Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[akhjob]

That said, how many teams are out there, who could give good competition to the current Indian side? South Africa is currently ranked 4th in the ICC Test Rankings (above Australia) and we saw how they fared against India. There is something seriously wrong with the sport, if a 4th ranked team can't compete against the first ranked side in a meaningful way.

If India had toured South Africa, then we could have seen a good fight between the teams. It's a known fact that with the current team, India is almost impossible to be defeated in their home ground.


Bangladesh 49/4. Could have been 49/5 if Rohit didn't drop the catch. I don't expect BAN to drag the game to Day 4, expecting the result today 

[7788bitcoin]

If India had toured South Africa, then we could have seen a good fight between the teams. It's a known fact that with the current team, India is almost impossible to be defeated in their home ground.

If any country visited India now they will defeat any team including England and Australia with ease and it is impossible to win against India in their home ground, earlier too they were good at home ground and now they have a team that could challenge any team own their own turf.

Bangladesh 49/4. Could have been 49/5 if Rohit didn't drop the catch. I don't expect BAN to drag the game to Day 4, expecting the result today 

Kohli could have given Jadeja the opportunity to score his century rather than declaring soon as if he has some other work to do and looking at his urgency he might try to finish the Bangladesh innings today itself.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Bangladesh 49/4. Could have been 49/5 if Rohit didn't drop the catch. I don't expect BAN to drag the game to Day 4, expecting the result today 

I would consider it to be a big achievement for the Bangladesh team, if they could manage 100 runs in the second innings. They have crawled slowly to 60/4, but I don't think that they will be able to survive beyond the second session today. The Bangladesh fans may be feeling the absence of Shakib al Hassan and Tamim Iqbal right now.

[onrise]

Bangladesh did not started their innings well and have lost 4 wickets already on a score of 68 runs . They are still behind by 278 runs and 6 wickets left . Can they atleast ensure India has to bat in fourth innings or will be a win for India by a innings and few runs .

[Haunebu]

Bangladesh did not started their innings well and have lost 4 wickets already on a score of 68 runs . They are still behind by 278 runs and 6 wickets left . Can they atleast ensure India has to bat in fourth innings or will be a win for India by a innings and few runs .

They already lost 6 wickets and Rahim is the only one hanging in there at the moment. Almost everyone guessed that India would win this one by an innings which is why I am surprised to hear that you thought that they could actually score above 400 in the 2nd innings.

This match is over and the next one will probably finish in the same manner. Once Bumrah returns, the Indian team will probably be unbeatable in tests for a longer duration.

[AB de Royse777]

Hmm... I would partially agree. However, in T20 the weaker teams have a larger chance of committing an upset. For example, England was beaten by the Netherlands twice in this format, and such a result would be unthinkable if they were playing the test format. I believe that the chances of the weaker team is inversely proportional to the duration of the game.

Yeah, you were right about the short format. Thanks for bringing it. It was out of my mind when I was making my last post in here.

That said, how many teams are out there, who could give good competition to the current Indian side? South Africa is currently ranked 4th in the ICC Test Rankings (above Australia) and we saw how they fared against India. There is something seriously wrong with the sport, if a 4th ranked team can't compete against the first ranked side in a meaningful way.

Well this ICC ranking is not very practical. I think in T20, they have Pakistan at the top but look how embarrassing they are in their recent performance in T20.

May be ICC needs to have a practical ranking system than the current one they have. I have no idea how to though.

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Kohli could have given Jadeja the opportunity to score his century rather than declaring soon as if he has some other work to do and looking at his urgency he might try to finish the Bangladesh innings today itself.

Honestly speaking I have not watched any single ball from this match. How many overs did India played today before they declared?

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This match is over and the next one will probably finish in the same manner. Once Bumrah returns, the Indian team will probably be unbeatable in tests for a longer duration.

I have predicted the result long ago with the margin of the result :-P

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India will win by an innings and 100+ runs in this match.

[onrise]

Bangladesh did not started their innings well and have lost 4 wickets already on a score of 68 runs . They are still behind by 278 runs and 6 wickets left . Can they atleast ensure India has to bat in fourth innings or will be a win for India by a innings and few runs .

They already lost 6 wickets and Rahim is the only one hanging in there at the moment. Almost everyone guessed that India would win this one by an innings which is why I am surprised to hear that you thought that they could actually score above 400 in the 2nd innings.

This match is over and the next one will probably finish in the same manner. Once Bumrah returns, the Indian team will probably be unbeatable in tests for a longer duration.

The game ended in less than 3 days only showing how well India team has played this test match and Bangladesh has to work on few things to make the game more exciting . India might rest someone in next game and give couple of young players the chance to play the next test .

[akhjob]

Honestly speaking I have not watched any single ball from this match. How many overs did India played today before they declared?

India didn't bat today, they declared overnight. India might have played 120-130 overs.

[RapTarX]

Innings and 130 run win. It was expected though, Bangladesh used to play poor in the test cricket. They barely perform a match winning in test matches. But I didn't expect such a match, a little more sauce would be good. There was no chance for betting in this match.
If I'm correct Bangladesh once had a match drawn against India, other than this- all the lose was big like this one or even more bigger. This is really stupid for a country playing test since 2001.

[AB de Royse777]

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Anyway, I think we will see another one sided match today as well. May be in the middle there will be some uncertainty but at the end we will see WI will win the match.

