Steve Smith missed, not even mentioned? He is the reason Australia was able to post 400+ in first innings. Harsha seems to acknowledge the fab 4 less these days
Smith the goat made 140 harsha.... andcno mention of him. REMEMBER HE THREW AWAY HIS WICKETS AWAY IN BOTH THE INNINGS JUST WANTED TO PLAY AGGRESSIVE. HE IS THE KINGGGGG
Steve Smith isn't special anymore, like he was years ago. Same goes with Virat and Rohit, they all are at the end of their careers, their magic has gone
The final session of this Test match was nothing short of a thriller..cricket at its absolute best. Pant's shot-making though exciting came at a cost. In both innings he played rash strokes at crucial moments throwing away opportunities for India to hold on. There’s no denying his immense talent but this is where maturity & patience play a big role in Test cricket. On the brighter side India’s youngsters stepped up brilliantly. Jaiswal, Reddy & Sundar showed incredible grit & hunger putting up a fight against the odds. These are the players who represent the future & it’s important they get the backing they deserve from the team management & selectors. Watching Bumrah walk out to bat was heartbreaking. You could see the pressure of the situation written all over him. He gave it..everything but the weight of the moment was just too much. One more thing to think about..Rohit & Gambhir haven’t managed a win together against a strong opposition yet. That’s a tough stat & one that raises questions about their partnership. This Test match reminded us why this format is so special. The ups, the downs the constant twists..there’s nothing like it. & the best part? The series is still alive & there’s so much more to look forward to. *Bring on the next match!*
1. Pat Cummins with bat & ball 2. Aus making the most of dropped opportunities & the tail scoring crucial runs. 3. Aus drilling through the middle & lower order. 4. Jasprit Bumrah - He is in God mode! 5. Nitish Kumar's ton helping us avoid the follow on. Honorary mentions: The opening flurry by Oz in the 1st innings & the anchored century by Smith.
Steve Smith isn't special anymore, like he was years ago. Same goes with Virat and Rohit, they all are at the end of their careers, their magic has gone
@agastyasingh4548 but they are not scoring and he is scoring also taking good catches in slips. He might not have been the guy he was at his best but doing his best for his position. He is even discarded in ipl not at all justified. Even williamson the coverage they get is very very less. Kohli might have been the best white ball player but Smith , Williamson and root are still churing good scores and reinventing themselves. They deserve some amount of respect by the commentators let alone the public.
It's funny how you give 3 moments to Indian player out of 5 after loosing the match. Steve Smith not mentioned. The partnership between Nathan and Boland (the primary reason for loosing the match) not mentioned. This is very biased review.
Top 5 1) Rohit- Mai Khelega 2) Rohit- Mai Open Karega 3) Rohit- Main Captaincy Karega 4) Rohit- Main BGT haarne ke baad he Retire Karega. 5) Rohit- Main Roz Vada Paav Khaayega
Excellent @Harsha , agree with these list of 5 special moments . What an amazing test match we got to witness, its a great advertisement for the game. Thanks MCG 🥰
Jasprit Bumrah in 2023-2024 is the same version of Virat Kohli 2016-2017. You carry the burden of the whole team only to see your own teammates let you down. Hoping to seeing 2025 being a fruitful year for team India in world cricket.
Not at all, bumrah this version is far better than Kohli version, carrying a batting side for a t20i world cup, is not as great as carrying a bowling side in bgt in australia.bumrah this version is better than any version of Kohli 😊.
@ashishsuman9347 T20I wc ? I guess Virat was carrying India in all 3 formats across those couple of years, single handedly. Winnig matches out of pressure situations when no other batter was consistent enough
@@malamsingh1944 who told you that , Dhawan was our best batter in every odi tournament,you can check record, Virat was never a match winner for test, it was Ashwin and jadeja except t20i world cup Rohit was as good as virat in t20i. In odi our whole team was great. He was great in odi. But in test except few tour he was average.he Never carry our batting line-up in test but our batting line-up carried him in test
@ashishsuman9347 I think you missed the main point, we were talking about Virat's peak era, not this era. In that time, he was getting Hundreds after hundreds in both longer formats. Even he got 8 double hundreds in tests, and had best average on away tests in those years just after Rahane. He got the name chase master due to those years, where he pulled of so many tough chases
@@malamsingh1944 bro Virat peak was great in odi but avg in test,there are many batter who has this type of peak and every batsman has great records in odi because it's easier format,you can check that every indian player have avg of 45-50 in odi
I don't think we would have survived the Aussie onslaught once their bowlers would have had the second new ball in their hands. The brand new cherry would have been the decisive game changer.
All talking about pant's shot then what about Kohli and Rohit who are unable to score runs and bat entire season in atleast of the innings except that Perth 100
Confirmation bias means we see new information in a way that matches what we already believe. In cricket this is often shown in the saying *Form is temporary class is permanent.* It’s a comforting idea but it can make us ignore reality especially when talking about big players like Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli. When Gautam Gambhir was picking the Indian team for BGT campaign many fans were unhappy with the trust placed in Rohit & Virat. Even though they didn’t perform well during this WTC cycle their fame & experience meant they were still key players on Gambhir’s list. Former players & experts often defend them talking about how great they are when in form. _Rohit & Virat can still win games on their day_ they say. But maybe they’re too close to the game & too attached to their legacy. The harder truth is this..Have Rohit & Virat gone from being players who *can* win games to players who *could* win games? The saying *Form is temporary class is permanent* is popular in cricket but it doesn’t fit every situation. It’s often used as an excuse for poor performances protecting players instead of encouraging honest evaluation. Some experts use it to explain anything. If Rohit & Virat fail it’s just bad form. If they do well once in five games it’s proof of their class. But this way of thinking ignores the data. Depending on how you see it Rohit & Virat are either helped or hurt by this bias. The real question isn’t about their talent it’s about whether they can still perform consistently for India. At some point past success must step aside for current performance...
