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Don,t you think a guy like gautam gambhir who like to cut and pull should have been choosen ahead of mongia.there is still regional bias.
India in South Africa
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Dale Steyn
I really think that guy deserves another chance,ja he got smashed in
Australia but he is a great talent Dale Steyn,Alviro Peterson,Loots Bosman and AB along with van der Wath really exitces me!
I really think that guy deserves another chance,ja he got smashed in
Australia but he is a great talent Dale Steyn,Alviro Peterson,Loots Bosman and AB along with van der Wath really exitces me!
Competitive total by South Africa. 248/8. India need to get 249 to win which is surely going to test them a lot in conditions which is going to favor swing off the air and bounce off the pitch. Fortunately, India have a solid opener in Wasim Jaffer who can try to keep one end up and play normally. Sachin should take some risks at the beginning and must ideally take on the South Africans. If Sachin gets going, its danger for South Africa. Also Dravid is coming back to good form and we have 7 batsmen today.
Should be a highly exciting contest!
P.s: Where are the posters here? Guys, a potentially good series has started!!!!
Should be a highly exciting contest!
P.s: Where are the posters here? Guys, a potentially good series has started!!!!
I'm watching 
India flying here through Sachin, but I think I just jinxed them.
Nice to see Zaheer back, and Ajit as consistent as usual. Nel's hitting was a suprise, but with his build, should be seeing it more.
Bhajji, also a bit of a suprise. Sachin did well though! 9 overs for only 33!
Ntini is getting some stick...
Kaif gone, Pollock looking lethal here...
India flying here through Sachin, but I think I just jinxed them.
Nice to see Zaheer back, and Ajit as consistent as usual. Nel's hitting was a suprise, but with his build, should be seeing it more.
Bhajji, also a bit of a suprise. Sachin did well though! 9 overs for only 33!
Ntini is getting some stick...
Kaif gone, Pollock looking lethal here...
Suresh Raina's days are being counted in international cricket. To be precise, Raina has three more days of international cricket (i.e. if he does pick up his form dramatically in the next three games). Dont know about Kaif. I think he will be retained because until Yuvraj comes back, we need some one like Kaif just to keep our fielding spirits high!
All in all, an expected performance. I expected India to be rolled over like this. Funny to see Greg Chappell reading a novel in the dressing room when the going is so disastrous for the team. The team simply doesnt learn from their mistakes. The incoming ball has been the team's nemesis. Dravid and Sachin, arguably the world's best two batsmen, fell to incoming deliveries. At this rate, a 4-0 defeat cant be ruled out.
The major difference between the two teams was "commitment". there was no type of commitment shown by the indians when they played. but the south africans displayed that in ample amounts when they took the field. for example, loots bosman's fielding, mark boucher near sensational catch off suresh raina behind the wicket, etc. when saurav ganguly was the captain, i was able to see some sort of commitment from the team to do well. but this team simply doesnt display any of it. i guess i have to live with this because indian cricket doesnt seem to change!
i am not saying that commitment alone is going to win you games. but its one of those important things. also, our batsmen dont seem to be positive to tackling the south african bowlers. why didnt tendulkar take on the attack over the south african bowlers? what was the need for tendulkar to play defensively when dravid came to the crease? he has to bat according to the attributes of the batsman at the other end. dravid was already a defensive player. so tendulkar should have taken the risks. its no big deal that sachin is the top scorer today. its a failure for him also!
All in all, an expected performance. I expected India to be rolled over like this. Funny to see Greg Chappell reading a novel in the dressing room when the going is so disastrous for the team. The team simply doesnt learn from their mistakes. The incoming ball has been the team's nemesis. Dravid and Sachin, arguably the world's best two batsmen, fell to incoming deliveries. At this rate, a 4-0 defeat cant be ruled out.
The major difference between the two teams was "commitment". there was no type of commitment shown by the indians when they played. but the south africans displayed that in ample amounts when they took the field. for example, loots bosman's fielding, mark boucher near sensational catch off suresh raina behind the wicket, etc. when saurav ganguly was the captain, i was able to see some sort of commitment from the team to do well. but this team simply doesnt display any of it. i guess i have to live with this because indian cricket doesnt seem to change!
i am not saying that commitment alone is going to win you games. but its one of those important things. also, our batsmen dont seem to be positive to tackling the south african bowlers. why didnt tendulkar take on the attack over the south african bowlers? what was the need for tendulkar to play defensively when dravid came to the crease? he has to bat according to the attributes of the batsman at the other end. dravid was already a defensive player. so tendulkar should have taken the risks. its no big deal that sachin is the top scorer today. its a failure for him also!
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evertonfan
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South Africa prove once again that they have a fantastic seam bowling attack. India truely thrashed as they were skittled for 91. Really enjoyed this bowling performance; Nothing better in cricket than watching a brilliant pace attack.
This was a p*$$ poor performance by India. There was a glimpse of hope with Tendulkar and Dravid, but when they were unable to deal with the incoming ball, I don't thing anyone else on the team could've dealt with it. This is truly sad.
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Ntini Is really Maturing as a bowler and looking a really top draw opening bowler. Nel has come on and his lost all mouth and no trousers reputation, and I still have my doubts about Langavelt.
yashved
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If this is the condition in the first match itself, I don't think this series is going to be interesting.... I think Indian Coach and Team Management has to rethink on a lot of issues here....
India are going to have a lot of problems if they can only make 91 in these conditions. Not much is going to change when moving to another venue so I can't see SA losing a game. Great bowling by Nel and Kallis along with a knock 100 by Kallis.
The Indians need to play more in conditions similar to this to do well in these type of conditions. But what they get are slow low tracks that barely rise above their boots and turn sharply. Dilip Vengsarkar is right! India needs fast and bouncy tracks in domestic cricket and at least in a few of their international centres to get used to this type of bounce and pace! Also its being proved that the Indians are not good learners. So we need to only pick those players who can play the moving ball well. Dravid and Tendulkar missed it today but they are normally very good players of the moving ball or incoming balls.
Its tough to get back with only three games remaining. One more victory, and this series is out of our lone hands. We will have to share it with SA if we win 2-2. I doubt such a situation would arise seeing our current form!
Suddenly, our batting has become very bad and our bowling has improved very well. Today, most of our bowlers looked sharp. But whats the damn use?
Its tough to get back with only three games remaining. One more victory, and this series is out of our lone hands. We will have to share it with SA if we win 2-2. I doubt such a situation would arise seeing our current form!
prarara said:
Suddenly, our batting has become very bad and our bowling has improved very well. Today, most of our bowlers looked sharp. But whats the damn use?
All the plaudits will go to Kallis, quite deserved. But watching Andre Nel made me really think that he could be a fantastic bowler. He's got aggression (maybe too much) and pace and creates bounce, so he can do very well.
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