Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Vaskiy]

He's called Zimbabar because of his ODI average against Zimbabwe, the main reason his average inflated drastically, despite that IMO he's not a bad player in ODI but trolls always look for weak points. Another reason is the majority of tons he made in UAE (another home ground) and Pakistan.

It's not related to his test career although it's also true that most of his test tons came at flat decks and didn't do much except 1 (80-ish % sure) against Aussie in their last pak's tour when the match got draw and it was one of the flattest deck, guess pitch got demerit points.

Its time for Pakistan to do some key changes in there squad like give some rest to Muhammad Rizwan and bring back Sarfraz. I dont think there is anyone who can replace Babar as captain but this is also fact that Babar has done too much damage to the team because of his favoritism. Only those players are included in team which have good terms with Babar. Despite poor performance of Rizwan he is still given chances only because he has good relations with Captain Babar.

Favouritism can be seen in most of the Asian teams. I'm not sure of other countries. If we make a calculation on the damage and the good he have done to the team in winning a match, the good stands high. Everywhere we've got politics and cricket isn't an exception.

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[Sithara007]

Its time for Pakistan to do some key changes in there squad like give some rest to Muhammad Rizwan and bring back Sarfraz. I dont think there is anyone who can replace Babar as captain but this is also fact that Babar has done too much damage to the team because of his favoritism. Only those players are included in team which have good terms with Babar. Despite poor performance of Rizwan he is still given chances only because he has good relations with Captain Babar.

Well.. I don't know how much truth is there in these allegations. But in case they are true, then it is not surprising. Favoritism and nepotism is prevalent in almost all the sub-continent teams. When Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the captain of the Indian team, he was accused by many as having a soft edge towards players from the Chennai Super Kings. And when Virat Kohli became captain, he took nepotism to an entirely new level. Players such as Saini and Siraj were included despite not performing well at the international level. And this is the reason why the team captain should stay out of the selection process. The decisions should be taken by the coach and the selection committee.

[rojan]

Bangladesh vs India 1st Test match between these two teams has started. Now batting India scored 50 runs in 21 overs. But lost 3 wickets. The game looks like India is under a lot of tie pressure. Bangladesh bowlers started bowling great today.  Taijul Islam gave 11 runs in 7.2 overs and took 2 wickets.

[BobK71]

Bangladesh vs India 1st Test match between these two teams has started. Now batting India scored 50 runs in 21 overs. But lost 3 wickets. The game looks like India is under a lot of tie pressure. Bangladesh bowlers started bowling great today.  Taijul Islam gave 11 runs in 7.2 overs and took 2 wickets.

The start of the first Test match was not good, very beginning they have lost three wickets. Over all view of this pitch refers to the score will not be bigger. India lost 3 wickets in 26 overs and was able to score 85 runs. Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara are making a good partnership. Indian batsmen need more time to overcome wickets disaster. The Indian team will be able to stay in the good position if they can face 40 overs without losing any wicket.

[pakhitheboss]

India VS Bangladesh

Poor start by the Indian team. India won the toss and selected to bat first thinking the pitch will help them but that decision has been proven wrong now. Both the opening pair were not able to give a good start and naturally King Kohli succumbed to the pressure by just scoring 1 run. If The openers had given a good start then I am sure Kholi would have hit another century. His poor performance continues and I am also not expecting anything from him in the second innings too.

Pujara & Panth should concentrate on building a partnership rather going after the ball. Test cricket is all about partnership and skills for a batter. Bangladesh would be really hoping to destroy India's batting on day one or restrict them to 250 score. I hope they fail in their objective.

[Sithara007]

LOL.. Kohli once again got out for a single digit score. That is why we are urging him to concentrate on any one format in cricket. But he will not listen. He wants to play T20, because that is where the money lies, and he doesn't want to stay out of test, since it is where the power lies. And in the end, he is not performing in either of the two formats. Rishabh Pant has played exceptionally well till now. At one point, India was struggling at 48/3. Now they are at 105/3, thanks to some power hitting by Pant. Cheteshwar Pujara has given steady support from the other end.

[JSRAW]

IDK why Kohli is the only one who gets the unplayable delivery regularly.

That ball turned nicely, not too much but it did quite well, as before that delivery, the pitch didn't do anything.

Not happy with the other 3 soft dismissals. Gill is good but somehow he's struggling to bat on slow pitches, it's surprising considering he has a terrific domestic record. KL Rahul is the usual suspect so no comment at all. Pant would be very disappointing, he misjudged the ball completely and paid the price, he looks more confident when he plays in Tests.

For 1st inning score, I think 250-285 runs look good here.

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Would be better if Pujara face the seamer and let Iyer handle the spin.