True Past performances are used as a defence to safeguard the place of these stalwarts in the current team, even if it comes with the expense of our team losing. These big players carry a massive fanbase, and that is used as brand value and marketing. Hero worshipping culture in Indian cricket is used smartly by ad agencies, companies, organizations, markets. For example, Pujara and Rahane with similar form slump were easily dropped from the team, meanwhile star batters with bigger brand value with similar or even more horrible performances are tough to drop. Even someone like GAUTAM GAMBHIR, who was a vocal voice against fanboi or star culture, can't do anything now bcoz now he is in the system and understands the forces working behind.
I absolutely love Harsha. The man is ornament of Cricket! From an Aussie perspective, with Jaiswal and Reddy, the future looks good for India. Also, I hope they stick with Rahul at 3. He's a far better player than his average suggests, with a superb technique.
Now they have to stick with Rahul at 3, because you just can't shuffle a player after every match. But I would prefer KL to open in case we get rid of Sharma
@@malamsingh1944 Seems like KL plays better as an opener than at number 3 in this particular XI. I think the pressure of Rohit inevitably falling cheaply negatively affects KL at number 3
Ohh You forget to cover or uncover One trend that you noticed in India's Test all through the year I think there were four 1. Bowlers taking 20 wickets 2. Lower lower batsmen scoring the most runs 3. Absolute flop show from the top order except barring YBJ and towards the End KLR 4. Time and again batting collapse of more than 5 wickets for under 50 runs
I have been watching and listening to you @bhogle_harsha for decades now. I have admired the non-confrontational and graceful way you do your commentary. But lately, I want to hear the hard truths. It may not naturally align with your style, but given the stature you have attained, I think you owe it to cricket and fans that you speak honestly and harshly where it must be. Can’t leave all hard talk for Mr Gavaskar and others. Thx
Harsha sir love you commentary i remember you commentary push the boundary chittagong to one end and concet bazar to other still not enough.. fielder just watch and sell over..now over cover and that's a monster..plz let me know you remember this match
As an Indian I think we should learn to make pitches like Australia,England,New Zealand and South Africa if we want to pull crowds in Test Matches. Our Pitches are extremely poor for test matches because of our Selfishness.
Earlier we used to play spin better than other teams, but now since we play spin poor I guess it's time to make good pitches like we see in England and Australia. Pitches who have something for everyone... batters, spinners, pacers and test lasting 4-5 days
We are not only struggling against spin, we are terrible against good quality seam and swing bowling too. We got bundled out for 47 in Chinnaswamy. Remember, the SG ball behaves much like the dukes if the pitches are conducive to swing/seam bowling. We have a major issue in batting esp in test crcket, just like england in recent times.
Bumrah was bowling so well that neither the batsman nor Bumrah knew where it was going. I've never seen so many consecutive misses of the edge of the bat in Bumrah's first spells. Scary and Spellboundinding !
I am based out of London and pleading my mom to see the first session (1130PM to 1AM). Top moment for me is on fifth day when my mom said you cannot watch the entire session but switch off after Rohit gets out. I was praying that he plays at least for a session and played 40 balls before he got out. 😮
I agree with you Harsha about Bumrah...the best I have seen in 63 years on this planet...(apologies to Holding, Steyn, Garner, Marshall, Roberts and Lillee)...
1. Bumrah dominance 2. Smith 140 3. Nitish Ready 100 (and his dad) 4. Jaiswal steady bat 5. Aussie fielding and bowling on day 5 to close the game 6. Captain Pat, one of the best captains in test cricket 7. Konstas first innings debut taking on Bumrah
At MCG what hapenned was school boy errors. Rohit forgot Washington Sundar in crucial times of 1st innings (especially when Steve Smith was batting) and when Australia were 9 down in their 2nd innings. During the chase, top 4 batsmen (excluding Rahul) were looking at hogging the strike instead of rotating the strike. If you rotate the strike, Australia has to bowl once to a right hander and once to a left. This would have clearly disrupted their line and leght. This is basic school stuff ! Rohit looked at getting his form back when India needed a win!! The team fell in to the trap straight away. Virat was in his usual "arrogant chasing spree" (The only main wicket for Starc in the whole test match!!).
Harsha Sir Please discuss about upcoming Indian batters having technique to play test matches, temparament to stay at the crease and leave tbe ball outside off stump batting skill , patience to be at the crease not leaving the cricketing shots to score runs particularly when we can see some senior batters making way for upcoming players in 2025. Your analysis based on under 19, Ranchi matches, India A will be of help to decide Indian Test Cricket from 2025 onwards. Also a coach like Rahul dravid to coach test batting
The memorable beating of Bumrah by Konstas must be a moment which eventually pressurized Pant to hit that "Stupid" shot. No other batsmen has hit the great Bumrah that badly. This put Bumrah out of attack and then Aussies got breating space to pile up the agony on India. Witing for the next Bumrah-Konstas event in a few days time.
You should also talk about the worst moments in the test match and the series. The No.1 worst moment should be the poor captaincy and performance of Rohit Sharma and that it is time for him to step down as captain immediately. The difference between team India in the Perth test compared to the other 3 tests has been because of the lack of proactive captaincy by Rohit.
