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New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson and fast bowler Hamish Bennett, two uncapped players, have been included in the Test squad for the three-match tour of India beginning in Ahmedabad on November 4. The 15-man team also includes batsman Martin Guptill, who was in Zimbabwe with the New Zealand A team while the national side was being drubbed 4-0 in an ODI series in Bangladesh.

Squad: Daniel Vettori (capt), Brent Arnel, Hamish Bennett, Martin Guptill, Gareth Hopkins, Chris Martin, Brendon McCullum, Tim McIntosh, Andy McKay, Jeetan Patel, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson.

Gautam Gambhir, VVS Laxman and Ishant Sharma have recovered from injuries that kept them out of the second Test against Australia, and are included in India's squad for the three-Test series against New Zealand, which begins on November 4 in Ahmedabad. That Cheteshwar Pujara and M Vijay filled in superbly for Laxman and Gambhir in Bangalore made this a straightforward selection, with both of them retaining their places in the 15-member squad. Amit Mishra and Sreesanth will be the reserve spinner and seamer respectively

India: MS Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag (vice-capt), Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Cheteshwar Pujara, M Vijay, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra

The curators will have a big say in this series
If they prepare easy batting decks India will be the likely winners
If they prepare those seaming slow two paced decks then NZ will be on equal footing

DAY1 STUMPS
IN 3/329
shewag/dravid both made tons

Watched a fair bit of it
Very frustrated the pitches that are made or greeted to the Indians
AU curators gave India 3 non venomous decks last AU tour
INdian curators gave them the usual for 2 tests when Australia toured last
Now the NZ curator produces a belter of a track for them

The Indian batsman are very very good
But just wanna see them play on decks that are bowler friendly

These Indians are mad. Why not develop a couple of bowler friendly tracks in this series. The Kiwis are shite so they'll still win the series and they'll get a couple of days off as well.

regards,

REB

I reckon Indian cricket has given its top priority to the ICC rankings system. If you look at the history of Asian cricket in the last 20 years they always seem to play huge amounts of ODI cricket and less tests than teams like Oz & England. In the last couple of years they seem to play a lot of tests at home on dead pitches against mediocre opposition. Australia's recent tour there was supposed to be the annual 7 ODI tournament but was changed to a 2 test, 3 ODI tour. IMO India's decision to change that was to take advantage of a weaker Aussie side. I doubt very much they would've done the same a few years ago. Now they have NZ and have prepared the same dull flat pitches so they can get another couple of wins. Soon they will be touring SA and will have to face Steyn, Morkel, Parnell etc on pitches like 'The Green Mamba'. My money will be on SA giving them a touch-up. But with a string of Indian wins before the series they should still hold onto that no.1 ranking even if they get spanked in SA. Its also funny that now India have control of the ICC & no.1 ranking a 'World test championship' is being talked about again.

mal wrote:DAY1 STUMPS
IN 3/329
shewag/dravid both made tons

Watched a fair bit of it
Very frustrated the pitches that are made or greeted to the Indians
AU curators gave India 3 non venomous decks last AU tour
INdian curators gave them the usual for 2 tests when Australia toured last
Now the NZ curator produces a belter of a track for them
The Indian batsman are very very good
But just wanna see them play on decks that are bowler friendly

Its in India Mal

Ah yes the thread heading is New Zealand IN India [I took it as NZ V INDIA ]
Well typical bloody Indian pitch, once again

New Zealand fast bowler Hamish Bennett is unlikely to bowl on the second day of the Ahmedabad Test against India, after suffering a groin strain on the opening day of the series. The team's medical staff said it was too early to determine the seriousness of the injury.

Bennett, who is making his debut, impressed with his pace on the first morning, regularly delivering at speeds around 140kmh. He had figures of 0 for 47 in 15 overs at the end of the day.

India v New Zealand
First Test
Ahmedabad

STUMPS - DAY TWO

India 487
V Sehwag 173
R Dravid 104
Harbhajan Singh 69
D Vettori 4/118
JS Patel 3/135
New Zealand 2/69
BB McCullum 38*

brod wrote:New Zealand fast bowler Hamish Bennett is unlikely to bowl on the second day of the Ahmedabad Test against India, after suffering a groin strain on the opening day of the series. The team's medical staff said it was too early to determine the seriousness of the injury.

Bennett, who is making his debut, impressed with his pace on the first morning, regularly delivering at speeds around 140kmh. He had figures of 0 for 47 in 15 overs at the end of the day.

BENNETT
In one over he hit Shewag in the back
And then hit Dravid in the head
Both batsmen tried to duck short balls that failed to steep
His action is unusual

DHONI
Is casuing concern may have contracted MALaria

DAY2
227 runs in the day
Was there rain ?

brod wrote:

mal wrote:DAY1 STUMPS
IN 3/329
shewag/dravid both made tons

Watched a fair bit of it
Very frustrated the pitches that are made or greeted to the Indians
AU curators gave India 3 non venomous decks last AU tour
INdian curators gave them the usual for 2 tests when Australia toured last
Now the NZ curator produces a belter of a track for them
The Indian batsman are very very good
But just wanna see them play on decks that are bowler friendly

Its in India Mal

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
You were obviously paying close attention MAL.
Did you think that cricket in NZ was all of a sudden attractive to the Maori population or are you watching a black and white tv when they do a crowd shot ?

As Paul once sang
""'I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER"" with a pitch like that

mal wrote:

brod wrote:New Zealand fast bowler Hamish Bennett is unlikely to bowl on the second day of the Ahmedabad Test against India, after suffering a groin strain on the opening day of the series. The team's medical staff said it was too early to determine the seriousness of the injury.

Bennett, who is making his debut, impressed with his pace on the first morning, regularly delivering at speeds around 140kmh. He had figures of 0 for 47 in 15 overs at the end of the day.

BENNETT
In one over he hit Shewag in the back
And then hit Dravid in the head
Both batsmen tried to duck short balls that failed to steep
His action is unusual

DHONI
Is casuing concern may have contracted MALaria

DAY2
227 runs in the day
Was there rain ?

No India just batting slowly

India v New Zealand
First Test
Ahmedabad

STUMPS - DAY THREE

India 487
V Sehwag 173
R Dravid 104
Harbhajan Singh 69
D Vettori 4/118
JS Patel 3/135
New Zealand 5/331
JD Ryder 103
KS Williamson 87* (on debut)
BB McCullum 65
LPRL Taylor 56

Well, Williamson did what Michael Clarke had done on debut - a century in India. Ultimate batting bunny Chris Martin lasted an unbeaten 21 balls for 3. New Zealand made 459, with India taking a 38 run lead.

Currently, at tea on day four, India are 3/2.

Unreal, just flicked the channel over then and saw the score.

The run out of Sehwag was unbelievable...

Sachin gone for 12 and India 4/15.

Tendulker out now, India now 4/15

Chris Martin on fire.
Not "playing like dicks" anymore.