*Official* India Tour of England 2018

[Daemon]

That's 309 bonus runs (a bulk of them from Kohli in the first test) at an average of 15.45 per drop

We didn't really make the most of it did we.

 

[TheJediBrah]

1st Test

Kohli dropped on 21 by Malan off Anderson
Kohli dropped on 51 by Malan off Stokes - makes 149 (total 128 runs)
Pandya dropped on 0 by Cook off Stokes - makes 22 runs
Vijay dropped on 2 by Malan off Anderson - makes 6 runs

2nd Test

Rahane dropped on 5 by Root off Broad - makes 18 runs
Kohli dropped on 23 by Buttler off Woakes - out next ball
Pandya on 11 (Buttler reacts late and misses a catch of Woakes) - out next ball
Ashwin on 10 Rashid loses the ball in flight off Woakes - makes 29

3rd Test

Rahane on 57 dropped by Anderson off Woakes - makes 81
Pandya on 14 dropped by Jennings of Broad - makes 18
Ashwin on 14 dropped by Pope off Anderson - makes 14
Dhawan on 33 dropped by Cook off Woakes - makes 44
Pujara on 40 dropped by Buttler off Anderson - makes 72
Kohli on 93 dropped by Jennings off Anderson - makes 103

4th Test

Rahane on 5 dropped by Root off Stokes - makes 11
Kohli on 58 dropped by Cook off Ali - out next ball
Ashwin on 25 dropped by Anderson off Curran - out next ball

5th Test

Pujara on 11 dropped by Cook off Ali - makes 37
Bumrah on 0 dropped by Jennings off Rashid - makes 0
Jadeja on 3 dropped by Bairstow off Anderson - makes 13

Impressive numbers from Malan and Jennings, especially considering Malan only played 1 game

also 4 "out next balls". Pretty incredible.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Man, 5 Test series must be so ****ing hard on the bodies. Guys like Ishant must be sore as all get-out.

 

[FBU]

That's 309 bonus runs (a bulk of them from Kohli in the first test) at an average of 15.45 per drop

We didn't really make the most of it did we.

Dropped catches last time in India

1st Test 120 runs

Broad to Vijay - dropped by Hameed on 66 - makes 126 - 60 runs
Stokes to Saha - dropped by Bairstow on 9 - makes 35 - 26 runs
Broad to Shami - dropped by Cook on 1 - makes 8 - 7 runs
Ansari to Vijay - dropped by Ansari on 13 - makes 31 - 18 runs
Ansari to Pujara - dropped by Broad on 10 - makes 19 - 9 runs

2nd Test 152 runs

Stokes to Kohli - dropped by Rashid on 56 - makes 167 - 111 runs
Ali to Ashwin - dropped by Stokes on 17 - makes 58 - 41 runs

3rd Test 24 runs

Ali to Vijay - dropped by Buttler on 11 - makes 12 - 1 run
Stokes to Pujara - dropped by Bairstow on 35 - makes 51 - 16 runs
Stokes to U Yadav - dropped by Cook on 9 makes 12 - 3 runs
Stokes on J Yadav - dropped by Bairstow on 51 - makes 55 - 4 runs

4th Test 363 runs

Rashid to Vijay - stumping chance by Bairstow on 45 - makes 136 - 91 runs
Rashid to Kohli - dropped by Rashid on 68 - makes 235 - 167 runs
Anderson to J Yadav - dropped by Root on 8 - makes 104 - 96 runs
Rashid to Kumar - dropped by Cook on 0 - makes 9 - 9 runs

5th Test 269 runs

Ball to Nair - dropped by Cook on 34 -
Ball to Nair - dropped by Root on 216 -
Ali to Nair - missed stumping by Bairstow on 248 - makes 303 - 269 runs

928 runs

 

[Groundking]

Dropped catches last time in India

1st Test 120 runs

Broad to Vijay - dropped by Hameed on 66 - makes 126 - 60 runs
Stokes to Saha - dropped by Bairstow on 9 - makes 35 - 26 runs
Broad to Shami - dropped by Cook on 1 - makes 8 - 7 runs
Ansari to Vijay - dropped by Ansari on 13 - makes 31 - 18 runs
Ansari to Pujara - dropped by Broad on 10 - makes 19 - 9 runs

2nd Test 152 runs

Stokes to Kohli - dropped by Rashid on 56 - makes 167 - 111 runs
Ali to Ashwin - dropped by Stokes on 17 - makes 58 - 41 runs