You still think Vadapav should lead the side in Sydney (his way of leading is keep saying ban*hd for every ball & go to media and say we did not bat well…same story for the past 7tests)
Sir mai chahunga aap ye padhe Kal press conference me rohit ne kha ki hme kuch mauke mile jb hmko use dbana chahiye tha wo directly ek do incident pe focus krr rhe the ki jaiswal ka catch miss , last 2 pairs ko out nhi kr pana etc prr hmlog to khud match ke pehle din se hi nichhe lge hue the agar wo to yuva player ne hi hme thoda match me bne rehne ka mauka diya jaiswal ki 1st aur 2nd innings ki paari aur reddy aur sundar ki pari ne hme literally bachaya hai nhi to hm whi haar gye the . Phir rohit bolte hai ki pant ko khud smjhna padega what team wants to kya rohit ko yhi baat smjh nhi aa rhi aao dekhiye unko iss saal ke sare test match me unhone ghar pe England ke khilaf run bnaya uske baad home loss wha koi run nhi , yha Australia me jb wo nhi the to hm jitte unke aate hi haar gye aisa kya change aaya aakhir team ki unke aate hi haar gye . Wo khud bhi dekhe ki unse team ko kya fayda average captain with no run agar koi aur khele aur alteast wo 10 run bhi bnaye to wo rohit se achha hai thik hai rohit ek legend hai isme koi doraye nhi prr yha team ko unse run chahiye jo nhi aa rhe to unko khud hi step down krna chahiye kyuki ekk player jo privileged hai usko itne mauke agar koi nya player hota to kya team india usko itne mauke deti to fir inko kyu . Ho skta team india ekk aur behtar player dundh paye uske liye purane player ko htna padta hai . Naye fool tabhi aate hai jb purane jaye aur back bhi krna hai to unko kre ki inexperienced hai isko aur mauke de sikhne prr nhi aisa nhi ho rha , gill ko hi hta diya . Yha pure team management ko smjhna padega what we want were are we going to
Aankhein nam hee...bolne ka mann kuch kam hee...hamare yuva pidhi me kuch to dam he lekin purani pidhi ko bharosa kuch kam he(hope everyone understand what I will try to say indirectly)😔😔
All the drama is happened by the hundred done by Steve Smith set the match for Australia and his brilliance in catching help in the collapse of last 5 wickets
India lost the test match at the toss when they chose to drop Gill who is their most technically sound batsman. He might have had a poor run of form in SENA countries, but every good player who has shown promise needs to be backed Having 3 bowlers and 3 all rounders ensured their bowling let Aussie tail get away with crucial runs. Cummins got 90 runs and Lyon got 41 letting Aus get a 50 run 10 wkt partnership For the SCG test, best for Rohit to be selfless and drop himself to let India atleast draw the series. He's gone 6 consecutive matches without leading India to a victory
Harsha was kicked out of bcci panel ciz he told the truth of Indian cricket which is hero worshipped by the blind supporters.... He came crying for the job.... Damn.... Harsha you lost my respect.... You are also bought out.... Tell actual reasons why India lost... India should be losing the world cup also as all was manipulative
sir..why gautam gambhir was elected as team coach? is he has any previous experience as a coach of any team..i believe he was MP from 2019-2024..before appointed as full time Indian coach..what role he is playing
Harsha, If you look at some aspects, this is the weakest Australian team considering the age and form of their seniors. Melbourne pitch was a little disappointing. Given all this, Cummins won using the resources better. Feel very much for Rohit, but if VK is so keen to captain the team, he should come forward and try to take the captaincy again.
No mention on smith?? Stop being so biased towards india harsha apart from his 140 and 13 both times he threw away his wicket his slip fielding was amazing toooo .
Why can't Rohit be dropped NOW in BGT but play in series against say Bangladesh OR West Indies. He gets what he wants and we get what we want. FAIR ? He wants to play so let him play, but why NON-PERFORMING people HAVE TO PLAY AN ALL IMPORTANT SERIES LIKE BGT Which is also on Kinife-Edge for India WTC chances. NON-PERFORMING players have RUINED BGT series and WTC chances. All BIASED and FAVOURITISM SELECTION.
@Cameron_Green_174 tough for whom the ones who haven't played much cricket or the ones who have played more than 100 tests , a 21 year old kid on his first tour to Australia showed it isn't.
I want to know why there is immunity for a captain in Indian cricket? Why has the team not been selected like this 1. Jaiswal - Ave- 54 2. Rahul -35 3. Gill - 43 4. Sai sudarshan -63 5. Sarfaraz Khan - Ave -37. 6. Jurel - 40 7. Washington 8. Nitesh - 49 9.Shami / Arshdeep 10. Siraj - 11. Bumrah Why are not these players given a year to play ? Rohit Averages 30 Away Kholi averages 24 this year Pant has not been effective Why aren't they playing domestic games ....? They are kings right? That is below their level .....then they should released
You need to choose Captain moderate talent who only depends on result for his place in team, the other team members who are real performers should focuses on roles.. Pat not really super star as Bowler or Batsmen he is more motivated because the role & responsibility similar to Dhoni where handling that responsibility very carefully... many great captains include this category Stephen Fleming, Allen border , Mark Taylor, Imran Khan, Kapil Dev (great talent, under utilised or bit casual with bat) they all have dual role if they fail in bowling they can compensate in batting as an allrounder, these are more of Package players with some x factor occasional turnarounds but for Rohith's handing over of captaincy came right at the edge of his Prime time and its quiet risky to accept captaincy... he may quickly lose his position in team its very much over for him, he definatley do not have points to keep his place in team, we are not small Srilankan team where age old Jayavardene , Sanga and some other veteran's has long serving, we have decent bench pool. Rohith should not step in Austratia if he can't have a plan for Travis Head, he was time and again succeeded and hampered Indian partying since world cup final, Shami missing was big blow, Siraj not doing the support required. Shubman Gill also not cementing place in team, we now have Jaiswal as promising player, he is future Captain.
