India win its 3rd consecutive Test

Ishant is truly back and firm in Test attack.

Sreesanth is on his way out. What a loss. He is not wanting to improve.  Time for antics in IPL for him. Give a glare or two to Sangakara.

Mishra is good, but he is no replacement of Anil Kumble. His 5-for in Mohali seems an one – off event and since then he has struggled.

301 is a flattering score. Thanks to bat swinging,  M Rahim got a 100.  Otherwise Sehwag’s statement on their test status and quality remains same.  They are poor Test side and their batsmen know just one way to play Tests — self destruct.  Having said that, they can on this day beat Pakistan’s strongest side in Test cricket 2-1 or 3-0 in Test series.  Bet a Butt on it ?

With this win India are now undefeated for 13 Tests.  Shakib would like to have a look at this record and might want to take back his words that Aus and SA are better sides than India.  That’s a weak statement, actually a retaliatory one for Sehwag’s comments. To prove him wrong BD batsmen self destructed.  They played poor shots. Lest they improve on it, they wont be winning more tests.  They need to spend time on wickets and if they do that, they would go past Pakistan in the rankings, which at the moment are most pathetic test team in world.

India vs BD, T1D3

Mahamadullah something something loves Indian bowling attack.

50s in the league games of tri series followed by 69 in the first innings and then a brain freeze which ensured BD squandered a chance to take a lead.

Viru and Gambhir put on another decent partnership to give 2nd innings a solid start. Actually Sehwag lived upto his reputation of not going bonkers againsst weak teams. His top score against BD is 52 and 45 in this game.

Mishra then showed some heroics with Gambhir to ensure India lost no more wkts.

Tomorrow, if India would make 300 odd runs  tomorrow weather permitting, the game is set shut and over. BD is far too weak to chase anything over 340.

And Indian batsmen would not repeat the first innings mistake of a collapse.

DK misses again

Sreesanth to Mahmudullah, 4 byes, slower ball, 93ks, beats everyone including the keeper, first Mushfiqur presses forward and misses and then the ball dies on Karthik who misses it

India no ordinary

India put up a very ordinary performance on day 1 against minnows BD on Test 1, that makes Sehwag look an idiot. When he said BD has an ordinary attack, he was right. The wickets fell more due to lose shots than from good bowling.

Thanks to the great man, the hope still prevails. But BD are still the team that self destructs more than anybody else. So India would win this game very comfortably.