[ThemePen]

LOL.. Kohli once again got out for a single digit score. That is why we are urging him to concentrate on any one format in cricket. But he will not listen. He wants to play T20, because that is where the money lies, and he doesn't want to stay out of test, since it is where the power lies. And in the end, he is not performing in either of the two formats. Rishabh Pant has played exceptionally well till now. At one point, India was struggling at 48/3. Now they are at 105/3, thanks to some power hitting by Pant. Cheteshwar Pujara has given steady support from the other end.

We are looking that in this series the Indian team's performance is really bad. India has given 4 wickets in 38 overs. And Kohli is also got out. There are many weak points in Indian team which they should fix.
By the way this is the first inning and the first day. No one can predict correctly. Let see what the Bangladesh will do in this inning.

[JSRAW]

Not a bad session for India but Bangbros are not far behind either, they could've been in a better position tho, Only if the keeper was in the best shape.

Still, they are bowling tight and nice but I feel their fielding setup is kind of defensive, they could've been a bit aggressive when Pant got out.

Left-arm spin looking good here and creating some chances so Axar won't mind that. Anyway, after this partnership, India could fancy 300+ runs on the scoreboard. 

[rojan]

India VS Bangladesh

Poor start by the Indian team. India won the toss and selected to bat first thinking the pitch will help them but that decision has been proven wrong now. Both the opening pair were not able to give a good start and naturally King Kohli succumbed to the pressure by just scoring 1 run. If The openers had given a good start then I am sure Kholi would have hit another century. His poor performance continues and I am also not expecting anything from him in the second innings too.

Pujara & Panth should concentrate on building a partnership rather going after the ball. Test cricket is all about partnership and skills for a batter. Bangladesh would be really hoping to destroy India's batting on day one or restrict them to 250 score. I hope they fail in their objective.

Yes Indian players did not score very well today.Total 4 Indian players including KL Rahul played very bad game.In this match KL Rahul scored 22 runs from 54 balls.Virat Kohli scored only 1 run from 5 balls.I see Virat Kohli  They have started performing very badly for several days. However, no one really imagined that India's good batsmen will get out with so few runs in today's match.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

India VS Bangladesh

Poor start by the Indian team. India won the toss and selected to bat first thinking the pitch will help them but that decision has been proven wrong now. Both the opening pair were not able to give a good start and naturally King Kohli succumbed to the pressure by just scoring 1 run. If The openers had given a good start then I am sure Kholi would have hit another century. His poor performance continues and I am also not expecting anything from him in the second innings too.

Pujara & Panth should concentrate on building a partnership rather going after the ball. Test cricket is all about partnership and skills for a batter. Bangladesh would be really hoping to destroy India's batting on day one or restrict them to 250 score. I hope they fail in their objective.

Yes Indian players did not score very well today.Total 4 Indian players including KL Rahul played very bad game.In this match KL Rahul scored 22 runs from 54 balls.Virat Kohli scored only 1 run from 5 balls.I see Virat Kohli  They have started performing very badly for several days. However, no one really imagined that India's good batsmen will get out with so few runs in today's match.

4 wickets gone not single century and all main batting lineup got out on Day 1 , what was hurry to score.  First India should have read the pitch and build a sensible partnership and them start picking up the pace but they were in hurry to score and as a result 4 down  .Shreyas iyer is now on pitch and I think he'll score a century.
Bangladesh ballers definitely did a good job and if they keep balling like this they will restrict India on 300 to 350 runs in 1st innings.

[pakhitheboss]

Not a bad session for India but Bangbros are not far behind either, they could've been in a better position tho, Only if the keeper was in the best shape.

Still, they are bowling tight and nice but I feel their fielding setup is kind of defensive, they could've been a bit aggressive when Pant got out.

Left-arm spin looking good here and creating some chances so Axar won't mind that. Anyway, after this partnership, India could fancy 300+ runs on the scoreboard. 

Iyer and Pujara are going strong so yes it is possible for India to go beyond 300 with ease already they have score 220+ runs and have built a partnership of more than 100 runs. Bangladesh bowlers started well but at the moment they look helpless against both Pujara and Iyer.

[JSRAW]

Not a bad session for India but Bangbros are not far behind either, they could've been in a better position tho, Only if the keeper was in the best shape.

Still, they are bowling tight and nice but I feel their fielding setup is kind of defensive, they could've been a bit aggressive when Pant got out.

Left-arm spin looking good here and creating some chances so Axar won't mind that. Anyway, after this partnership, India could fancy 300+ runs on the scoreboard. 

Iyer and Pujara are going strong so yes it is possible for India to go beyond 300 with ease already they have score 220+ runs and have built a partnership of more than 100 runs. Bangladesh bowlers started well but at the moment they look helpless against both Pujara and Iyer.