Sir, Jaiswal beech beech mai kitni hi baar bacha h 25 times... wode ball pr cut krne kitni hi saari baar gya... it was just his luck todag and u r saying wjat a composure.... disgusting . Aapne toh match dekha hua h... still u dont say this. Sad. We want our old harsha bhoggle back... who was not afraid to vriticise india openly with tough words.
Don't cover the performance inside " weather " phase.. its time for all non performing players to steo down and take responsibility. Don't make it seinor players vs coach. If you bcci want to fire them let be it.
former cricket players, please express your words on Team India's performances & the next Team India team 5th test. You are all retired; no pressure in yours. Team India wants to be strong. except Bumrah speed Bowlers are fail. In the test off-wicket spell, bowlers needed, but our bowlers spell 6 balls, 6 variations, and no continuous rhythm. Sharma- test series total failure batsmen [Singles not interested; not playing long innings, sweaty game, not interested. all are loose shorts he out He is only playing gully cricket shorts now. Virat- is a little bit good, but the whole test series is not paying long innings, and whenever he bats, he most confuses the other end batsman with his run out. Akash-an Australian batsman, is very, very easily taking runs. KL -most fears our face batsmen, but every time Angel slips, it gives catches. ¬ play free shorts. Siraj- 6 balls 6 variations spell no rhythm in his bowing. especially tests want off-wicket & wicket-to-wicket bowlers. Jadeja & Bumrah only spell good balls. no need Siraj 5th test Pant -most neglects batsmen he doesn't want singles every time his neglect catches only out. these Players are no use to continue the team in the next 5th test. Out of 11 players, 6 players don't want to continue. to the next 5th test. next match If they play 99.9% former players, Couch & BCCI president influence is there.
Sorry harsha it's not that I don't like you but you are a cricketer but just like us a common man given a job of commentary. But what wanted to say you people speak language of bcci and not fans who tell the truth that this team failed against nz at home and we were running from problems or hiding out weakness .but it came in our of form rohit ,kohli, jadeja, even bowlers . Luckily Ashwin retired
With Respect..HONEST JOUNERALIST must talk to drop ROHIT, PANT, AND KHOLI FOR GOOD. THERE PERFOMACE DESERVES NOT TO PLAY FOR INDIA AGAIN..VERY TIRED SEE THEM NOT PERFORMING GAME AFTER GAME. GIVE CHANCE TO RESERVE PLAYERS. IT WILL BE OK IF WE LOOSE MATCHES.
What about rohit sharma and virat kohli. Jurel and sarfaraz is waiting for their chance. We need change in 5 th test. We dont want there comeback 4 test was enough to see there comeback.we need yo change onces again we should play by young team as of that 2021 bgt
hey harsha, i hope you realize how biased you are. How do you mention nitish's innings but then leave out steve smith. Nitish is nowhere near as good as Smith. stop sucking off the bcci and actually provide some objective commentary for once. The indian crowd was absolutely atrocious in melbourne. They have no passion for cricket. It's just torried hindu nationalism at this point.
You lost the test by 184 runs Harsha...ridiculous beeakdown by a one sided commentator...Australian and the rest of the worlds cricket fans are losing their patience with your bias
Steve Smith missed, not even mentioned? He is the reason Australia was able to post 400+ in first innings. Harsha seems to acknowledge the fab 4 less these days
This man just always oiling india, never real analysis.
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Steave smith making a century is not so special...he did it for 34th time, it is just an another century 😅
Smith the goat made 140 harsha.... andcno mention of him. REMEMBER HE THREW AWAY HIS WICKETS AWAY IN BOTH THE INNINGS JUST WANTED TO PLAY AGGRESSIVE. HE IS THE KINGGGGG
Steve Smith isn't special anymore, like he was years ago. Same goes with Virat and Rohit, they all are at the end of their careers, their magic has gone
Yea tell him to do anything other than his home in australia
The final session of this Test match was nothing short of a thriller..cricket at its absolute best. Pant's shot-making though exciting came at a cost. In both innings he played rash strokes at crucial moments throwing away opportunities for India to hold on. There’s no denying his immense talent but this is where maturity & patience play a big role in Test cricket. On the brighter side India’s youngsters stepped up brilliantly. Jaiswal, Reddy & Sundar showed incredible grit & hunger putting up a fight against the odds. These are the players who represent the future & it’s important they get the backing they deserve from the team management & selectors. Watching Bumrah walk out to bat was heartbreaking. You could see the pressure of the situation written all over him. He gave it..everything but the weight of the moment was just too much. One more thing to think about..Rohit & Gambhir haven’t managed a win together against a strong opposition yet. That’s a tough stat & one that raises questions about their partnership. This Test match reminded us why this format is so special. The ups, the downs the constant twists..there’s nothing like it. & the best part? The series is still alive & there’s so much more to look forward to. *Bring on the next match!*
1. Pat Cummins with bat & ball
2. Aus making the most of dropped opportunities & the tail scoring crucial runs.
3. Aus drilling through the middle & lower order.
4. Jasprit Bumrah - He is in God mode!
5. Nitish Kumar's ton helping us avoid the follow on.
Honorary mentions: The opening flurry by Oz in the 1st innings & the anchored century by Smith.
Lyon and Boland also showed alot of character with the bat, those extra runs which they chipped in made the chase tougher for India.
What about steven Smith not even an honorable mention !!!!!
