nctbadri: "hope they give the new ball to Nitish …. give me 6-7 overs upfront… that would make sense of his selection honestly " Doubt but it would be nice
yeti: "Is the Indian over rate alright? " Superfast express as India's train folks call it
Geetha: "Is India taking a step towards exorcising the ghosts of Eden Gardens 2001 by enforcing the follow-on? Seems quite courageous given they've bowled more than 80 overs." Even the ghosts are young adults now. Also, the opposition's standing also has a say in these decisions.
Nitss: "Why not groom your part-timer while others are doing well and not the other way around?" Maybe in the second innings.
12:57pm, Day 3, Innings break Waiting on some news... and we have it. India have enforced the follow-on. Bit of a surprise given 81.5 overs have been bowled. The Test isn't in danger for India by any means. It was a call based on workload, India have banked on their bowlers doing the job again. West Indies have shown resistance but lost wickets in clumps. Their first two wickets cost 87, last three made 74 but little in the middle. Pierre, Phillip and Seales held fort for a while. Kuldeep the star of India's show. Bumrah got one but looked lethal.
JNT Seales lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 13 (39m 25b 3x4 0x6) SR: 52
Samarjeet: "Do you believe India should not have rolled out a full-strength 11 for this series, Ekanth? Give some experience to the young ones and make it more competitive. Like SA vs Namibia?" Well played
Kuldeep still on
END OF OVER:81 | (maiden) | WI: 248/9
- Anderson Phillip24 (93b)
- Jayden Seales13 (20b)
- Mohammed Siraj9-2-16-1
- Kuldeep Yadav26-4-82-4
George : "I don't understand. You select a guy in the team to develop his all round skills. And then don't give him a bowl for 80 overs? What kind of strategy is that?" Fair in a way. Other bowlers have done a decent job
New ball taken now
New ball taken. Oh wait, not yet. Siraj back. Short mid-on it.
END OF OVER:80 | 8 Runs | WI: 248/9
- Jayden Seales13 (20b)
- Anderson Phillip24 (87b)
- Kuldeep Yadav26-4-82-4
- Jasprit Bumrah14-4-40-1
Rajendran : "Come on WI. Just 76 more. Prove every one wrong"
Krikey: "Hi Ekanth!Why aren't they giving Nitish a go? Is he out of syllabus?" Maybe with the new ball?
Two slips, short leg
END OF OVER:79 | 2 Runs | WI: 240/9
- Anderson Phillip24 (87b)
- Jayden Seales5 (14b)
- Jasprit Bumrah14-4-40-1
- Kuldeep Yadav25-4-74-4
Sanjeev: "Shouldn't polling stay with the most recent comments until closed" It can, not doing it this time