Re: India in Australia 2011-12
What has Pak record got to do with the current performance of India? It is not that difficult to beat Aus in Aus as England and recently NZ has proved. India is supposed to be one of the best team around at the moment, so comparing them to Pak is not fair. If Pak loses to England in Dubai should we use the excuse that India lost to England so if Pak lost as well it is fine?
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
**True other teams have beaten Aus in Aus. For us it looks well nigh impossible - have no good explanation for that!!
****A heavy loss will not be fine in tests since we are playing England in UAE & not in English conditions
**England are a better test team than us at the moment - batting has greater quality and depth + their pace bowling is better, we might have a slight edge in spin department - so I expect them to beat us (narrowly) in tests in UAE. We might win the ODIs
India lost 4-0 in England but I expect India to beat England in a test series in India i.e. England are good but they are not invincible like the dominant Windies or Aussies of the past. Look at what happened to England in India in ODIs right after dominating the same side in English conditions. I do realise that limited overs cricket is a different challenge altogether but still no one was expecting them to lose 5-0 in India (despite missing key players - Sachin and Sehwag)
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
well…sehwag case is not that simple…overall 22 test centuries…12 at home , 10 away from home…and summary of away home centuries below:
10 away home:
2 in Aus
1 in england
1 in SA
1 in WI
3 in Sril Lanka
2 in Pak
so not a terrible record away home by any means…but not that healthy in aus, eng, sa and NZ..so make your choice…
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
while Asif post was irrelevant to indian performance,the point that he made remains extremely relevant if viewed in isolation…Pak performance has been pathetic in Aus…simply pathetic…we lost all 3 test matches against them even when we played in relatively friendly conditions in UAE… In contrast India has done much much better against Aussies in last 10 years.
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
That’s true … but Aussies were nigh invincible then + both Inzi and Yousuf missed that series in 2002, so Pak batting was thin
Even more pathetic was the way we performed (esp. batted) in Aus in 2009/10 because the Aussies were but a pale shadow of the champion team they once were
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
@Phoenix - 5 out of 10 centuries in Sri Lanka + Pakistan - that is friendly conditions
I was plannning to do a search on his battting averae in eacg ciuntry - that probably is more telling than # of centuries.
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
Here we go
**Virender Sehwag
**All-round records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com
His record in England, NZ and South Africa is not very good. has done well in Australia though
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in Australia
2003-2011
8
907
195
56.68
2
4
2/24
38.25
12
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in Bangladesh
2004-2010
4
176
56
35.20
1
1/7
18.00
6
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in England
2002-2011
6
278
106
27.80
1
1
1/32
63.00
8
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in New Zealand
2002-2009
5
180
48
20.00
5
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in Pakistan
2004-2006
6
732
309
91.50
2
3
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in South Africa
2001-2011
8
382
105
25.46
1
2
1/7
34.00
11
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in Sri Lanka
2008-2010
6
692
201*
69.20
3
7
3/51
32.00
2
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in West Indies
2006-2006
4
357
180
51.00
1
9
3/33
23.22
2
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in Zimbabwe
2005-2005
2
102
44
51.00
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Re: India in Australia 2011-12
while Asif post was irrelevant to indian performance,the point that he made remains extremely relevant if viewed in isolation...Pak performance has been pathetic in Aus...simply pathetic...we lost all 3 test matches against them even when we played in relatively friendly conditions in UAE.... In contrast India has done much much better against Aussies in last 10 years.
That might be true but do we need to remind of our performance to justify poor Indian performance. I have yet to see a post where when we perform poorly someone gets up and says its ok India also failed against the same team. Ghamr kee murghi daal baraber.
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
Thanks GA. Yes, his record in England, SA and NZ is very poor. Impressed by Australia record - even after we remove the highest score of 195, he has a 47 run average.
The high average in Pakistan, Sri Lanka (and possible ~ 60 in Inda?) is really telling.
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
Thanks GA. Yes, his record in England, SA and NZ is very poor. Impressed by Australia record - even after we remove the highest score of 195, he has a 47 run average.
The high average in Pakistan, Sri Lanka (and possible ~ 60 in Inda?) is really telling.
well i have to agree with you uncle jee that sehwag is more of a flat track master blaster... in 18 tests against NZ, SA and England, his avg. is around 23... i guess his weak technique gets exposed in seaming conditions quite blatantly...
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
Lack of foot movement is Sehwag's biggest weakness and bowlers exploit it on seaming tracks by bowling a fuller length. But because he relies mainly on excellent hand-eye co-ordination he can still destroy any bowling attack in the world despite the above weakness
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
To use a cliche, of late, he has flattered to deceive.
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
Sehwag's record is really excellent against australia. But when he tries to play a subdued innings, he sucks. He is at best when he is playing his strokes.
And I agree that Aus is very beatable these days. India should win at least one of the test matches.
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
**2nd Test at the SCG ..... it's also the 100th Test at the SCG
Toss: India have won the toss and they're batting.
Both teams are fielding unchanged teams.
That means Rohit Sharma will have to wait longer for his Test debut. Virat Kohli gets another life.**
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
Looking forward to Sachin's 100th hundred!! He has done well at SCG
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
**Hussey worried that Sachin’s 100th ton can happen for sure at SCG
**One of Sachin Tendulkar’s favourite cricket grounds is the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). He has excellent record at the SCG, scoring 664 runs in four matches at an average of 221.33. It is seen as the best chance for Sachin to score his elusive 100[SUP]th[/SUP] ton at his favourite ground and after he started the series well and top scoring in both the Indian innings in the first test.Hussey said Tendulkar standing on the threshold of a remarkable milestone is likely to score the hundred at “one of his favourites ground in the world”, making it ominous for the home team ahead of the second Test.“I am a bit nervous because the stars seem to be aligning with Sachin needing one more 100,” Hussey told reporters before the practice session at the SCG Sunday. “The 100th Test match in Sydney – he has made runs here before – it is a little bit ominous but hopefully we can make him wait until after this series and he can get a 100 in the first game of the next series that he plays,” he said.“I can assure you that everyone in our dressing-room does not want him to make a 100. I think our bowlers down in Melbourne did an outstanding job, not just to Sachin but to all of their batsmen,” he added.Cricketing fans across the world are eagerly waiting for Tendulkar’s much awaited hundred. Hussey himself made a remark that it’s not something strange to see Australian fans supporting Sachin.“They have got one of the best batting line-ups ever and the plans that we set and the way they the bowlers executed them were second to none. For a reasonably inexperienced attack to be able to do that job, and for long periods of time which is something we have been really working on, it is a real testament to the bowling group,” Hussey commented on Australia’s bowling attack.“Just from walking across the ground, the pitch looks a lot less green than it has been over the last few years. Certainly, in the last few years, I think the Sydney pitch has changed texture from when it used to be a real dust bowl and helped the spinners. The last few years have been really seamer friendly and there has been overhead conditions to help that as well,” Hussey said on the SCG pitch.
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
Sehwag undone by a fuller length delivery pitched just outside off ... and again no foot movement!!
India 57/3
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
59 for 4
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
Swhwag again lived dangerously - was droped at slips, one ball did not carry, several misses - and got out for 28. There was never any doubt his wicket woulld fall any time.
Gambhir, Dravid and Laxman fail again
Re: India in Australia 2011-12
India 191 all out. Tendulakar showed he is Indias best batsman.Good aptains inning by Dhoni. Need new opener (s) - time to call up Mukund.
Excellent bowling by Aussies