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#cricket #India records it's highest score in test. Will 333 suffice.. http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engine/current/match/430882.html 12/4/2009 |
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India win! We become the no.1 test playing nation! congrats to MS & his team! http://bit.ly/7wD7cf 11/27/2009 |
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100th test win, yay! http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engine/current/match/430882.html 11/27/2009 |
Whither, Test cricket?
The Corridor —
... But no, I won’t miss it so long as there are pitches as spirit-crushingly lifeless as the one at Kanpur. India are 417 for 2 at stumps on the first day. Ninety overs of tedium. Three sessions of bat dominating ball, crushing bowlers’ will to live and bowl. This could be classed as entertainment, and I’m sure millions of Indians loved the sight of Gambhir and Sehwag flogging it willy-nilly to all parts. But I’m equally sure that a sizeable portion of them craved to watch the nuance of technical discipline and, well, competition. ...
Another view on Tendulkar
Cricket Burble —
... It does seem that India needs to look at their wickets if they want to make Test cricket more of a contest between bat and ball - as they pile on a huge score again v Sri Lanka (they're currently 600-4) it's interesting to note that all of India's top 4 average 50 or more. Sehwag averages 50, Dravid 53, Gambhir 54 and Tendulkar 55. ...
Thanks Sree, and Good Fer Ya
The Cricket Watcher's Journal —
Sri Lanka vs India 2009-10, Second Test, Day Three, Green Park, Kanpur Scorecard [I'm a bit behind in covering this test match, and the other two going on concurrently, due to this and that. I'll probably catch up a little later over the weekend.] A quick situational blog here...with also a necessary vent enclosed in it. We'd like to thank Sreesanth for many things - for putting India ahead in the game and himself, for redirecting his rages, for the greater maturity with which he is bowling, for ...
INDIA WINS KANPUR TEST
Cricket Fan —
... font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} India won the second Test match by an innings and 144 runs against Srilanka to lead the 3-match series 1-0. Incidentally this was India’s 100th Test victory. Scorecard: India vs Srilanka, 2nd Test, 2009, Kanpur Toss Factor & Poor ...
Innings victories in cricket – good or bad?
King Cricket —
... , does have a few years left in him. India’s innings victory over Sri Lanka is more welcome. Firstly, Sri Lanka scored 760-7 in the first Test, which was good batting, but not good cricket. By actually seeing some wickets, Indian fans might not be driven further towards the shorter formats and by seeing their team gaily prance to victory without a care in the world, they might even warm to Tests a bit. Plus, India should win at home. A tour of India being as hard as diamonds is one of the defining features of cricket. But if you really want good cricket, look to ...