Yeah it was crucial partnership, although it wasn't an easy ride.

Shreyas Iyer rode luck throughout his inning. First Keeper dropped him (it was tough one), then 2nd time Fielder dropped a dolly at the boundary and 3rd time was really unfortunate for the Bongs as ball kissed the stumps, the bails rattled a bit but didn't fall on the ground.

It was turning out to be India's day but those 2 quick wickets of Pujara and Axar balanced out the situation so overall good contest between bat and ball.

[onecall123]

Not a bad session for India but Bangbros are not far behind either, they could've been in a better position tho, Only if the keeper was in the best shape.

Still, they are bowling tight and nice but I feel their fielding setup is kind of defensive, they could've been a bit aggressive when Pant got out.

Left-arm spin looking good here and creating some chances so Axar won't mind that. Anyway, after this partnership, India could fancy 300+ runs on the scoreboard. 

Iyer and Pujara are going strong so yes it is possible for India to go beyond 300 with ease already they have score 220+ runs and have built a partnership of more than 100 runs. Bangladesh bowlers started well but at the moment they look helpless against both Pujara and Iyer.

Yeah it was crucial partnership, although it wasn't an easy ride.

Shreyas Iyer rode luck throughout his inning. First Keeper dropped him (it was tough one), then 2nd time Fielder dropped a dolly at the boundary and 3rd time was really unfortunate for the Bongs as ball kissed the stumps, the bails rattled a bit but didn't fall on the ground.

It was turning out to be India's day but those 2 quick wickets of Pujara and Axar balanced out the situation so overall good contest between bat and ball.

Bangladesh's use of the new ball paid off as Axar Patel and Pujara were removed from well-set positions.
At this pitch, it's not a bad score, and it won't get better. After 48/3 in the first session, I think this is a good day for India on this wicket. Iyer and Pujara definitely played well. As a result of his double survival, Shreyas Iyer was the lucky man today. As of tomorrow, Shreyas Iyer will start batting at 82.

[Haunebu]

Bangladesh's use of the new ball paid off as Axar Patel and Pujara were removed from well-set positions.
At this pitch, it's not a bad score, and it won't get better. After 48/3 in the first session, I think this is a good day for India on this wicket. Iyer and Pujara definitely played well. As a result of his double survival, Shreyas Iyer was the lucky man today. As of tomorrow, Shreyas Iyer will start batting at 82.

It does look like Bangladesh are in trouble now since India could end up scoring something close to 350 in their first innings primarily thanks to Pujara and Iyer which is a great total overall.

India winning or a draw are the most likely outcomes of this match at this point unless something unexpected happens.

[ZAINmalik75]

India VS Bangladesh

Poor start by the Indian team. India won the toss and selected to bat first thinking the pitch will help them but that decision has been proven wrong now. Both the opening pair were not able to give a good start and naturally King Kohli succumbed to the pressure by just scoring 1 run. If The openers had given a good start then I am sure Kholi would have hit another century. His poor performance continues and I am also not expecting anything from him in the second innings too.

Pujara & Panth should concentrate on building a partnership rather going after the ball. Test cricket is all about partnership and skills for a batter. Bangladesh would be really hoping to destroy India's batting on day one or restrict them to 250 score. I hope they fail in their objective.

Yes Indian players did not score very well today.

Yeh it's true that fue experience batter didn't perform in this first test against Bangladesh like Rahul Captain of indian team for this test didn't perform well also king Kohli didn't perform and also Shubman Gill, while pujara play a class inning but unfortunately didn't score a century while any class player who score with consistency in every format of Cricket for team India name as Shreyas Iyer are still on a creas and score 82 runs which is quite good soon he will score a century, now India need a strong partnership to build a strong target for Bangladesh.

[darewaller]

It does look like Bangladesh are in trouble now since India could end up scoring something close to 350 in their first innings primarily thanks to Pujara and Iyer which is a great total overall.

India winning or a draw are the most likely outcomes of this match at this point unless something unexpected happens.

Considering the batting capabilities of Ravichandran Ashwin, I guess India may comfortably reach 400+ runs tomorrow which is more than enough for eyeing innings or 10 wickets winning against Bangladesh. A little disappointment from Virat Kohli as I expected him to score another century after his return to form in white ball cricket. Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer are highlight of opening day of this first test.

Overall, India may win this test series 1-0 but I see Mohamed Shami is not playing for India still India got
Mohammed Siraj who is having good run as recent test matches hence I predict India could be the favourite for this series regardless of home advantage to Bangladesh.

[pakhitheboss]

Not a bad session for India but Bangbros are not far behind either, they could've been in a better position tho, Only if the keeper was in the best shape.

Still, they are bowling tight and nice but I feel their fielding setup is kind of defensive, they could've been a bit aggressive when Pant got out.

