Bangladesh vs India, 2nd Test, Mirpur, Jan 24-28

bcci clearly need to bring back Munaf Patel or introduce another seamer into the mix.

Get this feeling that the deshis are going to turn the corner pretty soon. The only problem they have is to find a sustaining opening pair who can see out the new ball.

all of their batsmen can play decently with the older ball.

Yes, it is a major defect but it needs to be addressed. It seems specialist openers need to be groomed just for tests and who are not misused by participating in T20s.

Thankfully, weather isn't causing too many problems here.

doremi wrote:Phurt. Was talking of his holiness, Sri Sant of psycholand, Baba Appam.

lol, doremi.

Good one. So that should be his forum name from now on?

21st test 50 for Sehwag.

LEGEND!!!!!!!

Great batting by Gambhir as well.

Sehwag gone.

This 100 partnership is the 7th 100+ stand between these two. Also these two are the most successful opening pair ever for India, they average 62.97 per innings.

50 for Gambhir as well.

Gambhir equals the record for the most number of 50s (11) in consecutive test matches! I think it was Javed or was ot Viv?

38 more runs required by Gambhir to equal Don's long standing record.

Go for it, Gautam.

Dravid run out?

Gambhir gone.

Damn!!!

Don's record would be safe for many more centuries I guess.

is shahadat the new monica seles? his grunting before each and every delivery is audible across dhaka and probably a bit against the spirit of the game. he seems to have discovered this new facet to his game in this match

Have seen him bowling but never noticed his grunt before. Probably due to LSK.

BTW why do you've to grunt before delivering the ball? Has anybody ever done that before?

Tendulkar becomes 2nd Indian bat to score 22K FC runs after Sunny.

Tendulkar being lucky there. Dropped.

shahadat has been asked to stop grunting before the delivery by billy

and has he stopped ?

he was taken off the attack soon after that. will have to see when he comes back on

Tendulkar and Dravid are now involved in 17 100+ partnerships which is a WR.

When was the last time Tendulkar batted in a game (test/ODI) without helmet?

I think it has to be during India's series against Eng in '93. At least I don't remember any more such instances after that.

100 for Tendulkar.

SG wrote:When was the last time Tendulkar batted in a game (test/ODI) without helmet?

I think it has to be during India's series against Eng in '93. At least I don't remember any more such instances after that.

Aah.

Here it is.

As I said last time Tendulkar batted without a helmet in a test match was 17 years back against Eng.

Here is the link to that image.

Tendulkar batting without helmet

bat till just after tea tomorrow, leaving 20 overs at the bangles?

thats another 90 overs or so. a lead of at least 450-500 with 200 overs to bowl against them