Also don't forget that BCCI has paid huge sums to the umpires to give decisions in our favour at crucial times. Look at the score sheets of the first two tests and check the number of LBW decisions given against Australia. If memory serves me right, not a single Indian batsman has been given out LBW so far in this series.
Re: Don't forget the umpires are on our side too
by lee on Mar 13, 2013 07:53 PM
yeah right, it is so because indian batsmen are good enough to get clean bowled. It depends which stump gets thwarted:)
Re: Don't forget the umpires are on our side too
by sri on Mar 13, 2013 08:07 PM
I think you're crazy man. Home team gets some of the close decisions and it holds true in any of the professional sports. If you closely look at last four India's tour of Australia, you will realize that how many umpiring decisions went against India at crucial times. You can't throw BCCI under the bus without having substantial evidence.
Re: Don't forget the umpires are on our side too
by balaji gururajan on Mar 13, 2013 08:47 PM
In first test Michael Clarke was out bat-pad when he was on 36. Dharmasena gave not out and he scored a 100!
Re: Re: Don't forget the umpires are on our side too
by madanmohan siddhanthi on Mar 13, 2013 09:08 PM
Sum and substance is it is fixed - no proof but I agree.
Re: Re: Re: Don't forget the umpires are on our side too
by Huhumba Lulumba on Mar 13, 2013 11:41 PM
If India is so good at fixing how could you explain the 0-4 defeats in Aus and Eng, India could have fixed a draw in at least one of those 8 matches.
Dont England ask for seaming tracks and Aussies for bouncy decks everytime we tour there? Out players are brought up on slow low tracks, and our soil type is not suitable to prepare bouncy decks. And btw, Sunil Gavaskar had written last week, that over the years its been proved that Indians adapt to overseas tracks far better than England and Aus and SA, who are clueless here. Proof: Indias series wins in Eng and NZ, and test wins at perth and durban. In fact they would have won the series in 2008 but for bucknor and benson.
Re: Nothing wrong with turners!
by ASHISH KUMAR on Mar 14, 2013 02:11 PM
India has never won series in Aus & SA. While SA & Aus has won series in india in past & even England in recent past
Re: Nothing wrong with turners!
by Raj on Mar 14, 2013 02:46 AM
If we look at pitches around the world except Sri Lanka, most of the pitches are either seaming, bouncy. So for India to do well outside of subcontinent in any form of cricket our batsmen need to know to adapt well to these conditions. Hence we need to prepare good sporting track which has a good balance all around. Like our batsmen our bowlers(spinners) perform well only in India and struggle consistently outside of India.With all our test matches in the next couple of years slated to be outside India, it is in our best interest that we do get accustomed to pacy/seaming tracks...
India this time will win toss and score minimum of 550 and declare. Then AUS will score 210 and 185 and lose by innings and 150 runs (big defeat than 2nd test). If India can't win against this pathetic Aussie team in India, then all can retire and go home. I expect innings defeat for aussies (nothing less than that).
Re: Re: 3-0
by quantum solutions on Mar 13, 2013 09:31 PM
it is all doctorised pitch. Like exam the paper is leaked similarly the pitch is already leaked there is no question to rise.
Re: Spinning Track in Mohali !!!
by sandeep kumar on Mar 13, 2013 06:57 PM
What exactly are you trying to say?Dont England ask for seaming tracks and Aussies for bouncy decks everytime we tour there? Out players are brought up on slow low tracks, and our soil type is not suitable to prepare bouncy decks. And btw, Sunil Gavaskar had written last week, that over the years its been proved that Indians adapt to overseas tracks far better than England and Aus and SA, who are clueless here. Proof: Indias series wins in Eng and NZ, and test wins at perth and durban. In fact they would have won the series in 2008 but for bucknor and benson. Sad that despite being Indian, you try to pull down our team(who are world champs in odis and were no1 in tests until recently)
Re: Re: Spinning Track in Mohali !!!
by Michael Ponnudurai on Mar 13, 2013 09:08 PM
Pitches of each location tend to retain traditional characteristics in Eng, Aus and SA. Excepting Pak who have not played at home for several years now, all sub continental boards prepare pitches to suit their team strengths-so the pitches here do not have any unique characteristics, but keep changing depending who the opposition is. Like Eng beat India here, don't be surprised if SA beat India in their next tour here. Captains/Boards do not interfere in pitch preparations at least in Eng, Aus and SA
Re: Spinning Track in Mohali !!!
by ASHISH KUMAR on Mar 14, 2013 02:15 PM
dhoni is biggest manipulator & politician of game who will do anything to save his captaincy & add contract. I realy admire his political ability which helped him in earning so much with very limited & medicore ability. Remaining all big sportsman who earns well are really exceptional & based on individual skill except dhoni who is surviving based on political skill whick works well in India where even political fans give so much importance to captaincy hype created by media