Left-arm spin looking good here and creating some chances so Axar won't mind that. Anyway, after this partnership, India could fancy 300+ runs on the scoreboard. 

Iyer and Pujara are going strong so yes it is possible for India to go beyond 300 with ease already they have score 220+ runs and have built a partnership of more than 100 runs. Bangladesh bowlers started well but at the moment they look helpless against both Pujara and Iyer.

Yeah it was crucial partnership, although it wasn't an easy ride.

Shreyas Iyer rode luck throughout his inning. First Keeper dropped him (it was tough one), then 2nd time Fielder dropped a dolly at the boundary and 3rd time was really unfortunate for the Bongs as ball kissed the stumps, the bails rattled a bit but didn't fall on the ground.

It was turning out to be India's day but those 2 quick wickets of Pujara and Axar balanced out the situation so overall good contest between bat and ball.

Pujara was unlucky and for Axar I would say he was shaky from the beginning. Next up is Ashwin and he can bat and stay too. I sensed that the Indian batters were too agressive today considering Sheyas Iyers batting style and Panth too. Iyer was lucky in multiple occasions but not Panth. I think with three spinners India wants to dominate the weak Bangladesh batters. They only want a defendable target which as per me is anything above 300. What do you think?

[JSRAW]

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Yeah it was crucial partnership, although it wasn't an easy ride.

Shreyas Iyer rode luck throughout his inning. First Keeper dropped him (it was tough one), then 2nd time Fielder dropped a dolly at the boundary and 3rd time was really unfortunate for the Bongs as ball kissed the stumps, the bails rattled a bit but didn't fall on the ground.

It was turning out to be India's day but those 2 quick wickets of Pujara and Axar balanced out the situation so overall good contest between bat and ball.

Pujara was unlucky and for Axar I would say he was shaky from the beginning. Next up is Ashwin and he can bat and stay too. I sensed that the Indian batters were too agressive today considering Sheyas Iyers batting style and Panth too. Iyer was lucky in multiple occasions but not Panth. I think with three spinners India wants to dominate the weak Bangladesh batters. They only want a defendable target which as per me is anything above 300. What do you think?

Ghanta aggressive approach if your SR is below 50. Openers did start well tho but they went into their shell quickly.

Pant was the only batter to play aggressively but it's no surprise anymore. Usually Pujara has a habit of going hard after scoring 50-100 and he did that as well but overall it was a slow inning and a necessary one so i don't mind him playing slow as this is his trademark. Iyer could change gears drastically against spinners tho so jury is still out.

I would love to see if Chadwin score 50+ score here, may be before lunch.

[BobK71]

Not a bad session for India but Bangbros are not far behind either, they could've been in a better position tho, Only if the keeper was in the best shape.

Still, they are bowling tight and nice but I feel their fielding setup is kind of defensive, they could've been a bit aggressive when Pant got out.

Left-arm spin looking good here and creating some chances so Axar won't mind that. Anyway, after this partnership, India could fancy 300+ runs on the scoreboard. 

Iyer and Pujara are going strong so yes it is possible for India to go beyond 300 with ease already they have score 220+ runs and have built a partnership of more than 100 runs. Bangladesh bowlers started well but at the moment they look helpless against both Pujara and Iyer.

Yeah it was crucial partnership, although it wasn't an easy ride.

Shreyas Iyer rode luck throughout his inning. First Keeper dropped him (it was tough one), then 2nd time Fielder dropped a dolly at the boundary and 3rd time was really unfortunate for the Bongs as ball kissed the stumps, the bails rattled a bit but didn't fall on the ground.

It was turning out to be India's day but those 2 quick wickets of Pujara and Axar balanced out the situation so overall good contest between bat and ball.

Pujara was unlucky and for Axar I would say he was shaky from the beginning. Next up is Ashwin and he can bat and stay too. I sensed that the Indian batters were too agressive today considering Sheyas Iyers batting style and Panth too. Iyer was lucky in multiple occasions but not Panth. I think with three spinners India wants to dominate the weak Bangladesh batters. They only want a defendable target which as per me is anything above 300. What do you think?

Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer congregate from that position successfully, though India were in a bit of a shambles at the start. They think their scores are based on strong enough according to the pitches. However, they are not sure how this wicket will behave in the coming days. India scored 409 runs in the third ODI of the series. Chittagong wickets are usually good for making run . However, even though the wicket of this test has been slow since the first day, the unbalanced bounce is making the batsmen uncomfortable. The ball was going low almost from the start. Later, the players of the Bangladesh team got to see the turn.

I strongly believe if India team scores 300 plus then victory will be assured. Because Bangladeshi batting sites are not very strong at the moment especially against India.