Typical Indian review things :D
Steve Smith isn't special anymore, like he was years ago. Same goes with Virat and Rohit, they all are at the end of their careers, their magic has gone
@agastyasingh4548 but they are not scoring and he is scoring also taking good catches in slips. He might not have been the guy he was at his best but doing his best for his position. He is even discarded in ipl not at all justified. Even williamson the coverage they get is very very less. Kohli might have been the best white ball player but Smith , Williamson and root are still churing good scores and reinventing themselves. They deserve some amount of respect by the commentators let alone the public.
Harshas memory is showing his age.
@@agastyasingh4548 but smith is still scoring, the other two are walking wickets
I like this way of video Harsha Sir doing after the match got over. Hoping sir will continues this video for every India Matches.
So steve smith makes 140 runs in the first innings and doesnt even get a mention in this 7 minute video
It's funny how you give 3 moments to Indian player out of 5 after loosing the match. Steve Smith not mentioned. The partnership between Nathan and Boland (the primary reason for loosing the match) not mentioned. This is very biased review.
Top 5
1) Rohit- Mai Khelega
2) Rohit- Mai Open Karega
3) Rohit- Main Captaincy Karega
4) Rohit- Main BGT haarne ke baad he Retire Karega.
5) Rohit- Main Roz Vada Paav Khaayega
Excellent @Harsha , agree with these list of 5 special moments . What an amazing test match we got to witness, its a great advertisement for the game. Thanks MCG 🥰
Jasprit Bumrah in 2023-2024 is the same version of Virat Kohli 2016-2017. You carry the burden of the whole team only to see your own teammates let you down. Hoping to seeing 2025 being a fruitful year for team India in world cricket.
Not at all, bumrah this version is far better than Kohli version, carrying a batting side for a t20i world cup, is not as great as carrying a bowling side in bgt in australia.bumrah this version is better than any version of Kohli 😊.
@ashishsuman9347 T20I wc ? I guess Virat was carrying India in all 3 formats across those couple of years, single handedly. Winnig matches out of pressure situations when no other batter was consistent enough
@@malamsingh1944 who told you that , Dhawan was our best batter in every odi tournament,you can check record, Virat was never a match winner for test, it was Ashwin and jadeja except t20i world cup Rohit was as good as virat in t20i. In odi our whole team was great. He was great in odi. But in test except few tour he was average.he Never carry our batting line-up in test but our batting line-up carried him in test
@ashishsuman9347 I think you missed the main point, we were talking about Virat's peak era, not this era. In that time, he was getting Hundreds after hundreds in both longer formats. Even he got 8 double hundreds in tests, and had best average on away tests in those years just after Rahane. He got the name chase master due to those years, where he pulled of so many tough chases
@@malamsingh1944 bro Virat peak was great in odi but avg in test,there are many batter who has this type of peak and every batsman has great records in odi because it's easier format,you can check that every indian player have avg of 45-50 in odi
Pant's wicket opened the floodgates when a draw looked almost certain, but you can't blame just one Indian batter for their batting failure
I don't think we would have survived the Aussie onslaught once their bowlers would have had the second new ball in their hands. The brand new cherry would have been the decisive game changer.
All talking about pant's shot then what about Kohli and Rohit who are unable to score runs and bat entire season in atleast of the innings except that Perth 100
Confirmation bias means we see new information in a way that matches what we already believe. In cricket this is often shown in the saying *Form is temporary class is permanent.* It’s a comforting idea but it can make us ignore reality especially when talking about big players like Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli. When Gautam Gambhir was picking the Indian team for BGT campaign many fans were unhappy with the trust placed in Rohit & Virat. Even though they didn’t perform well during this WTC cycle their fame & experience meant they were still key players on Gambhir’s list. Former players & experts often defend them talking about how great they are when in form. _Rohit & Virat can still win games on their day_ they say. But maybe they’re too close to the game & too attached to their legacy. The harder truth is this..Have Rohit & Virat gone from being players who *can* win games to players who *could* win games? The saying *Form is temporary class is permanent* is popular in cricket but it doesn’t fit every situation. It’s often used as an excuse for poor performances protecting players instead of encouraging honest evaluation. Some experts use it to explain anything. If Rohit & Virat fail it’s just bad form. If they do well once in five games it’s proof of their class. But this way of thinking ignores the data. Depending on how you see it Rohit & Virat are either helped or hurt by this bias. The real question isn’t about their talent it’s about whether they can still perform consistently for India. At some point past success must step aside for current performance...
well said agreed!
True
Past performances are used as a defence to safeguard the place of these stalwarts in the current team, even if it comes with the expense of our team losing.
These big players carry a massive fanbase, and that is used as brand value and marketing.
Hero worshipping culture in Indian cricket is used smartly by ad agencies, companies, organizations, markets.
For example, Pujara and Rahane with similar form slump were easily dropped from the team, meanwhile star batters with bigger brand value with similar or even more horrible performances are tough to drop.
Even someone like GAUTAM GAMBHIR, who was a vocal voice against fanboi or star culture, can't do anything now bcoz now he is in the system and understands the forces working behind.
I absolutely love Harsha. The man is ornament of Cricket!
From an Aussie perspective, with Jaiswal and Reddy, the future looks good for India.
Also, I hope they stick with Rahul at 3. He's a far better player than his average suggests, with a superb technique.