3rd Test 24 runs

Ali to Vijay - dropped by Buttler on 11 - makes 12 - 1 run
Stokes to Pujara - dropped by Bairstow on 35 - makes 51 - 16 runs
Stokes to U Yadav - dropped by Cook on 9 makes 12 - 3 runs
Stokes on J Yadav - dropped by Bairstow on 51 - makes 55 - 4 runs

4th Test 363 runs

Rashid to Vijay - stumping chance by Bairstow on 45 - makes 136 - 91 runs
Rashid to Kohli - dropped by Rashid on 68 - makes 235 - 167 runs
Anderson to J Yadav - dropped by Root on 8 - makes 104 - 96 runs
Rashid to Kumar - dropped by Cook on 0 - makes 9 - 9 runs

5th Test 269 runs

Ball to Nair - dropped by Cook on 34 -
Ball to Nair - dropped by Root on 216 -
Ali to Nair - missed stumping by Bairstow on 248 - makes 303 - 269 runs

928 runs

928 runs is laughably bad holy ****.

 

[Furball]

Watching the last couple of day's highlights.

Observations:

1. Aesthetically, Bumrah's run up and action is ****ing appalling
2. Jadeja's hair is glorious
3. Root's conversion rate really is ****ing dire.

 

[Untouchables666]

Has to go down in history as the worst no. 1 team to tour England. India were disgustingly poor! Shows how the rankings are being manipulated these days.

India dont deserve a 5 match test tour of England at all!

Congrats to the English but in fairness this Indian team is a bunch of jokers, barring perhaps Virat there are no world class test cricketers available in India!

 

[CricAddict]

Has to go down in history as the worst no. 1 team to tour England. India were disgustingly poor! Shows how the rankings are being manipulated these days.

India dont deserve a 5 match test tour of England at all!

Congrats to the English but in fairness this Indian team is a bunch of jokers, barring perhaps Virat there are no world class test cricketers available in India!

Worst team was the one that toured in 2011, not this. This team gave a fair fight in foreign conditions.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Has to go down in history as the worst no. 1 team to tour England. India were disgustingly poor! Shows how the rankings are being manipulated these days.

India dont deserve a 5 match test tour of England at all!

Congrats to the English but in fairness this Indian team is a bunch of jokers, barring perhaps Virat there are no world class test cricketers available in India!

lol "perhaps"?

You are hard bloke to please

 

[ankitj]

India remain the best team in the world, but are they the best they can be? - ESPNcricinfo

Superb read.

 

[Singh767]

Has to go down in history as the worst no. 1 team to tour England. India were disgustingly poor! Shows how the rankings are being manipulated these days.

India dont deserve a 5 match test tour of England at all!

Congrats to the English but in fairness this Indian team is a bunch of jokers, barring perhaps Virat there are no world class test cricketers available in India!

England have the worst away record in world test cricket in the last few years so chill out .... this series was competitive, unlike the 4-0 thrashing you had in India. Plus, you lost a Test match to Bangladesh so chill out again ..

Soon as the ball stops swinging England Test team turn into a minnow, at least India have some fight away from home now see the recent SA series.

 

[S.Kennedy]

You have to spin it I suppose (no pun intended).

 

[flibbertyjibber]

at least India have some fight away from home now see the recent SA series.

You mean they are like the Scotland football team, a plucky defeat but a defeat is a defeat.

 

[S.Kennedy]

I predict ''we'' will possess many permutations in this thread.

 

[Furball]

You mean they are like the Scotland football team, a plucky defeat but a defeat is a defeat.

Come off it, India weren't that bad.

 

[Untouchables666]

England have the worst away record in world test cricket in the last few years so chill out .... this series was competitive, unlike the 4-0 thrashing you had in India. Plus, you lost a Test match to Bangladesh so chill out again ..

Soon as the ball stops swinging England Test team turn into a minnow, at least India have some fight away from home now see the recent SA series.

Can you back up that claim with some hard stats?

India in SA is off topic. I stated my post on the recent tour of England.

India have never been a good test side in the vein of the Aussies/England/SA or even the WI of the 80s. You support a piss side that have manipulated the test rankings to buy in to the number one team. Sit yourself down playboy!

 

[subshakerz]

India remain the best team in the world, but are they the best they can be? - ESPNcricinfo

Superb read.

This is just sad. I am getting annoyed by Indian officials trumpeting India as best in the world by virtue of 'being competitive' after yet another series loss abroad. Usually these occasions call for a bit of humility. Being the 'best' is a hollow title if you side is incapable of winning any series of worth away from home.

I'm sorry, but India are not New Zealand or Zimbabwe that they can take pride in 'being competitive' nor are they going toe to toe with an indomitable side. India have already been competitive since 2001 away so what's the big deal?

