Indian tour of South Africa, December-January 2010/11

[Adarsh]

India are under a fair amount of pressure to keep taking the wickets. Steyn is going to be impossible as usual so we really need to keep them down. I don't think the tail will last too long, but Prince and Boucher need to be removed early.

Kallis is struggling...hopefully India take advantage of this as cruel as it sounds. It is Test cricket. Get him stretching, let him play these reverse sweeps and pulls, he may even retire here.

 

[Prithvi]

Get Kallis out here, and I think India will start thinking of a historic series win already.

+1.
India will win, if Proteans close their chapter for anything less that 160. Anything above 160 is troublesome issue for Indians IMO.

 

[SaiSrini]

Kallis is under lot of pain. Ishant should be targetting those fragile hips of Kallis and make him think about not returning back to the pitch.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

SA seem to have problems with batsmen getting hurt.

they lost smith against australia and I'm sure they lost someone in england at one point.

 

[SaiSrini]

Kallis is playing superbly even though he is in pain. So India just have to make him use those ribs more often which will lead him to more pain. I feel Harris wont be as big a threat as Harbhajan has been. Indian spinners can face Harris much better, and he is not as big a turner as Bhajji. Steyn will be the key as usual, and Morkel to an extent. I think SA need 250+ to feel really comfortable.

 

[relentless_rock]

India are under a fair amount of pressure to keep taking the wickets. Steyn is going to be impossible as usual so we really need to keep them down. I don't think the tail will last too long, but Prince and Boucher need to be removed early.

Even Harris can be quite a handful. Arguably our best player against spin, got out to Harris when he was 90+ on crease.
We need atleast a quickfire 50 from Sehwag to dash hopes of SA team. Seen it numerous times our batting crumbling in such momentous occasions.


Prince out!! Good catch from Sreesanth. Few more overs from Sree/Ishant duo and then bring back our two best bowlers from each end.

Don't understand why after being struck for 2 boundaries Dhoni still persisting with Ishant. Poor captaincy here!!! Another one.

 

[Adarsh]

Get Bhajji in dammit !

 

[vishnu]

I think anything over 200 is very very tough for india considering sehwag is not getting quick start for india.

 

[sami ullah khan]

South Africa have disappointed with their approach here. I was expecting them to be aggressive. This survival mode is hardly working for them. I think Boucher should play a little cameo here to get the lead over 200. They need at least 250 here keeping in mind the crap spinner they have.

 

[subversive]

Why do the umpires seek to stop Sreesanth from sledging SA, but don't do anything when it's Boucher or Steyn doing it to the Indian batsman? In fact, when Gambhir complained about excessive sledging to Ian Gould, he replied that "he wasn't a policeman"...

 

[ferg512]

Sreesanth is just like a little kid, if I was Taufel I wouldn't want to give him any decisions, he acts like a spoilt little brat.

 

[Adarsh]

What is it with Ishant offering lollipop fours down the legside, short and wide etc ? These runs are gold dust.

 

[SaiSrini]

Nonsense captaincy! Bring on Harbhajan, you moron Dhoni! SA past 150 now. We need to keep it below 175.

 

[ferg512]

Yeah got to get Sharma out of there, he is just releasing far too much pressure. He was also extremely lucky to get that wicket of Prince.

 

[relentless_rock]

Sachin did go to Dhoni as soon as Boucher came in at crease. And to me it felt like advise on bringing back Bhajji frm other end. We allowed Boucher off the hook so easily!!

LOL... Sree runs in to Kallis and says .. ' I am a Disco Dancer'