Now they have to stick with Rahul at 3, because you just can't shuffle a player after every match. But I would prefer KL to open in case we get rid of Sharma
@@malamsingh1944 Seems like KL plays better as an opener than at number 3 in this particular XI. I think the pressure of Rohit inevitably falling cheaply negatively affects KL at number 3
@@mathpd4356 Yes. KL can control the tempo of the innings from beginning, rather than coming in after a out of form opener gets out cheaply
The voice of Harsha ahh total therapy ❤
Ohh You forget to cover or uncover One trend that you noticed in India's Test all through the year
I think there were four
1. Bowlers taking 20 wickets
2. Lower lower batsmen scoring the most runs
3. Absolute flop show from the top order except barring YBJ and towards the End KLR
4. Time and again batting collapse of more than 5 wickets for under 50 runs
G’day mate, your my favourite commentator. Love you all skull 💀 together. It’s magic. Thank you sir
Such a thrilling collection of top moments! Wishing you great success and more exciting sports coverage in the New Year 2025!
I have been watching and listening to you @bhogle_harsha for decades now. I have admired the non-confrontational and graceful way you do your commentary.
But lately, I want to hear the hard truths. It may not naturally align with your style, but given the stature you have attained, I think you owe it to cricket and fans that you speak honestly and harshly where it must be. Can’t leave all hard talk for Mr Gavaskar and others.
Thx
What about steve smith.. Labuschane.. Nathan loin boland Partnership
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Harsha sir love you commentary i remember you commentary push the boundary chittagong to one end and concet bazar to other still not enough.. fielder just watch and sell over..now over cover and that's a monster..plz let me know you remember this match
As an Indian I think we should learn to make pitches like Australia,England,New Zealand and South Africa if we want to pull crowds in Test Matches. Our Pitches are extremely poor for test matches because of our Selfishness.
Earlier we used to play spin better than other teams, but now since we play spin poor I guess it's time to make good pitches like we see in England and Australia.
Pitches who have something for everyone... batters, spinners, pacers and test lasting 4-5 days
We are not only struggling against spin, we are terrible against good quality seam and swing bowling too.
We got bundled out for 47 in Chinnaswamy. Remember, the SG ball behaves much like the dukes if the pitches are conducive to swing/seam bowling.
We have a major issue in batting esp in test crcket, just like england in recent times.
Nonsense... Every team prefer the pitches to support their strength for home series....
@@srkxyz3497 What is strength of Indian batters ?
No.1 moment should be the last wicket partnership which changed Indias approach and that challenged Bhumrah also.
Intro Music 🤗☺️😍 I just love to heard this for long long long... 🥰
Bumrah was bowling so well that neither the batsman nor Bumrah knew where it was going. I've never seen so many consecutive misses of the edge of the bat in Bumrah's first spells. Scary and Spellboundinding !
I am based out of London and pleading my mom to see the first session (1130PM to 1AM). Top moment for me is on fifth day when my mom said you cannot watch the entire session but switch off after Rohit gets out. I was praying that he plays at least for a session and played 40 balls before he got out. 😮
Don't underestimate Marnus Labuschagne's innings. 70+ in both the innings.
I agree with you Harsha about Bumrah...the best I have seen in 63 years on this planet...(apologies to Holding, Steyn, Garner, Marshall, Roberts and Lillee)...
1. Bumrah dominance
2. Smith 140
3. Nitish Ready 100 (and his dad)
4. Jaiswal steady bat
5. Aussie fielding and bowling on day 5 to close the game
6. Captain Pat, one of the best captains in test cricket
7. Konstas first innings debut taking on Bumrah
I love to Listen to Harsha ❤
Technology failed big time today, couldn’t pick up such a big deflection off Jaiswal’s bat. It’s high time tech in cricket should to be upgraded.
I'm huge fan of you sir.
You are greatest forever 🎉
At MCG what hapenned was school boy errors. Rohit forgot Washington Sundar in crucial times of 1st innings (especially when Steve Smith was batting) and when Australia were 9 down in their 2nd innings. During the chase, top 4 batsmen (excluding Rahul) were looking at hogging the strike instead of rotating the strike. If you rotate the strike, Australia has to bowl once to a right hander and once to a left. This would have clearly disrupted their line and leght. This is basic school stuff ! Rohit looked at getting his form back when India needed a win!! The team fell in to the trap straight away. Virat was in his usual "arrogant chasing spree" (The only main wicket for Starc in the whole test match!!).
Harsha Sir
Please discuss about upcoming Indian batters having technique to play test matches, temparament to stay at the crease and leave tbe ball outside off stump batting skill , patience to be at the crease not leaving the cricketing shots to score runs particularly when we can see some senior batters making way for upcoming players in 2025. Your analysis based on under 19, Ranchi matches, India A will be of help to decide Indian Test Cricket from 2025 onwards. Also a coach like Rahul dravid to coach test batting
The memorable beating of Bumrah by Konstas must be a moment which eventually pressurized Pant to hit that "Stupid" shot. No other batsmen has hit the great Bumrah that badly. This put Bumrah out of attack and then Aussies got breating space to pile up the agony on India. Witing for the next Bumrah-Konstas event in a few days time.
1. Sharma will score a ton in Sydney to secure himself for more 12 tests.
2. Pant should bat at No.7 , 5th down.
3. Yashvi needs to score in Sydney.
Harsha - U the most impartial commentator and jovial
"Wicket Verdict" to test your umpire skill
You can tell a lot of stuff happened this match when Steven smith didn’t even get a name drop
You should also talk about the worst moments in the test match and the series. The No.1 worst moment should be the poor captaincy and performance of Rohit Sharma and that it is time for him to step down as captain immediately. The difference between team India in the Perth test compared to the other 3 tests has been because of the lack of proactive captaincy by Rohit.
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I can't understand the fact draw mindset in the first 2 session and winning mindset in the last session which was nearly impossible.
