India vs England 2nd test 2008: watch live Rahul Dravid’s steady batting

Rahul Dravid is looking like an impregnable wall in the PCA Stadium. In an article I wrote that Red signal for Rahul Dravid: will he step down from Cricket? In the first day, during the second test he has proved that he has still in form and can protect any miserable moment. Although, there was no more unexpected incident in the first day of the 2^nd test that is taking place in at Mohali, Panjab. Now, it is a question to all that if Rahul Dravid proposes to the BCCI stepping down from the international cricket what they will decide? 

After the first test, bad performances of him, in all media it published that what is coming in Dravid fate? Most of the news media published that he would have been changed batting order and could come to number five. But, breaking all rumors he comes to creases just after the earlier wicket of Virendar Sehwag. 

I have quote these lines from Sky Sports

"It is a cycle. Sometimes you are at your peak and at other times you are down. It happens to all players at some point. Even I have had my ups and downs."

35 years old Rahul Dravid already has informed to the chairman of selectors about his poor runs for the last 11 tests. So, it has already has created a question about his good runs. Anyway, we all have to wait what the decision comes after the test.

India vs England 2nd test 2008: live score, timing and analysis

India is getting inspiration from every area. As example I am using some points; awesome five victories in a row in the ODI, the first Test victory and the positive cricket during the Australia tour of India and finally the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium favorable pitch always support of Indian. I keen to describe all the points in detailed. Before those, I want inform you about he timing of the 2^nd test match location, play ground and live telecast medias.

 

Match Timing: 09:30 Local time (IST) and GMT 04:00; on Friday, December 19, 2008.

Match Location: Mohali, Panjab

Play Ground: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium

Live Telecast Medias: NEO Cricket for Indian fans and Sky Sport for England fans.

 

Indians are inspiring after taking a hand in the first test victory. Winning toss, batting fist, scouring 316 runs, by bowling England stopped Indian batsmen in 241runs even batting in the second innings was amazing. Although, 316 in the first inning is of not good achievement but it become wealth when Indian batsmen failed to dominate England’s bowlers and lost 6 wicket just spending half of day playing 45 overs. India sacked their first innings just playing 24 more overs. Earlier downfall of the wickets of Indian squads, English men were dreaming to take the lead by winning the first test and batted well in the second innings and took a huge runs lead and threw a challenge to the Indian squads. 

The Indians accepted the challenge with am iron hands and tried to over the failure of the first innings. Indian positive and passionate batting demolished all the challenges and acquired the victory by over taking 387 runs. Really, this was a big challenge for Indians. May be it is the most runs for Indians have secured victory also a history in test cricket. 

Many positive sides for Indians and Sachin Tendulkar’s coming back in run. In the second inning of the first test Indian may forgot to loose the wickets which are their universal character for Indian batsmen. Here I want to inform the readers about a test match against Pakistan (most probably 1999-2000). India needed just 16 runs but and 6 wickets in hand. After securing century Sachin Tendulkar was trying to play his style (mastering shoot that he used to do after sacking his personal career) and gone to pavilion. Last 5 wickets did not gather even four runs including Nayan Mungia. But in this match it looked completely different even Sachin Tendulkar’s batting seemed that he just has started his career. It was really amazing.  

India : (probable) 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Rahul Dravid, 4 Sachin Tendulkar, 5 VVS Laxman, 6 Yuvraj Singh, 7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Zaheer Khan, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Amit Mishra. 

England: (possible) 1 Andrew Strauss, 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Owais Shah, 4 Kevin Pietersen (capt), Paul Collingwood, 6 Andrew Flintoff, 7 Matt Prior (wk), 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 Steve Harmison, 11 Monty Panesar 

May be there will not be any changed in Indian squad just will change in batting order because Rahul Dravid is out of performances. May he could bat as number 7 batsman. In England squad there could be a single change. Owais Shah may include in squad.

 

BBC Wrote:

Owais Shah is a very skilled player of spin and would be the obvious change but his last innings came more than three weeks ago in the Cuttack one-day international.

There is also an argument for promoting Matt Prior to number six. He batted very capably in both innings in Chennai while Andrew Flintoff is not a good starter against spin bowling.

I am confused about the reports; in some news it is telling that Mohali picth is very favorable for the pacers like Shoaib Akhter but both the squads are thinking about the spin blowers. Every during the Australia tour of India Indian off time spinner Amit Mishra showed a great performances. 

Live Telecast media: By the time being and the shortage of leisure time the people are going forget to watch the cricket match by sitting in Stadium. It is also impossible watching cricket match by journeying a long distance. That is why they enjoy cricket by watching live telecast on satellite TV or local tv. The people who are living in Asia and have an access to watch NEO Cricket and the People who are in European counties can watch the match live in Sky Sports. 

The digital personalities could able to watch the match live score by accessing websites that are giving ball by ball text commentary, video steaming etc. Cricinfo is one of the most information full website that will provide you according to you expectation.  

India vs England 1st ODI: Who will win at last?

The 5^th day of the first test between India and England is going to ground after within a few hours. Now, it is the burning question to all fans of both teams who re living both the countries India an England even all over the world. 

Batting: The batting started really well. The openers dominated Indian bowlers highly. The openers stable and balanced batting worried Indian blowers and added a milestone of century and a half century. AJ Strauss and AN Cook added 118 runs from 39.6 overs. AN Cook secured 52 runs and AJ Strauss added 123 runs by hitting 15 fours and without driving any sixes. The English wicket keeper MJ Prior also shared his 53 runs to build a stable score in the fist innings. The top-middle order batsmen completely failed of constructed any foundation.