The fact is, they deliberately built up a hype about this year being the year that Kohli's side proves itself. Not they have fallen flat on their face.

My guess is that Kohli wanted his team to be recognized as one of the great teams in test history. Not all-time great level like the 80s WI or 2000s Australia's, but more as one of the standout sides like Imran's Pakistan, Vaughn's England or even Graeme Smith's SA. But those sides actually had some results in their favor. Imran won in England and India and drew against a strong WI side. Vaughn won in SA and beat the Aussies in 05. Smith won in Australia and England twice and had a great subcontinent record.

My prediction was that Kohli's side would draw in SA, win in England and narrowly lose in Australia. So far, they have been far below expectations. England was actually the low-hanging fruit. The fact that they seem satisfied to be competitive against this weak England team is itself maddening.

And then Shastri wants to claim this side as better than any modern Indian side. Well, India from 2001 - 2010 managed to draw in Australia and SA and draw/win in England, against arguably better sides than today.

If you want to claim to be the best, know that it is only because the rest of the world is weak, not because your side is that good. At best, India is just keeping the seat warm until SA, Australia or who knows even Pakistan get their act together and start producing real results away from home. 15 years from now, nobody will remember this Kohli side.

 

[TheJediBrah]

This is just sad. I am getting annoyed by Indian officials trumpeting India as best in the world by virtue of 'being competitive' after yet another series loss abroad. Usually these occasions call for a bit of humility. Being the 'best' is a hollow title if you side is incapable of winning any series of worth away from home.

I'm sorry, but India are not New Zealand or Zimbabwe that they can take pride in 'being competitive' nor are they going toe to toe with an indomitable side. India have already been competitive since 2001 away so what's the big deal?

The fact is, they deliberately built up a hype about this year being the year that Kohli's side proves itself. Not they have fallen flat on their face.

My guess is that Kohli wanted his team to be recognized as one of the great teams in test history. Not all-time great level like the 80s WI or 2000s Australia's, but more as one of the standout sides like Imran's Pakistan, Vaughn's England or even Graeme Smith's SA. But those sides actually had some results in their favor. Imran won in England and India and drew against a strong WI side. Vaughn won in SA and beat the Aussies in 05. Smith won in Australia and England twice and had a great subcontinent record.

My prediction was that Kohli's side would draw in SA, win in England and narrowly lose in Australia. So far, they have been far below expectations. England was actually the low-hanging fruit. The fact that they seem satisfied to be competitive against this weak England team is itself maddening.

And then Shastri wants to claim this side as better than any modern Indian side. Well, India from 2001 - 2010 managed to draw in Australia and SA and draw/win in England, against arguably better sides than today.

If you want to claim to be the best, know that it is only because the rest of the world is weak, not because your side is that good. At best, India is just keeping the seat warm until SA, Australia or who knows even Pakistan get their act together and start producing real results away from home. 15 years from now, nobody will remember this Kohli side.

The part about being proud of losing series is true. India shouldn't be happy with being a little bit competitive. Nearly half the cricket fans in the world live in India. Also it's the biggest sport in the country whereas most other countries it's a second tier sport. By all rights India should be dominating everyone, all the time. Of course it's not that simple but I don't even think you can call this team no. 1 when the ranking is based on bullying sides who are touring unfamiliar Indian conditions and bullying minnows away.

I definitely think they're on the right track though, but being satisfied with mediocrity is not the way to stay on that right track.

 

[subshakerz]

The part about being proud of losing series is true. India shouldn't be happy with being a little bit competitive. Nearly half the cricket fans in the world live in India. Also it's the biggest sport in the country whereas most other countries it's a second tier sport. By all rights India should be dominating everyone, all the time. Of course it's not that simple but I don't even think you can call this team no. 1 when the ranking is based on bullying sides who are touring unfamiliar Indian conditions and bullying minnows away.

I definitely think they're on the right track though, but being satisfied with mediocrity is not the way to stay on that right track.

Interview with Coach Shastri:

So the 4-1 scoreline does not bother you, does not affect you as a coach?

No, not all. We are still the No.1 team in the world. And England know how well we fought. Their media knows how well we fought. Our fans know how well we fought. Their public knows how well we fought. We know inside how well we fought.


'Last one to press the panic button when I see so many positives' - Ravi Shastri - ESPNcricinfo

Can you imagine Australia or South Africa being comfortable coming back from England with a 1-4 scoreline?

 

[trundler]

Harbhajan vs Jennings. Who's the worst batsman to get a test ton?