India v West Indies, 1st Test, Kolkata, 6-10 November, 2013

Crikey, no rest for the Indian cricketers.

This series will be worth watching simply for the song and dance that will be made over Tendulkar's retirement.

At least there is likely to be some big crowds.

Any chance of SRT pulling a hamstring chasing a ball to the boundary?

One thing's for sure- The pitches here and in Mumbai will be the flattest of all time.

I wonder if the Windies might be paid some sort of inducement to let the little guy get a farewell ton?

JGK wrote:I wonder if the Windies might be paid some sort of inducement to let the little guy get a farewell ton?

Is it actually possible for them to be more crap than they are now?

BCCI will arm twist WI to send in club bowlers. SRT's only chance of making a 300 rests on it. Scratch that, His only chance of making any kind of runs depends on it.... 

Good luck to the Little Master. Shirley no-one begrudges him a good finish?

You know if < L scores runs he'll unretire

Enough and more has been said about BCCIs fascination with flat pitches. It really considers a 'sporting' pitch very 'unsporting'. While the windies show exactly what is rotten with criket, if Sachin wants to make a ton against them, it also proves to the world why his retirement is long overdue.

But Sachin has to be paid his due, for over a decade or two he was usually the lone man standing against the cartel of Azhar, Jadeja, Kapil & Prabhakar who were equally unsporting like BCCIs pitches, and often in league with bookies and mafia to ensure a cooked result.

JGK wrote:Any chance of SRT pulling a hamstring chasing a ball to the boundary?

No, he doesn't chase in the outfield.... or we'll keep a runner for him.

So there is little chance of a pair?

I don't begrudge Sachin doing well but I do begrudge the scheduling. If he does fail, I'll raise a smile I must admit - but not because of the man, as he is undeniably a great man. People expect cricketing achievements to allude to the human being, which isn't the case, but if it did, then his record near perfectly matches him.

If Sachin manages to score 13,547 runs in this series without being dismissed he'll finish with a higher average than Bradman.

That'll shut them arseclowns who purport the theory that Bradman's the best batsman of all time.

Also Tendulkar only needs one wicket to become the first cricketer to complete the 15,837 runs and 46 wickets double.

Or if he scores 300* his cricinfo profile will look very pretty:

Tests___- HS = 300*
ODI_____- HS = 200*
T20____)- HS = 10
FC______- HS = 300*
List A___- HS = 200*
Twenty20- HS = 100*

Gary 111 wrote:Also Tendulkar only needs one wicket to become the first cricketer to complete the 15,837 runs and 46 wickets double.

 

Good start to the match, Ishant Sharma's dropped. Regulation apart from that.

tricycle wrote:Good start to the match, Ishant Sharma's dropped. Regulation apart from that.

stocks in mascara producing companies have plummeted on the news about Instant

horace wrote:

tricycle wrote:Good start to the match, Ishant Sharma's dropped. Regulation apart from that.

stocks in mascara producing companies have plummeted on the news about Instant

Cook's getting a hundred though. Their net assets remain safe with the increase in his valuation.

Pretty crap by the Windians so far.

At least the over rate's decent.

Would've thought that Brathwaite might've opened after the A tour last month.

tricycle wrote:At least the over rate's decent.

Would've thought that Brathwaite might've opened after the A tour last month.

33 overs in the first session. Well done Bannies.

JGK wrote:

tricycle wrote:At least the over rate's decent.

Would've thought that Brathwaite might've opened after the A tour last month.

33 overs in the first session.  Well done Bannies.

Opened with spin?

No, somewhat pace like dobbing at both ends. Got the spinners in around the eighth over.