Karun Nair punishes England with smashing triple century, fuels record India total of 759
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Indian batsman Karun Nair smashed an astounding triple century on Monday in just the third Test match of his career on day four of the fifth Test against England in Chennai.
The 25-year-old batsman started the day on 71 and notched his maiden Test century in the morning session.
But he wasn't going to settle for that and went on to reach 300 runs after the tea break as India took charge of the match by extending their first innings lead to well over 100.
He batted for 566 minutes in all, facing 381 balls, and hitting 32 fours as well as four sixes in his marathon innings.
Nair is the second Indian batsman to score a triple century in Test cricket, following in the footsteps of Virender Sehwag, who scored 319 runs against South Africa in 2008 at the same ground, as well as 309 runs against Pakistan in Multan in 2004.
Nair also became the highest individual scorer for India against England in Test cricket, going past Virat Kohli's 235 runs scored in Mumbai in the fourth test of this series.
It was also the highest score for an Indian batsman who scored his maiden test hundred. Nair went past Vinod Kambli's 224 runs against England in Mumbai (1993).
This was India's highest-ever test score, beating their previous best of 726 against Sri Lanka in 2009.
Post tea, first up, Nair crossed the 200-mark off 306 balls, as his 150-partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin (67) came up off 251 balls.
India's 600 came in the 168th over when England had taken the third new ball. The third new ball worked, as Ashwin was caught at gully by Jos Buttler off Stuart Broad.
But Nair, who had been dropped on 34 not out earlier, was again dropped on 217 not out by Joe Root at slip off Jake Ball (0-93) in the 172nd over.
Ravindra Jadeja (51) then put on 138 runs for the seventh wicket with Nair, the duo scoring at more than 7.2 per over.
Jadeja scored his fourth test half-century off 52 balls, including one four and two sixes, but it was Nair who attacked the bowling in pursuit of his landmark.
Nair went from 200 to 250 in the space of 42 balls, and then to 300 in 33 balls, hitting nine fours and three sixes in this interim. Jadeja, meanwhile, was caught at long-on off Liam Dawson (2-129).
After India declared with a sizeable lead, Alastair Cook (3 not out) and Keaton Jennings (9 not out) batted out five overs without any damage.
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Dec 19, 2016 05:39pm
incredible achievement by karun nair ...
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Dec 19, 2016 05:48pm
Incredible...
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Dec 19, 2016 05:45pm
Wowww what an innings he scored them in 381 deliveries, master piece from a new comer
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Dec 19, 2016 05:49pm
Reminded me of Rahul Dravid.
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Dec 19, 2016 05:52pm
So much talent it seems india will export cricket too .
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Dec 19, 2016 05:55pm
proud of you karun nair......
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Dec 19, 2016 05:55pm
Some one commented yesterday
How come India is number one in test rankings.
700 Plus is answer.....303 by Nair is answer.
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Dec 19, 2016 06:04pm
i doubt he reaches double figures when he play outside Asia !
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Dec 19, 2016 06:05pm
India's batting dominant is continue.., Bright future for Indian batting.. :)
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Dec 19, 2016 06:04pm
Well Done!! from Pakistan..great work.
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Dec 19, 2016 06:06pm
They are kings on their country's pitch and on other country's pitch, they are dancing on the pitch.
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Dec 19, 2016 06:07pm
@Tazu You can doubt or dream, it costs nothing...
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Dec 19, 2016 06:12pm
What a treat to eyes .. when k l Rahul missed the double tone , we were very sad but this man washed all the sorrows... India's present and future is bright.
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Dec 19, 2016 06:13pm
India batsmen going from strength to strength.
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Dec 19, 2016 06:14pm
Great "2" days for Indian Sports, Karun Nair 300+, Indian Jr Hockey lifts World Cup, Vijender Singh defends his WBO title with a knock out...
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Dec 19, 2016 06:15pm
Karnataka batsmanship on the rise again. Well done Rahul and Karun. Solid and relentless.
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Dec 19, 2016 06:16pm
@responsible yes you are right they are king of their own country pitches 309 by sehwag in Multan and 270 by dravid in rawalpindi another example of this...
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Dec 19, 2016 06:24pm
India's batting dept is so much depth & so many talents, somehow they can managed to scored mammoth 700+ even after their main players exit & under performed by top players. In this current form, no team can snatch top rank from India in near future.