You still think Vadapav should lead the side in Sydney (his way of leading is keep saying ban*hd for every ball & go to media and say we did not bat well…same story for the past 7tests)
"12 saal mei ek baar hota hai"😅😅
Wish a happy new year to all
Everyone spoke about top order partnership needed to either win or draw the game, didn't happen yet again
WTC isn't gone yet for India. There's still hope if India wins in Sydney
India can't win in Sydney.
Sir mai chahunga aap ye padhe
Kal press conference me rohit ne kha ki hme kuch mauke mile jb hmko use dbana chahiye tha wo directly ek do incident pe focus krr rhe the ki jaiswal ka catch miss , last 2 pairs ko out nhi kr pana etc prr hmlog to khud match ke pehle din se hi nichhe lge hue the agar wo to yuva player ne hi hme thoda match me bne rehne ka mauka diya jaiswal ki 1st aur 2nd innings ki paari aur reddy aur sundar ki pari ne hme literally bachaya hai nhi to hm whi haar gye the . Phir rohit bolte hai ki pant ko khud smjhna padega what team wants to kya rohit ko yhi baat smjh nhi aa rhi aao dekhiye unko iss saal ke sare test match me unhone ghar pe England ke khilaf run bnaya uske baad home loss wha koi run nhi , yha Australia me jb wo nhi the to hm jitte unke aate hi haar gye aisa kya change aaya aakhir team ki unke aate hi haar gye . Wo khud bhi dekhe ki unse team ko kya fayda average captain with no run agar koi aur khele aur alteast wo 10 run bhi bnaye to wo rohit se achha hai thik hai rohit ek legend hai isme koi doraye nhi prr yha team ko unse run chahiye jo nhi aa rhe to unko khud hi step down krna chahiye kyuki ekk player jo privileged hai usko itne mauke agar koi nya player hota to kya team india usko itne mauke deti to fir inko kyu . Ho skta team india ekk aur behtar player dundh paye uske liye purane player ko htna padta hai . Naye fool tabhi aate hai jb purane jaye aur back bhi krna hai to unko kre ki inexperienced hai isko aur mauke de sikhne prr nhi aisa nhi ho rha , gill ko hi hta diya . Yha pure team management ko smjhna padega what we want were are we going to
Harsha make it top 6, can't take away any of the 5 but Smudge needs a mention 👍
Aankhein nam hee...bolne ka mann kuch kam hee...hamare yuva pidhi me kuch to dam he lekin purani pidhi ko bharosa kuch kam he(hope everyone understand what I will try to say indirectly)😔😔
Selut sir love from Bangladesh,,you always supporting us
Cummins . Well said
The WTC is not gone for India. Why do so many "experts" not understand the WTC?
A message to the Captain of a certain cricket team!
Make hay while the sun shines can be read as "make way, while the country/team whines"! 😜
You woulda thought India won based on this video
In the OG nations, Australia and England, Cricket thrives. In India, Crcket and everything around cricket is prolific but 'chhapri' at the same time.
You should have mentioned Smith in first innings and Labuschagne in both innings.
Smith scoring hundreds against india is no more a special moment . It's just normalcy now
All the drama is happened by the hundred done by Steve Smith set the match for Australia and his brilliance in catching help in the collapse of last 5 wickets
Where is smith ?
India lost the test match at the toss when they chose to drop Gill who is their most technically sound batsman.
He might have had a poor run of form in SENA countries, but every good player who has shown promise needs to be backed
Having 3 bowlers and 3 all rounders ensured their bowling let Aussie tail get away with crucial runs. Cummins got 90 runs and Lyon got 41 letting Aus get a 50 run 10 wkt partnership
For the SCG test, best for Rohit to be selfless and drop himself to let India atleast draw the series.
He's gone 6 consecutive matches without leading India to a victory
Gill’s 30 runs was scored by Washington with brilliant resistance at the end of the inning.
Nothing would have changed if he had been in the team.
Steve Smith a bit stiff not to get a mention
Harsha was kicked out of bcci panel ciz he told the truth of Indian cricket which is hero worshipped by the blind supporters.... He came crying for the job.... Damn.... Harsha you lost my respect.... You are also bought out....
Tell actual reasons why India lost... India should be losing the world cup also as all was manipulative
Great 😢😮😅😊
sir..why gautam gambhir was elected as team coach? is he has any previous experience as a coach of any team..i believe he was MP from 2019-2024..before appointed as full time Indian coach..what role he is playing
BGT now likes aahes series
Harsha, If you look at some aspects, this is the weakest Australian team considering the age and form of their seniors. Melbourne pitch was a little disappointing. Given all this, Cummins won using the resources better. Feel very much for Rohit, but if VK is so keen to captain the team, he should come forward and try to take the captaincy again.
Fielding was the actual difference and pant spoiled the party
Rest Virat and Rohit…..they are better to be spectators
No mention on smith?? Stop being so biased towards india harsha apart from his 140 and 13 both times he threw away his wicket his slip fielding was amazing toooo .
What about Steve smith
Why can't Rohit be dropped NOW in BGT but play in series against say Bangladesh OR West Indies. He gets what he wants and we get what we want. FAIR ?
He wants to play so let him play, but why NON-PERFORMING people HAVE TO PLAY AN ALL IMPORTANT SERIES LIKE BGT Which is also on Kinife-Edge for India WTC chances.
NON-PERFORMING players have RUINED BGT series and WTC chances. All BIASED and FAVOURITISM SELECTION.
If the senior batters can't score at least they can hold one end and waste balls , they couldn't even do that.
Blocking the balls is the toughest thing to do in cricket.
@Cameron_Green_174 tough for whom the ones who haven't played much cricket or the ones who have played more than 100 tests , a 21 year old kid on his first tour to Australia showed it isn't.
