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Coming nicely on to the bat

What it means The wicket had a fair bit of pace and carry

As in "It was a good wicket. The ball was coming nicely on to the bat. I could score a few runs. The boys chipped in. It was good cricket all round"

What it really means This is the post-match chat, you're Ravi Shastri. What else can I say?

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