*Official* India in West Indies 2019

[quincywagstaff]

I can only summarise Kohli didn't want to take the risk of having to chase down a 100 or so when someone like Roach is in such great form. Windies bowling is clearly their strength so this ensures they're not a potential factor in the final innings of the game.

Still, it seems a bit pointless if you're going to bowl again on the same day as it hardly gives the bowlers much of a rest. Ponting used to do this fairly regularly and it seemed to do little more than drag out the game by an extra day, although iirc didn't cost his side victory.

 

[h_hurricane]

Have to say that KL Rahul is the more insecure player I have seen. The team management has put a lot of faith in him(for once a welcome change), but he has failed to repay that faith. Never looks at ease in the crease.

In the 27 test innings he has played since the beginning of 2018, he has averaged 22 and his overall average has dropped under 35 in this period. Has been given a very long rope one has to say.

 

[Daemon]

Was good in the last game I thought. Nervy, but 80 as an opener in this series is pretty decent returns.

 

[h_hurricane]

His batting yesterday put me off a bit. Given the match situation and the lead being 300, there was a total lack of game awareness one felt. Somehow I have developed this impression about him last one year or so.

 

[vcs]

Couple of catches dropped in the slips again yesterday. Kohli and Pujara aren't good enough in that position.

 

[vcs]

That was a nasty bouncer from Bumrah that hit Bravo yesterday.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Jermaine Blackwood to be the 2nd concussion sub in test cricket history

 

[Ulzan69]

Concussion Sub will be Blackwood so he will coming now to bats

Jadeja removed Chase for 13
93 for 3

 

[vcs]

Hetmyer is dumb.

 

[vcs]

Such a stupid, stupid shot to play. Brooks has been really good. Just stick around.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Blackwood doing his best Marnus Labuschagne

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Sir Viv: " If Hetmyer was a fish in the sea, he would have been an easy catch."

 

[h_hurricane]

Sir Viv is a pretty damn good commentator. As dashing as his playing days.

 

[shashy]

Graeme Swann is garbage

 

[Arachnodouche]

This is a **** assembly of commentators other than Bishop. Gavaskar has just become outright impolite in his dotage, to see him go on in Hindi about Nehra ji and Sharma ji while sharing time with Ganga (?). Don't know whose bright idea it was to have Swann be the MC, the guy is plain awkward. Ajay Jadeja ffs? Even Richards feels nervous and camera shy at times.

 

[vcs]

Viv and Swann are good.

 

[OverratedSanity]

That runout from Kohli tho. He should stick to throwing himself around in the covers and leave slip fielding to the others

 

[srbhkshk]

Overall, a decent series for India, the batting was a bit brittle at times but the conditions were tough and windies bowled really well. Bowling was top notch, no complaints at all.

Vihari and Bumrah the obvious positives.

 

[silentstriker]

What the hell does a bowler have to do to win MotM? Hat trick against the top order and 6/27 in the first innings....

 

[Ulzan69]

WI vs Ind, Kingston, Jamaica

India won by 257 runs
IND - 416, 168/4 decl
WI - 117, 210-all out (59.5 Ovs)
jadeja 198 wickets in 43 test



Lowest batting avg for WI in a series
14.95 vs Ind 2019 (H)
15.77 vs SL 2005 (A)
15.80 vs Aus 2015 (H)
16.10 vs Eng 1928 (A)
16.72 vs Ban 2018/19 (A)

Virat Kohli in Tests in West Indies
2011: Test debut
2016: Maiden Test double century
2019: India's most successful Test captain

Biggest winning margin for India in away Tests (by runs)
318 v WI North Sound 2019
304 v SL Galle 2017
279 v Eng Leeds 1986
278 v SL Colombo PSS 2015
272 v NZ Auckland 1967/68
257 v WI Kingston 2019 *
237 v WI Gros Islet 2017

Most Test wins for India captains
28 VIRAT KOHLI (48 Tests)
27 MS Dhoni (60)
21 Sourav Ganguly (49)
14 Mohd Azharuddin (47)


Harsha Bhogle: 2-0 as expected. India's bowlers were too powerful, too relentless. And Bumrah was outstanding. Big plus the performances of Rahane and Vihari. And Ishant who is playing his best cricket for the last 18-24 months. India would have liked more from the top order. The form of KL Rahul is now a worry and he could struggle to hold his place against South Africa.




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