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Dec 19, 2016 06:26pm
Great going by Karun Nair and very well backed by Kohli who delayed the declaration by 5 overs, if England save the match tomorrow by 1 or 2 wickets, those 5 overs can prove to be costly, but going by the way the pitch has behaved for the last 4days it is unlikely to change tomorrow and England should bat poorly and India must bowl superbly to win
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Dec 19, 2016 06:37pm
@responsible Grapes are sour. We can see. For last 2 series, India has been playing in their home grounds, otherwise all wins came from overseas. Better to refresh your memory, don't forget, Shehwag is still Sultan of Multan
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Dec 19, 2016 06:46pm
In that 759 runs kohli scored only 19 runs...
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Dec 19, 2016 06:46pm
Wonderful knock! Heartiest congratulations from a Pakistani.
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Dec 19, 2016 06:51pm
@responsible Sehwag made 300+ in multan (Pakistan)
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Dec 19, 2016 07:02pm
@Tazu - only into his 3rd test match - played well and scored 300, what is the point in to think about whether he can achieve or not outside asia..........
Change your attitude dude........
some ones success should not hurt you.......if you cannot encourage don't discourage any one......bad samples like you leave an image........Think big, Grow big, always look at the bigger picture:)
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Dec 19, 2016 07:04pm
This 300 is indeed a mark for celebration and at the same time we should also celebrate the death of cricket .. this goes to show how subcontinent pitches wether it be India, Pakistan or dubai have destroyed the art of pace bowling .. there is nothing for the fast bowlers on it anymore which makes the game extremly. boring and one sided ..
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Dec 19, 2016 07:02pm
@Tazu
Kyon, how many overseas players are hitting triples on Indian pitches ?afterall all 22 players get the opportunity to bat...is batting outside subcontinent a certificate of good batting ? than why these so called good batsmen falter in sub continental pitches ?
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Dec 19, 2016 07:18pm
What a statement by the 25 yr old hailing from a non-cricketing state (Kerala) and Karnataka player. Starts with a major score of not one century, but three, with an amazing SR of almost 80. Yes, he was playing in Chennai with a good pitch that allows batting, but we have to remember that the coastal city was ravaged just last week by a devastating hurricane and winds causing so much property destruction. But still the ground team managed to clean up the entire stadium and ready it for the test - testament to the love for cricket in this Tamil state. It was instructive to see a windows cleaner still cleaning the glasses of dust on the first day and the standing ovation to him by Brits and Indians. And now Karun grinding the English bowlers to dust.
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Dec 19, 2016 07:17pm
No wonder he is Rahul Dravid's favorite
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Dec 19, 2016 07:22pm
Big batsman is coming in his just 3rd match he has introduced himself as big scorer just like he did in domestic matches...great achievement by a young 25 year old batsman...
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Dec 19, 2016 07:24pm
@responsible
Eat your heart out, abuse us, mock us, call us names... but the fact remains is we are No 1 while you are going down, down and further down
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Dec 19, 2016 07:26pm
@sanatani Nailed it brother...
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Dec 19, 2016 07:29pm
@Omar
If a test match produces a result how can that be boring..
Out of four test THREE have produced result and in one India escaped with skin of their teeth.
Pace bowlers..Well India has 4 bowlers who go 140 KMPH on regular bases ,Pakistan has same number, BD has a new one just 19 ..
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Dec 19, 2016 07:31pm
This clearly shows there is immense cricket talent in India.With the advent of Sunil Gawaskar this country has produced many great cricketers like Kapil Dev, Azharuddin, Ravi Shastri, Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Sourav Gsnguly, Rahul Dravid,VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Shsrma, Yuvraj Singh, VIRAT KOHLI, Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma, Shami Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, Ajayinka Rahane, Chatteeswar Pujara, K Pandey, RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN, H Pandey , Jayant Yadav, KL Rahul and Karun Nsira.
Credit goes to the BCCI for providing big opportunities for the hidden talent to show their worth by performing well at the International level. Selection of the playing eleven has become very difficult due to the tough competition among players to such an extent that cricketers of the calibre of Rohit and Rahane are not able to keep there place in thr team regularly.
