Mockery Of The Test Cricket !

*That Was Just A Win Not The Test **
[One and a half day 842 balls 30 Wickets fell And Ends The Test Without The Test !]

( In Ahamadabad india won the 3rd Test by 10 wickets only in 5 sessions’ game . The game ran only up to 842 balls. BY this win India led by 2-1 over England as the host in the 4 Test maches’ series . )

At first I congratulate the Indian cricket team for the emphatic win against England there at the Motara ( Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium now turned into Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. ) Ahmedabad, Gujrat ,India .
Amazing that the day – night Test or so called the Pink Ball Test ended only in one and a half day. During this period 30 wickets fallen and 842 balls were delivered all over the match . India won this match by 10 wickets. Yeah as the host by this win so much happy but as the cricket lover criticize this kind of match that met the end without any match. The match remained one sided and and as the fan the win not liked.Yes, we can criticize the pitch where 30 wickets fell and among them 28 were parted in the lap of spinners and two in the account of the pacers. Newer Akshar Patel claimed 11 wickets and it was his only 2nd❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Test. And amazing that bowler like Joe Root a part timer scalped 5 wicket by spending only 10💚💚💚💚 runs. And this fact reveals the layers of the worsened pitch. After winning the toss the England captain elected to bat first . How did Mr Joe Root made the mistake in reading the nature of the pitch and unbelievably bundled out only on 112. The debacle happened due to sheer turn on the pitch at the start of the match. And at the beginning team England wasn’t in bad situation because at one stage they were 72 for 3 and then suddenly one after one wrapped out rest of 7 wickets shows it was not the horrified turning pitch. It was the duo of
Spinner R Ashwin and A Patel who kept correct line and length and got wickets .When india started its innings there was high expectation from it that it would make huge run score and will get good lead. But alas india too did out on a meagre score yes 145 only. It means both the teams’ batting hollowness or quality was not much differ. It was luck or the effort of the bowlers that the Englanders couldn’t made 200 plus run otherwise team india would be on a great panicking point. Team india got out only on 145 raises many questions. And in that score 60 was of Rohit Sharma. England team hasn’t great renown spinners and due have this point India’s meagre 145 is in big question. But on this heavy turning wicket the lead of 33 run proven huge and important for host india . So no one can raise finger to have the pitch issue. For both the team there was the same track. Then there is no slot of any kind of criticizing pitch . Yes the match ended in one of the shortest periods and it shocked the fans. Why …… because there was no Paisa Vasool in the indian idiomic and behavioural term . England won the toss and bundled out only on 112 and india too couldn’t reply well because all out only on 145 but the lead of 33 runs proven well unbelievably when team England could reduce it but by lossing 6 major wickets and bundled out only on 81. So india have to get target of only 47 run and got it commendably. But at that point the British fans were hoping that india would out under 36 yes to mind the 36 all out there in Australia and the indian fans were too in fear that there might the history be repeated because the wicket was dangerous. But the indian opener duo got it very comfortably because there was no pressure and the team England did not have the high quality attack that could restrict out the rival under 47 runs. So
india won the match cozily by 10 wickets. Amazing despite winning the toss electing bat first England did bundle out only on 112. And with that score the defeat of England was assured . The guest restricted india on 145 but to see their first innings total 112 it was not dependable and the 33 runs lead proven higher and vital that the team England lost out 6 wickets before cut off 33 run’s lead and any how could make 81 runs succumbly in their second innings . In that matter a poor show by the host was in question that they surrendered so poorly. The bitter fact has to mind that the overseas batsmen always remained average or thinner against the indian spin bowling in india . The overseas cricketers know that it is difficult to face indian spin attack in india . And they do not have quality spin bowlers. So for practice they need to call India’s Domestic Spin Wizards to make to train to face indian master spinners on the soil . India is a mine of Spinners and india’s domestic level spinners are to be more greater than the international level spinners of the overseas. Yeah Derrick Underwood, L Gibbs ,S Warne ,Jim Lakers are the exception. And in this aspect you need to mind that indian domestic spin wizard like Padmakar Shivalkar and Rajendra Goyal couldn’t get the Test cap from the india throughout their lengthy cricket career. Yes this kind of performance wasn’t expected from the team England particularly when as the guest it destroyed india in the beginner encounter.In the 2nd and 3rd England played like Kenya or as the minnow is quite regrettable. It was totally surrendered and not good for the Test cricket.