In the second innings, similarity repled again in England tent. Just two batsmen AJ Strauss and PD Collingwood secured centuries and MJ Prior added 33 runs. 

I think all the fans who were watching the match live both area sitting on the gallery and with a TV or Online was annoyed much to watch the quick-downfall of the batting side. In the half-day they lost their most valuable 6 wicket just playing 45 overs in the second day. Only the new captain MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and Sachin Tendulkar scored well. But in the second inning Indian batsmen are showing passions to overcome the faults of the first innings. 

Bowling: the bowlers of both teams did really great. I think the fans were enjoying the bowlers’ movements. We can see clearly that the spinners got huge success in that pitch. 

So, as a supporter of India, I will hope that India could do well and could take the series lead. But I am confused about the pitch of the fifth day and the batting of the first innings that can not assure me to take the lead. Anyway, the result of the fist test of India and England just times matter.  

India vs England 1st Test 2008: India in on pressure in the second day

India and England are at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. Both the teams are dominating each-other by bat and ball. At he end of the second day India is in pressure of English bowlers. India already has lost its 5 valuable wickets (top five wickets) by scoring 101 runs. Englands new off spin bowler GP Swann sacked 2 wickets.

 

In spite of England’s middle order’s batmen failure they scored 316 runs after one and half day. The opener batsman AJ Strauss acquired 123 runs and with the half-centuries of other two batsmen (AN Cook and MJ Prior) threw the team in a strong position.

 

Here is nothing to analyze the India batting side. The top order batsmen have failed totally to protect English bowlers and as result they are paying for their mistake. G Gambhir, V Sehwag and R Dravid has totally destroyed the dream of the match which the bowlers raised by preventing the English men in 316 runs in the second mid day of the first innings.

 

Now, Indian batsmen should drive the bat carefully at the end of the day even in the morning session, otherwise they will suffer a lot. The two batsmen (Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni) who are batting now are not considered as the test batsmen. The second and the first innings of the 1^st test will come to end within a few over bowling. At this moment the score of the day is:

 

 

England in India Test Series - 1st Test

India v England                         2008/09 season

 

 

 

                                                                                               

            England 1st innings        R          M         B          4s         6s         SR

            AJ Strauss        c & b Mishra    123      356      233      15        0          52.78

            AN Cook         c Khan b Harbhajan Singh        52        172      116      5          0          44.82

            IR Bell  lbw b Khan      17        68        51        1          0          33.33

            KP Pietersen    c & b Khan      4          34        33        0          0          12.12

            PD Collingwood           c Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh   9          33        26        1          0          34.61

            A Flintoff          c Gambhir b Mishra      18                    75        2          0          24.00

            JM Anderson   c Yuvraj Singh b Mishra           19                    82        2          0          23.17

            MJ Prior           not out  53                    102      1          0          51.96

            GP Swann        c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh      1                      6          0          0          16.66

            SJ Harmison     c Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh 6                      23        0          0          26.08

            MS Panesar     lbw b Sharma   6                      26        0          0          23.07

                Extras           (lb 7, nb 1)       8                                                         

                                                                       

                Total            (all out; 128.4 overs)    316      (2.45 runs per over)

 

Fall of wickets1-118 (Cook, 39.6 ov), 2-164 (Bell, 57.2 ov), 3-180 (Pietersen, 65.4 ov), 4-195 (Collingwood, 72.2 ov), 5-221 (Strauss, 83.3 ov), 6-229 (Flintoff, 92.5 ov), 7-271 (Anderson, 110.4 ov), 8-277 (Swann, 113.4 ov), 9-304 (Harmison, 122.3 ov), 10-316 (Panesar, 128.4 ov)

 

                                                                                   

             Bowling           O         M         R          W        Econ   

             Z Khan            21        9          41        2          1.95    

             I Sharma         19.4     4          32        1          1.62     (1nb)

             Harbhajan Singh          38        2          96        3          2.52    

             A Mishra         34        6          99        3          2.91    

             Yuvraj Singh    15        2          33        1          2.20    

             V Sehwag       1          0          8          0          8.00    

 

                                                                                               

            India 1st innings            R          B          4s         6s         SR      

            G Gambhir       lbw b Swann    19        43        3          0          44.18  

            V Sehwag        b Anderson      9          16        2          0          56.25  

            R Dravid          lbw b Swann    3          24        0          0          12.50  

            SR Tendulkar   c & b Flintoff    37        48        4          1          77.08  

            VVS Laxman   c & b Panesar  24        60        3          0          40.00  

            Yuvraj Singh     not out  13        35        2          0          37.14  

            MS Dhoni        not out  23        30        3          0          76.66  

                Extras           (b 2, lb 3, nb 3)            8                                                         

                                                                       

                Total            (5 wickets; 42.1 overs) 136      (3.22 runs per over)

 

To bat Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, A Mishra, I Sharma

 

Fall of wickets1-16 (Sehwag, 5.2 ov), 2-34 (Gambhir, 13.3 ov), 3-37 (Dravid, 13.6 ov), 4-98 (Laxman, 31.2 ov), 5-102 (Tendulkar, 32.1 ov)

 

                                                                                   

             Bowling           O         M         R          W        Econ   

             SJ Harmison    7          1          21        0          3.00    

             JM Anderson  10        3          26        1          2.60    

             A Flintoff         10.1     2          19        1          1.86     (3nb)

             GP Swann       7          0          35        2          5.00    

             MS Panesar    8          2          30        1          3.75    

 

Score is taken from Cricinfo.com