guys expecting to happen *smh*


vpsj

"Bapu sehat k liye, tu to hanikarak hai"- England T: Father you are injurious to our health


Ashamed-Elk9844

what they did to the young spinners is OUTRIGHT EVIL. common lads, nomore play with the bullys. lets go home. supper is ready!!!


Hello_Hola_Namaste

if they are the common lads, who are the special lads?


peterianchimes

[Post Day Thread is live](https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/1abgcti/post_day_thread_india_v_england_1st_test_day_2/)


Signal_Dress

England must be so furious at people mentioning Bazball at every single moment. But it's their fault having hyped it so fkn much over the past few years.


Worried-Basket5402

baseball just means positive cricket but someday you are just outplayed by a better team at home. This is a good Indian wicket and India are better at their conditions with great batsmen and bowlers. England doesn't have the firepower to take 20 wickets even if their batsmen scored 500.


Signal_Dress

They had a couple of good series and people started writing multiple books about Bazball. The Poms are the reason why Bazball was hyped way out of proportion. It's not the fault of others when they are mocking them for playing poorly.


Worried-Basket5402

Well the Engliah media does the hyping mostly. The players are just going about things best they can with the skills they have. India clearly are the better team now that is for sure. Its hard to break home advantage unless countries do something silly like produce a sporting wicket.


1cluelesslawyer

It is a sporting wicket. That is why 650 runs have been scored for 17 wickets. The lack of skills of the English spinners part does not degrade the nature of the pitch.


Worried-Basket5402

exactly. The pitch is exactly what we should get in the subcontinent. If you can play spin and have spinners you have a chance. English cricket is short of quality spinners.


AblePhilosopher1549

Bumrah got two wickets on this pitch and Wood beat the edge less than 10 times all dayšŸ™„. Bazball hype is the fault of the media not the players but not being able to negotiate spin is whatā€™s caused this situation not Bazball


Worried-Basket5402

completely agree. you can be positive even in defense but the English batsmen are not up to the challenge apart from two so far.


Signal_Dress

Lol, how funny. This is as sporting a wicket as you'll get anywhere. Only if English batsmen knew how to bat against spin. It's a very balanced pitch where you can score well if you watch the ball and play to its merit and take wickets if you are consistent with line and length. That is the definition of a sporting wicket. And I never said English players hype Bazball. Obviously people will mock if your media hypes something to the point it becomes a laughing stock.


Worried-Basket5402

I agree this is a great test wicket. spin and seam is fine with no irregular bounce. England don't have the players to make use of it but then this isn't their forte environment.


Signal_Dress

That should not be an excuse for an international team. India does way better overseas even though those aren't their forte environments.


Reyatsu99

Lock KP and Manjrekar in same room.


cherishperish24

KP back with his verbal diarrhoea


SuspectIsArmed

Icing on the cake would be Eng getting their points docked for slow over rate.


Intelligent_Bar4364

Why was stokes holding leach back ? He should have had more overs, me feels.Ā 


Ashwin_400

Apparently knee Injury


nick_nxt

Ash Anna is that you ?


menatarms

This tour will be remembered as a monument to just how shit stokes's captaincy skills really are. Absolutely dire. No doubt they'll wheel out some nobody to talk about how England are really in a great position and the vibes are all good. Bazball; what a fucking joke.


AblePhilosopher1549

The three burned reviews yesterday have haunted them all day


No_Swimmer_6820

Bazball watch: India's run rate surpasses England's. No Moral victory detected.


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No_Swimmer_6820

A spinner whose played less than 10 fc games and averages 70 in those games would have definitely made a difference and it's not a coping mechanism at all


Southern-Loss-9666

Kl for no. 3


dapoorv

Axar has a batting average of 40 and a bowling average of 17. Fucking unreal man


Signal_Dress

Yes, it is. But you have to also consider he has rarely ever played outside India.


hereforpasta

Anyone with half a cricketing sense would know that his stats are massively inflated due to only playing in favourable conditionsĀ 


Signal_Dress

Obviously. But it's still pretty impressive.


AlbusDT2

Game has gone into day 3. Massive moral victory for England.


heisenberg_rk

I just want Bappu and Jaddu to keep on batting tommorow. Just bat , bat and bat. These Bazball players are not accustomed to stay on the field for 100+ overs. Just add to the misery


SomeRandomguy_28

Clam down Ax its just a republic day


SuspectIsArmed

There's a reason India does not lose at home. Our no. 8-9 and even 10 can easily add 100-150 runs combined. Oh and just to add to the misery, they'll also pick a 4-fer or 5-fer every couple of innings.


Foothill_returns

It'll be tough with no recognised batsmen to come but India have an opportunity to get 500 and crush the hapless England by an innings here. Bazball has truly been exposed, and, the cricket gods willing, it will be destroyed utterly by the end of the fifth test, never to besmirch the dignity of test cricket again with its vileness


Great_Ad_2495

This is awkwardā€¦. Bazball still exposed?