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Dec 19, 2016 07:35pm
Don't know much about cricket but great batting indeed! well done team India!!
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Dec 19, 2016 07:38pm
Though Karun is a keralite, the cricketer in him shaped under karnataka cricket association. Thanks to the selectors,Dravid &bcci who allowed him to play this series.
All the best to Dravid who is shaping younger players &Kumble who looks after the men's Indian team. Well done Karun. We Indians are proud of you.
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Dec 19, 2016 07:41pm
Solid domestic Cricket framework in India has ensured a consistent supply of talent into the national team. Tendulkar followed by Kohli, followed by Nair now. Triple hundred in just his 3rd Test shows his immense mental toughness
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Dec 19, 2016 07:43pm
You can find so many applauds comments from Indian in asad's heroic fought back against Australia today. simple, give the credit where its due.
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Dec 19, 2016 07:52pm
@Lalit
Tazu made that comment out of jealousy. He didnt think this through. Forgive and forget him.
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Dec 19, 2016 07:50pm
My goodness...what a telent India has in batting!
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Dec 19, 2016 07:56pm
I will like to say just one thing.
A lot of people here have commented that nair may have batted well in india but can he bat equally well overseas?
Please don't mind but it shows that slave mentality still exists in minds of Indians and well as my pakistani brothers.
If any pakistani or Indian or any player from the subcontinent plays well , isn't a reason enough to celebrate, irrespective of whether he has scored in india or overseas?
Do we need a certificate from our erstwhile colonial masters so that we can just pat on the back of our players ?
We are good enough and that is most crucial .
Let them go to hell .
And by the way , this applies to players from outside the continent too.
They simple falter once put on pitches outsides their home countries.
I love Imran khan and waseem akram as much as I adore virat kohli and Sachin Tendulkar and I don't need any certification from anyone whatsoever.
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Dec 19, 2016 07:56pm
wow that's mind blasting. congrats to the indians.
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Dec 19, 2016 08:17pm
This can only happen on Indian wickets and by India on home ground.
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Dec 19, 2016 08:28pm
Indian team is full of talents who performs
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Dec 19, 2016 08:29pm
@responsible "They are kings on their country's pitch and on other country's pitch, they are dancing on the pitch ; @sanatani 309 by sehwag in Multan and 270 by dravid in rawalpindi another example"
Not to forget the 25 overseas hundreds by Kohli vs only 19 local hundreds across formats. The best thing about Nair is that he is another of Dravid's proteges with a compact technique well suited to overseas centuries. And if Murali Vijay's centuries in Australia and England are counted in the last two years, Indian test is going to the next stage. Wait and watch.
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Dec 19, 2016 08:39pm
@Rupia It also happened in Multan buddy when Sehwag hit 309...too much of a coincidence
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Dec 19, 2016 09:03pm
@Tazu: And I doubt that you would've doubted his ability if he wasn't Indian.
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Dec 19, 2016 09:02pm
Wow, never heard of him before. Congrats!
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Dec 19, 2016 09:05pm
Have been following his cricket from when he was a young boy and his uncle gifted him a bowling machine. Really congratulate his dad and Dravid for the support and effort they have put in into his cricket. His dad never missed one match of his.
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Dec 19, 2016 09:25pm
@Omar But you never said that the fast and bouncy tracks abroad has destroyed spin bowling.
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Dec 19, 2016 09:36pm
Well played Nair!
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Dec 19, 2016 09:58pm
Another Sehwag in making.
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Dec 19, 2016 10:01pm
Good backup of talented player in team India, tough job for selectors for next series
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Dec 19, 2016 10:05pm
@Tazu We will see
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Dec 19, 2016 10:04pm
@responsible Check Virat's batting average in Australia
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Dec 19, 2016 10:10pm
First for a Keralite as less than a handful of them have shown their skill in cricket. Most of them are in football or track and field games. Congratulations
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Dec 19, 2016 10:23pm
@Omar India has always had Result oriented Pitches, Look at the results of the last 20 Test Matches in India you you will get the answer ......This Test in Chennai was played just 2 days after Cyclone Vardah Rocked the city, The Curators did not get time to expose the pitch to sunlight and it was burred under 1500 kgs of cover for 4 days making it a highway Track....!!!
