A few pointers to the "Indian Fan" for future ref:
1. If Pant gets out playing a big shot in future - Please shut up.
2. If Pujara defends more balls than you want him to - Please shut up.
3. If India loses badly and you feel the need to blame Shastri - Please shut up. #AUSvIND
#WATCH | Kolkata | TMC MP Mahua Moitra says, "Bengalis are a very proud race. We led the war for independence against the British. Who were the Gujaratis?... 68% of the names of the people who were killed and incarcerated in Kala Pani were Bengalis, followed by Punjabis. Can you name me one Gujarati who was there, apart from your big hero, Veer Savarkar, who only wanted to sit and write apology letters? Please let us know..."
So you're telling me that Jemimah Rodrigues literally completed a degree, learnt to play a couple of instruments, played both state level hockey and cricket, played national cricket and won a world cup for India while most men cricketers haven't completed school?
If rain stays away the next 2 days, India will potentially have to bat out day 5 against Nathan Lyon with 4 lefties in our top 7. If the pitch deteriorates, we are done for.
This was an absolutely flat, batting paradise today at MCG. Had we not had that absolute brainfade of a half an hour yesterday, there was a chance that we may have taken the lead and possibly made a case for a back door win.
Aus still favorites in spite of an ATG knock.
Had India batted much better on Day 1 and gritted it out for 250 runs only falling at the end of the day, they would likely have lost this match by a large margin. They are much better off for having done worse.
Novak Djokovic says he was inferior to Carlos Alcaraz on the court, ‘He played every single shot better than I did:
“The way I felt on the court today against him, I was inferior on the court. He was a better player. That’s it. He played every single shot better than I did. I don’t think I could’ve done much more… he wasn’t allowing me to have free points on my serve. He played with a lot of variety. I’ve never seen him serve that way. 136. I’ve never seen him serve that fast. He must’ve had a really good serving practice day yesterday. He really outplayed me… he was better than me in every aspect of the game.”
(via Wimbledon Press)