I want to know why there is immunity for a captain in Indian cricket?
Why has the team not been selected like this
1. Jaiswal - Ave- 54
2. Rahul -35
3. Gill - 43
4. Sai sudarshan -63
5. Sarfaraz Khan - Ave -37.
6. Jurel - 40
7. Washington
8. Nitesh - 49
9.Shami / Arshdeep
10. Siraj -
11. Bumrah
Why are not these players given a year to play ?
Rohit Averages 30 Away
Kholi averages 24 this year
Pant has not been effective
Why aren't they playing domestic games ....? They are kings right? That is below their level .....then they should released
You need to choose Captain moderate talent who only depends on result for his place in team, the other team members who are real performers should focuses on roles.. Pat not really super star as Bowler or Batsmen he is more motivated because the role & responsibility similar to Dhoni where handling that responsibility very carefully... many great captains include this category Stephen Fleming, Allen border , Mark Taylor, Imran Khan, Kapil Dev (great talent, under utilised or bit casual with bat) they all have dual role if they fail in bowling they can compensate in batting as an allrounder, these are more of Package players with some x factor occasional turnarounds but for Rohith's handing over of captaincy came right at the edge of his Prime time and its quiet risky to accept captaincy... he may quickly lose his position in team its very much over for him, he definatley do not have points to keep his place in team, we are not small Srilankan team where age old Jayavardene , Sanga and some other veteran's has long serving, we have decent bench pool. Rohith should not step in Austratia if he can't have a plan for Travis Head, he was time and again succeeded and hampered Indian partying since world cup final, Shami missing was big blow, Siraj not doing the support required. Shubman Gill also not cementing place in team, we now have Jaiswal as promising player, he is future Captain.
The top moment from this test match was Jaiswal, NKR n Bumrah.
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Very poor Harsha. Where is 140 by Smith!!!
Virat rohit should dropped from last test match.
Harsha ji, why did you forget to mention wrong decision of Jayaswal in second innings? It seems you want to remain in good books of Australia’s media.
Smiths innings much much better than bumrah
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come on we all know this much crowd was because of the shoulder.. it's not a W for test matches 😂
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Sir, Jaiswal beech beech mai kitni hi baar bacha h 25 times... wode ball pr cut krne kitni hi saari baar gya... it was just his luck todag and u r saying wjat a composure.... disgusting
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Aapne toh match dekha hua h... still u dont say this. Sad.
We want our old harsha bhoggle back... who was not afraid to vriticise india openly with tough words.
Let Jasprit be rested for last match
Washi ?
100 on card for s smith, beware india
Don't cover the performance inside " weather " phase.. its time for all non performing players to steo down and take responsibility.
Don't make it seinor players vs coach.
If you bcci want to fire them let be it.
guess steve smiths 140 didnt matter how many runs did Australia win by again 180 Harsha youve lost the plot
former cricket players, please express your
words on Team India's performances & the next
Team India team 5th test. You are all retired; no
pressure in yours. Team India wants to be strong.
except Bumrah speed Bowlers are fail. In the test
off-wicket spell, bowlers needed, but our bowlers
spell 6 balls, 6 variations, and no continuous rhythm.
Sharma- test series total failure batsmen [Singles not interested; not playing long innings, sweaty game, not interested. all are loose shorts he out He is only playing gully cricket shorts now.
Virat- is a little bit good, but the whole test series is not paying long innings, and whenever he bats, he most confuses the other end batsman with his run out.
Akash-an Australian batsman, is very, very easily taking runs.
KL -most fears our face batsmen, but every time Angel slips, it gives catches. ¬ play free shorts.
Siraj- 6 balls 6 variations spell no rhythm in his bowing. especially tests want off-wicket & wicket-to-wicket bowlers. Jadeja & Bumrah only spell good balls. no need Siraj 5th test
Pant -most neglects batsmen he doesn't want singles every time his neglect catches only out.
these
Players are no use to continue the team in the next 5th test.
Out of 11 players, 6 players don't want to continue. to the next 5th test.
next match If they play 99.9% former players, Couch & BCCI president influence is there.
As u mentioned but there wasn't hope for draw
Sorry harsha it's not that I don't like you but you are a cricketer but just like us a common man given a job of commentary. But what wanted to say you people speak language of bcci and not fans who tell the truth that this team failed against nz at home and we were running from problems or hiding out weakness .but it came in our of form rohit ,kohli, jadeja, even bowlers . Luckily Ashwin retired
With Respect..HONEST JOUNERALIST must talk to drop ROHIT, PANT, AND KHOLI FOR GOOD. THERE PERFOMACE DESERVES NOT TO PLAY FOR INDIA AGAIN..VERY TIRED SEE THEM NOT PERFORMING GAME AFTER GAME. GIVE CHANCE TO RESERVE PLAYERS. IT WILL BE OK IF WE LOOSE MATCHES.
What about rohit sharma and virat kohli. Jurel and sarfaraz is waiting for their chance. We need change in 5 th test. We dont want there comeback 4 test was enough to see there comeback.we need yo change onces again we should play by young team as of that 2021 bgt
If you want your comments read by most in the cricketing world, write in English please
hey harsha, i hope you realize how biased you are. How do you mention nitish's innings but then leave out steve smith. Nitish is nowhere near as good as Smith. stop sucking off the bcci and actually provide some objective commentary for once. The indian crowd was absolutely atrocious in melbourne. They have no passion for cricket. It's just torried hindu nationalism at this point.
You lost the test by 184 runs Harsha...ridiculous beeakdown by a one sided commentator...Australian and the rest of the worlds cricket fans are losing their patience with your bias
Did harsha finally crawl out of Kohli's backside?