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Dec 19, 2016 10:22pm
@sanatani This is what we call 'nailed on the head'
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Dec 19, 2016 10:28pm
England are terrible...
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Dec 19, 2016 10:47pm
Karun Nair has been exceptional today with his skills and the hapless English bowling attack.
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Dec 19, 2016 10:55pm
@Tazu He is not Ahmed shezad !!!
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Dec 19, 2016 10:58pm
For many years I have been thinking that India should be allowed two test teams.
We are the only nation with more than 30000 first class players and nearly 30 first class teams.
So many world class players who never got a chance because only about 15-20 get a chance.
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Dec 19, 2016 11:10pm
Great feat in his 3rd test. All the best to this young player.
India has always produced very strong batsmen, right from Gavaskar, Bedi, Vishwanath, Tendulkar, Sehwag and others. I can't recall other names right now.
And as a Pakistani, I have always enjoyed watching Indian batsmen play well.
Cheers.
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Dec 19, 2016 11:21pm
India has arrived on the scene to become the best team in the world as Kohli wants this team to be known like the West Indian team of 1980s as per his statement to the news. IPL Zindabad is an answer to the critics of IPL. What an incredible bench strength Indian team has got today creating huge internal competition within Indian team with players being edged out by new players who come in as injury replacements scoring such prolific runs. Jayant Yadav came in as a replacement All rounder off spinner who not only took wickets in 3rd test but also scored a century as a debutant. This lad Karun Nair comes in because Shikhar Dhawan & Rohit Sharma are injured and scores a triple century only in his 3rd test making his place certain in the next Test series & which throws up selection nightmare and a good headache which will also keep forcing top players to excel & perform their best just in order to retain the position in Indian team.
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Dec 20, 2016 12:03am
@Nurul huda difference between India and Pakistan.. celebrate great performance not crititise. Pak wil grow when they appreciate opponents and be sporty. Not just games but real poltics as well. Appreciate your frankness and thought process.
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Dec 20, 2016 12:09am
I was watching British channel, and there experts were saying, "It was a brutal day for us". They had started questioning Cook's captaincy. This is what Indian tour does to you.
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Dec 20, 2016 12:11am
home ground lions.
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Dec 20, 2016 12:35am
Beautiful Description of an Indian Batsman innings in Pakistani News Paper, that too The Dawn. And Indian Media celebrated elegant 4th innings of Pak in Aus. So, cricket can unite us, rather than jingoistic politicians.
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Dec 20, 2016 12:58am
@KUL DEEP KUSHWAH Absolutely agree with you Kuldeep. On the reverse it's true for the visitors coming to the sub continent. It's equally necessary for them to make turning pitches and practice on those as it is for us to make fast tracks. If its told as tigers at home, the same is true for the visitors too.
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Dec 20, 2016 01:05am
India should create a mix of some spin and some pace pitches. Will make game more interesting and more revenue.
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Dec 20, 2016 01:26am
Well played Nair, a new young player in the making of another Kohli and more good problems for India as Rahane and Rohit Sharma are still to come.
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Dec 20, 2016 01:31am
On dead Indian pitches where number 10 Jayant Yadav bats and score 100 says it all.No talent only flat track bullies.
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Dec 20, 2016 02:23am
Well done Karun Nair. Congrats.
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Dec 20, 2016 03:08am
@Omar True, and then people will see how this same player performs on English and Australian pitches. They are destroying talent by creating dead pitches. This is short term jubilation over long term pain.
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Dec 20, 2016 05:13am
@Tazu Why the negativity? Give credit where it is due. That is the only way to build bridges. The more negativity you spew, the more likely that you will invite negativity. Scoring 300 on any pitch against any set of bowlers requires talent, skill and stamina. Open your heart and be generous with your praise. You will like yourself more as well.
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Dec 20, 2016 05:54am
Flat track bully, another one is born!
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Dec 20, 2016 08:31am
@Babar-i-Azam He has not played in UAE tracks so FTB does NOT apply
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Dec 20, 2016 08:32am
@Babar-i-Azam When a Pakistani player makes 300+, please wake me up! lol
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Dec 20, 2016 09:07am
Well done Karun. India seems to have never ending flow of quality batsmen.