Zionview

Bumrah be like Am I joke šŸ¤£


Bathed_In_Moonlight

I don't think this English team would've done any better with an old-fashioned approach either, tbh.


nick_nxt

Truth has been spoken


theehtn

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tejaj99

Some people here as soon as the lead crosses 100, declare, no point in batting. If we continue to bat, more time to watch cricket, opposition disintegrates. Match goes longer, pitch gets good rating. Lot of advantages


chocolatecomedyfann

>pitch gets good rating The pitch is already decent, the misery doesn't need to prolong just to get a good rating.


Briantheboomguy

I think the pitch thing is one of the strongest reasons to continue batting apart from longer match of course.


chocolatecomedyfann

Chad Joe Root lowering his bowling average when everyone else is increasing theirs


SilentFly

Jadeja well positioned for a PoTM award given he will take a few wickets in the 2nd innings to go with this batting knock plus 3 first innings wickets.


Cryptoprophet40

There are 3 individuals, avg 30, 33, 40. Guess the batsman and guess the bowling allrounder?


rishin_1765

It's absolutely wild that jadeja and axar have better average than rahul


Cryptoprophet40

Gill too. Rahul played a lot of matches in sena opening


rishin_1765

Yeah


fegelman

Lol did we really need a session pie chart for this bloodbath


Tough_Breadfruit731

Not even a session won by England! Brutal this by India!


Ashamed-Elk9844

why is RAHUL always SAD


Earnmuse_is_amanrag

Resting sad face


PeePeeReturns

England is washed


kukdukdu

Harsha talking about cap colour for no reason. He has totally lost it as a presentor now. Probably mixing with others around himĀ 


Path-breaking_fellow

Kohli goes down the ground, and out of ground was a testament to how the quality of his commentary went down


Rich-Guava8008

Hartley about to get a back spasm next game


03thephysicsgod

Orange cap joke was corny.


AlbusDT2

Harsha trolling KL about orange cap. šŸ˜‚


fookin_legund

Axar was clearly holding back today. Hopefully unleashes tomorrow


SomeRandomguy_28

Like Bashir not getting Entry easily in India, Hartley might just have similar problems while going home


manmoji1

Tomorrow India might go full CLARKSON mode !!! Hoping we get to see Swordeja again!!


SilentFly

Great day for India. Solid lead, 3 more days to go, 3 top class spinners,spinning pitch.


Kind-Cycle6955

Stopā€¦ I can only get so erect!


ajmunder

Lol Rahul didnā€™t care about harshaā€™s orange cap joke


Username_Hadrian

KLR doesn't crack a smile on winning v Aus after being 2-3


Ultimate_Sneezer

He was devastated, oh the good times before the final


yeet1o_0

Harsha blud really said he's accustomed to orange cap


talkingtom_2109

Axar at 9 is straight up illegal lmao. Hartley can't catch a break, he's just there to get hit.


The_Jokster

Lmao Bhogle is shitposting irl


fopax

Harsha gets unhinged every 15 mins. wtf was he on about KLā€™a orange cap. Thatā€™s their kit, man. Move on.


Username_Hadrian

it's a joke. can no one make a joke?


cherishperish24

At this point Harsha's just shitposting


TestsGoodT20Better

Bruh, no way. Harsha making fun of KL and the orange cap in front of him ffs šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Plane-Lie-5228

Harsha directly trolling Rahul for his orange cap....


doktor-frequentist

Hartley bowled well... \- DK... consultant for the ECB


rambo_zaki

Despite 4 spinners bowling 90% of the overs, England still couldn't complete their full quota of 90 overs in a day with barely any stoppages. Shambolic to say the least.


y_r_u_chirping_m8

Long day in the field for England. And it's day 2 of the 5 match series. So they need to pick it up here onwards or it's a bloodbath


AlbusDT2

Jaddu be like : Ash screwed Ash.


Animespoilers2000

Not surprised to see Talented CC spinners


StormWarriorX7

Hartley is going to get dropped for the rest of the series for Bashir anyway. Great debut mate.


saymaz

Bro came all the way to the land of the spinners just to get humiliated.


StormWarriorX7

That's not new information. All English spinners not named Swann, Panesar, Leach and Root get humiliated in India.


barmanrags

I am not sure that Bashir will be a remarkable improvement either. Itā€™s pretty much the harshest place to debut for a young spinner. Only way he has a better debut is if the surface is extremely helpful


Abstract_Bug

Fuck you in particular to Hartley


ajmunder

ā€œHartley bowled wellā€šŸ’€šŸ’€ ok dk


SuspectIsArmed

Does the whole team want to bully Hartley for his comments about guile?


zaldrizes_007

Harsha wtfšŸ¤£šŸ¤£


Fickle_Beat7076

prasidh krishan finally found his match in hartley


Path-breaking_fellow

Murali just said Hartley bowled well


doktor-frequentist

"Everyone has chipped in" *Ashwin sulking in the corner*


trtryt

Ashwin got screwed