There was nothing wrong with the pitch. Yeah no doubt it was turning track since the beginning but for that you have the bat and technique to face the delivery to follow the cricket text book. If as a batter you are perfectionist then no problem to face any kind of delivery . Yes once in a while or once you must have to lose your wicket but after making some runs in your account. But alas you lost out your wickets as the plumes fall from the creep or plant that is saken by someone or the wind and the plumes fall one after one in the minutes. I mean no protection, no defense ,no mettle, no technique, no temperament, no recklessness , no determination and not the will or spirit . The indian opener Rohit Sharma isn’t a Test specialist batsman and known as the hit man for his ODI destroyer phenomenal image but he understood and knowing the nature of the pitch he used his feet and played on frontfoot or coming on the correct line of the delivery and made 60 valuable run. On a turny-track playing sweep shot is good but for it you must be perfectionist in technic. On missing the ball whether defense or attack you would be adjudged LBW. Accordingly to the new rule if the on-field umpire gives the decision in favour or opposition the batsman or bowler can challenge it. And when the decision is referred to the 3rd umpire then he reviews the decision on technological bases by testing each and every possible angles and suggests ifs and buts and leave the decision on the infield umpire. And then umpire takes it as the personal credit loss sometimes not overturned his live decision.
So LBW decision is always the subject of high dispute and unsatisfaction. Though in Motera nothing came about the decisions.🙃🙃🙃
In the Ahemdabad Test most of the batsmen adjudged LBW but there was ifs and buts despite review. 21 out of 30 batsmen got out on straighter delivery shows as the batsman no mettle.
Your reflection and fragility was in the question and facing the ball the speed or movement of the bat and feet was slow and your bat was not according to the ball or you didn’t read the ball well. So blaming the pitch isn’t liable. And alas the teams can use 3 reviews each during one innings. Then what about other decisions that are depended on the infield umpire.And it’s cleared after using all the three reviews you are helpless that can not be challenged.
After this Test’s result the ICC must be put its pitch expert staff with the host curator. And the pitch has two ends then one end should be of spin prone while second should be the seam prone. So the team that has two fast bowlers and two spinners can show their class equally and the batsmen too can show their mettle or the batsmen too could show their compactness to stay in the crease and make runs if have the class to play both kinds of bowling. Yeah one more point I attend that the result has come like Ahmedabad Test then no need to have formats like T10,T20 and F50. If this kind of wickets are prepared then it is sure no match can go par one day. And in this case the Test match would be of unlimited period. If there is a class in the batting the match could go more than one day otherwise the bowlers need only 40 balls to get 40 wickets. And if this thing happens then the real cricket can be enjoyed and the fans could enjoy fully yes the life and death , accident ,injury ,
murder and postmortem. I mean God and Devil’s form can be enjoyed during the game with great combat. In cricket the bowlers’ job represents villainy because they send the batsmen back to pavilion by making them out. And for the bowlers the batsmen become the villain when they hit the bowlers for sixes or fours. Before this I have already written that if you have bowlers’ dominated track then no need to have the different formats. In case of tough pitch there will be all in one- The Test, F50 ,T20 and T10. And in that condition the 50 run would be like triple hundred. 20 like hundred 30 like double hundred . I mean scoring would be very difficult.
So before ending I do say that the 1st Test match win of England against india as the guest in the Chepok was an accident. And to see the poor show of the English under J Root in the previous two Tests there is not possibility to come back by England at the fourth and the final Test. And series result can easily be read 3-1 in favour of host india. India is in a safe and relax zone to have the berth in the Test Champion because it need a draw or win while for England to be remained in the race there would be the win must.
Let see how English perfect in the last Test . Hope for the sake of great game the match wouldn’t be remained one sided like the two previous matches. The real fans yes want the victory of their favourites but not cheaply they prefer tough contest .
*NK Sevak “Sanatan “