[FIFA worldcup]

Innings and 130 run win. It was expected though, Bangladesh used to play poor in the test cricket. They barely perform a match winning in test matches. But I didn't expect such a match, a little more sauce would be good. There was no chance for betting in this match.
If I'm correct Bangladesh once had a match drawn against India, other than this- all the lose was big like this one or even more bigger. This is really stupid for a country playing test since 2001.

Bangladesh really disappointed in this test. They did not showed any resistance to Indian bowlers and fielders and never looked like a team which have a current to win or show any performance. On the other hand Mayank Agarwal scored 243 and rightly deserved the Man of the match.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Bangladesh really disappointed in this test. They did not showed any resistance to Indian bowlers and fielders and never looked like a team which have a current to win or show any performance. On the other hand Mayank Agarwal scored 243 and rightly deserved the Man of the match.

The Indian fielders gave them many chances to the Bangladesh batsman by missing many catches and still they were not able to capitalize on those opportunities on the other hand Bangladesh gave Mayank Agarwal a chance by putting his catch down and he showed that gratitude by scoring yet another double century but the bowlers bowled really well and it was an expected result.

[erikalui]

The first test between Ind vs. Ban was so boring. From the start only it was clear Ban will lose as they started losing wickets without even reaching 50. Only Rahim was playing well but after he went, the other 4 couldn't make the score even 200.
Agarwal was extraordinary today and his total was almost 1.5 times the total of 10 Ban players. Virat's loss for a duck did not even matter as they already managed to put up enough runs. Glad they declared and made Ban out for 213. Looks like 6 is their favorite figure. Bad omen!

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Agarwal was extraordinary today and his total was almost 1.5 times the total of 10 Ban players. Virat's loss for a duck did not even matter as they already managed to put up enough runs. Glad they declared and made Ban out for 213. Looks like 6 is their favorite figure. Bad omen!

The reason Virat Kohli declared the innings without giving Ravindra Jadeja the opportunity to score a century is because he got out for a duck and it was obvious that India will win the match easily but they could have given some good batting practice for the rest of the players as well, the next match is day night test and it will be hard for spinners because of due and it will be a new experience for Indian cricket fans.

[UmerIdrees]

Agarwal was extraordinary today and his total was almost 1.5 times the total of 10 Ban players. Virat's loss for a duck did not even matter as they already managed to put up enough runs. Glad they declared and made Ban out for 213. Looks like 6 is their favorite figure. Bad omen!

The reason Virat Kohli declared the innings without giving Ravindra Jadeja the opportunity to score a century is because he got out for a duck and it was obvious that India will win the match easily but they could have given some good batting practice for the rest of the players as well, the next match is day night test and it will be hard for spinners because of due and it will be a new experience for Indian cricket fans.

For the next match, Deepak chahar should be given a chance in test too. He is in superb form.

[Clement Kaliyar]

For the next match, Deepak chahar should be given a chance in test too. He is in superb form.

To be a bowler and play for India is a challenge now a days as there is a lot of challenges and great talents and this is the best set of talented players they had in the history of Indian cricket, world class fast bowlers and spinners and then too you have to sit in the bench or wait for other players to get injured to play in the team and if you are not performing then you will be replaced and it is a big challenge. I would like to see Deepak chahar play in the team but who should be replaced is the biggest question.

[Haunebu]

For the next match, Deepak chahar should be given a chance in test too. He is in superb form.

Its not that simple. Performing well in the ODI format in no way means that your performance will stay the same in the test format. This is the reason why separate squads are chosen for each format for every team.

The current Indian test squad is perfect and it will get even better once Bumrah returns in the future which is why I disagree with you here. Chahar needs to gain more experience and take wickets consistently in ODI and T-20 formats.

[eaLiTy]

The current Indian test squad is perfect and it will get even better once Bumrah returns in the future which is why I disagree with you here. Chahar needs to gain more experience and take wickets consistently in ODI and T-20 formats.

The Indian team is filled with great bowlers Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and when Jasprit Bumrah returns Yadav or Ishant Sharma will loose his spot and i would like to see all the pace bowlers playing in fast bowling pitches without any spinner as i have not seen an Indian team with just fast bowlers but i know it is impossible to have a team without a spinner but it would be fun.

[romero121]

That said, how many teams are out there, who could give good competition to the current Indian side? South Africa is currently ranked 4th in the ICC Test Rankings (above Australia) and we saw how they fared against India. There is something seriously wrong with the sport, if a 4th ranked team can't compete against the first ranked side in a meaningful way.

If India had toured South Africa, then we could have seen a good fight between the teams. It's a known fact that with the current team, India is almost impossible to be defeated in their home ground.

Even if they're away from home surely the game will be good with more chances of India winning the match, if the same form continues. In recent matches it is possible to see the game spirit and taking responsibility if something has happened unexpected. Particularly by the time of batting if there is a fall in wicket it won't continue to happen consecutively. Early such thing happens and serves to be the reason for losing the matches.

[Sithara007]

For the next match, Deepak chahar should be given a chance in test too. He is in superb form.

Not just Deepak Chahar, the other fringe players also needs to be given a chance. I don't understand the logic in players such as Kohli and Shami being included in tests against Bangladesh. India doesn't need them to win against Bangladesh. Why can't the selectors give them some rest and use the opportunity to give some of the younger players a chance to pay for India?

This will be my preferred playing XI for the next test:

Mayank Agarwal
Cheteshwar Pujara
Ravindra Jadeja
Shubman Gill
Hanuma Vihari
Rishabh Pant
Sanju Samson
Umesh Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav
Deepak Chahar
Ishant Sharma