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Dec 20, 2016 09:11am
@responsible Give credit where its due!
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Dec 20, 2016 10:04am
Very easy wicket to bat on.
Nothing in the wicket for bowlers.
Nevertheless good batting practice.
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Dec 20, 2016 10:19am
@Babar-i-Azam , Yes and what about you .. Can not play even on dead pitches.. and world's best fast bowlers are being sent to cleaners even in world's fastest pitches..
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Dec 20, 2016 12:05pm
a bolt out of blue.. and proves its worth.... and stays fit and performs...
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Dec 20, 2016 02:41pm
@SaraH, "On dead Indian pitches where number 10 Jayant Yadav bats and score 100 says it all.No talent only flat track bullies."
An epitome of negativity! I am sure you must be hating yourself!
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Dec 20, 2016 03:02pm
@Tazu
the naysayers speak again
instead of congratulating such an amazing score- negative predictions
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Dec 20, 2016 03:33pm
Congratulations to all india won the fifth test and the series 4-0.
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Dec 20, 2016 03:46pm
england got white washed ,lets be frank we need gud fast bowlers to win in aussie soil or swing to win in england , to do it in india u need gud spinner, there is no good spinners outside subcontinent among the firangis, satner is an exception.........
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Dec 20, 2016 03:49pm
India won by 75 Runs & Innings
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Dec 20, 2016 04:39pm
@AKKS Let Jayant Yadav open for England then.
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Dec 20, 2016 04:52pm
@MAHEN - Azhar also scored 300 on a flat track...however, we in PAK weren't celebrating. If he did that away, that would be memorable!
With India's away record of 2 test wins in a decade against a top ranked side - says it all really. Considering Pak despite its lack of funds, no tours, managed to do that in one summer!
Goebbels would be proud of the spin doctoring which takes place in the Indian media about the brilliance of a team - which is no more successful to the teams of the past led by Kapil and Azhar - when playing abroad.....very limited indeed!
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Dec 20, 2016 05:09pm
@Tazu Why? What's wrong with playing in Asia? Is it a second class region?
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Dec 20, 2016 05:10pm
@Omar Why should there be something for the fast bowlers? Why can't they figure out how to get wickets on such pitches? You expect batsmen to play on all types of pitches but not bowlers.
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Dec 20, 2016 05:21pm
@AKKS - To analyse or be critical equates to negativity?
You need to lie down and take some deep breaths. Reflect and review on the successes' - to ensure continuous progression, a perspective is a must....
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Dec 20, 2016 07:05pm
Same guy hits triple century in Ranji Trophy final. So nothing new to him only stage changes.
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Dec 20, 2016 08:26pm
To all those guys who have mentioned about Indian pace attack. Check out Umesh Yadav, bhuveneshwar and that tall guy keep in forgetting his name. They have a good all around attack and what actually adds to it is their fielding.
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Dec 20, 2016 09:21pm
south Asian soil very third class for cricket game so players also too week...on third class pitches.
as compare with top class soil and atmosphere in western countries with top class players. Shame on South Asian dummy players.
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Dec 20, 2016 10:35pm
@GREAT there is that guy uttapha as well. Is he injured.
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Dec 21, 2016 08:22am
@Omar Don't you think Indian pacers ,Ishant,Umesh,Shami and Bhuvneshwar bowled between !45 -158 miles per hour did not show some class of fast bowling to the English boys ? I think all Indian pacers bowled at a speed that will send some shivers in the eyes of English batsman for may days to come therefore there is no shame in giving credit where credit is due. Indians are rated number one by ICC and they should be congratulated for their achievement.
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Dec 21, 2016 12:47pm
@Omar Fast bowling is not the only bowling skill a bowler can possess ,spin is also there and sub continent pitches are more favorable for that.And just because INDIA is doing great it doesn't means that you have to come up with anything against them that even does not makes a proper sense.Learn to appreciate.
You fought you loose,we fought we won,simple as that.
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Dec 22, 2016 04:31am
@SaraH Flat track bullies? Then why doesn't visiting team able to score well on those tracks and able to win?
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Dec 22, 2016 04:57pm
India have more than 72% dynamic & intelegent young generation in education, buissnessn Agriculture, sports, animations and IT tech. So the ball in on the court of India. Enjoy incredible India.
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