India vs Sri Lanka

Yes, India were very ordinary in that practice game and I think with both Zaheer and Sreesanth out of the tour India's bowling looks weaker than ever before. I don't know how will they get 20 wickets with that attack.

Mendis was outstanding again, cannot and simply cannot understand why he is left out of first test!!!

Same thing was said about Kumble but India is still missing him. So keep dreaming.

Practice match just goes to show that without a proper bowling attack no matter how strong the batting line up is , it does not count a bit.

Edited by MalhotraRaj84 - 17 July 2010 at 8:16am

SLn batting first but quite an electric start so far 55/0 in 10 overs!

SLN in a commanding position indeed and yes, as expected the Indian bowling without Zaheer is absolutely nothing. as I have written in my earlier post, taking 20 wickets with this attack is very very difficult.

Well, one things for certain, i'm gonna be up tonight, even after planning to go jogging 25 odd minutes later.  Yep, that guy Virender Sehwag is at the crease and is doing a norm.  Hope he carries on to another big score so I can get some excitement later, if the rain stay away ofcourse.

238-5 and still only the one wicket for Murali - 800 looks a long way away just now. Yuvraj (38) and Dhoni (29) going along easily.

Bam - Bazinga - he takes five yet again. What a legend

following on IND end the day 5 wickets down and still some 60 runs behind... very very difficult to save this now despite one full day washed out and even on other days there has been time lost! Very poor showing by the No.1 test team in the world.

Credit to SLN though, and Murali you need not retire at all... the way he is bowling he can continue for another 4 years!!!


Edited by sam_ahmed - 21 July 2010 at 1:41pm

Australia and India crumbling at the moment, two of the better sides in the world not able to get their batting sorted out. Bit of a shame for the fans.

What a climax !!  Murali takes the last wicket of the Indian innings to finish his test career with a mind blowing 800 wickets !!!  Many congratulations to the little man , who was chaired off the field by his teammates.
          Just the small matter of knocking off the 95 runs to win the game now.......maybe Murali should be sent in first !!


Edited by Sledger - 22 July 2010 at 9:36am

True zuhair and when they win it'll make it even more memorable. Just another 32 runs to get and the weather holding fair.  It'd be great to see Murali coming in with 6 needed to win and Tendulkar bowling a legside full toss for him to plant into the stand !

They just DO NOT have the bowlers.

Wow what a match , a Murali gets a dream last match with perfect 800.

Our bench strength lacks quality and that is a big worry for us. Its never easy to fill up the big boots but Australia's 'inexperienced' new ball attack is doing really well and we need to learn something from them.

Every now and again we have a bowler coming up and being termed as the next big thing. He bowls fast for a year or so and then becomes a medium pacer. Its not that we don't ahve the talent, its just that our bowlers have not lived up to their potentials. If you look at players like RP Singh, Munaf, Sreesanth, Irfan etc. they all had the potential or have the potential but they have not lived upto it.

Mithun was quite impressive on his debut and I hope he lives upto our expectations. Its too early too jump to conclusions though but I think India don't deserve to be the no 1 team!