Black Caps v India

[newsjunkie]

@LABCAT

First off, those are 'prime time' slots for sports on TV in most countries. Where I live, in Trumpistan, 8 pm is the golden slot for any sporting event. Highly sought after, and generate maximum TV revenue.

Secondly, even if those times were somehow chosen for maximum Indian TV ratings, did you consider the possibility that it would be the TV and Ad companies that bid for the rights to broadcast the games in India that probably asked the NZ board to select such timings?

The BCCI can be blamed for many things, but caring for their fans and using their clout for the same isn't one of them.

But why ruin a good whinge on the evil BCCI with silly things such as facts.

[Chris B.]

@LABCAT NZ Cricket's discussions probably also include negotiations with the Indian TV networks.

Edit: Snap.

[Chris B.]

Anyway - we've won the toss and will bat.

Get into it Guppy and Munro!

[Virgil]

Because making India chase always works best...

[Virgil]

...great start

[newsjunkie]

Guppy got Shami'd. Noyce. Very Noyce.

[Chris B.]

Man, that was a rubbish defensive shot from Guppy!

[ACT Crusader]

Shami with a pearler. Munro at sea and we are two down.

[Gunner]

Guppy has been awful since his big 100 in the first SL game.

Our openers a concern....

[Chris B.]

Too good for Munro.

Cue @shark!

[newsjunkie]

Boycott's mum could have driven a car through that Munro gate...

[Chris B.]

@Gunner Guppy deserved to be out twice in that innings...and he's coming off a (I think) golden duck in domestic T20.

[Mokey]

@Chris-B what the hell has Guptill done since that hundred?

[Chris B.]

@Mokey What we've seen vs Sri Lanka - plus 62* and 0 in domestic T20.

Not that much.

Pretty disappointing, because he should have been jump started into good form.

Two awful shots in his brief innings today - well, one was non-shot and the other was nowhere near playing the line of the ball.

[newsjunkie]

Can't have Kanos and Rosco "respecting" VijayShankar for a 1 run over like this damn it. This is 4d chess. Not fair. He shouldn't be anywhere near the Indian team.

[Chris B.]

Arrghhhh, Rossco!

Good selection having Nicholls/Latham instead of Latham/CdG...I hope...

[Chris B.]

Holy shit! Little Kane dropped at backward square.

We are dicing with death in this game!

[Chris B.]

Latham and Nicholls both leave pretty cheaply - along with Rossco all three just chipping the spinners in the air.

Might have to put this game down to experience!

[Virgil]

Kohli won’t be needed for this chase

[Cyclops]

Woeful batting performances all round so far, even Kane lucky rather than great. Hopefully this is just an aberration, as happens in ODIs from time to time and not a more ominous sign. How well we bowl will be informative.