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

[AngryPixel]

Just did a quick search.. It was Wayne Parnell who was runout byt Sree/Dhoni. He's in the league of Misbah.

"How to snatch defeat from the Jaws of victory" - A book by Misbah-ul-Haq and Wayne Parnell

 

[Aoun13]

What a win by India. Full credit to Dhoni.
Dhoni is really the best ever Indian captain I have watched. He is so determine and so intelligent. His mentality is very different from usual SC captains. I am very impressed by him in this ODI especially. India needs Dhoni to captain like that if they want to win the WC.

SA played very poorly. They didn't able to absorb the pressure of a low scoring match. Although SA has a very strong batting lineup but apart from Kallis and Amla no one can play spin well. Their tactics against the spin is very predictable. SA made part time Indian spinners to look like wicket takers which will make thier life tough in WC where they will at least play 25 overs of spin in each match and to survive those 25 overs they need their batsmen to respond well. I guess SA haven't done any home work against part time Indian spin and in both the matches they used to fail against Raina and Sharma.

 

[Sureshot]

What a horrific dismissal of Johan Botha.

 

[pcfan123]

^

Make UDRS mandatory for all formats. It's a farce without it

 

[blazerix]

Wow, wtf just happened?

 

[Adarsh]

What a horrific dismissal of Johan Botha.

To appeal when the ball hasn't touched the pads is outrageous enough...for the umpire to end up giving it out is just ridiculous. This reminds me of a similarly shocking decision by Aleem Dar in another SA/India match. Watch this

YouTube - AB De Villiers Escapes

 

[mohit_dude10]

This is the reason India have been keeping themselves away from UDRS, because they are getting lucky. Wish some hard decisions go our way(Like in sydney test) and then team and BCCI realize the importance of UDRS, but it shouldn't be used unless all the technology are at our disposal(Like no Snicko/Hotspot during SAF vs Eng test in 09).

 

[ferg512]

Wtf I haven't seen the game, but SA needed four from 8 overs that is pretty much impossible to lose. After this I think its fair to write them off again, this world cup.

 

[pcfan123]

so it's fair to write them off based on today's match but not on the 1st ODI where they dominated?



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[ferg512]

Yep, South Africa will not win the world cup.

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Even though I do think they are the best side in the world, they will choke at some stage for sure.

 

[SaiSrini]

WHY THE HECK IS SACHIN GOING BACK HOME? This is insane, it now leaves them with only one specialist opener M Vijay and he is enduring a horrid form with calls to sack him. The reason why he is going back is also not mentioned (Dhoni doesnt say it too, even though he says we have to see if we get a replacement)

 

[pcfan123]

Yep, South Africa will not win the world cup.

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Even though I do think they are the best side in the world, they will choke at some stage for sure.

England finally bucked the trend and won a tournament, I have a feeling it's SA's time now.

 

[STLIndian]

WHY THE HECK IS SACHIN GOING BACK HOME? This is insane, it now leaves them with only one specialist opener M Vijay and he is enduring a horrid form with calls to sack him. The reason why he is going back is also not mentioned (Dhoni doesnt say it too, even though he says we have to see if we get a replacement)

Who cares.

We should send Zaheer, Dhoni, and Raina home too to be honest.

I don't want anyone getting injured before the WC in a meaningless series no one will remember 1 year from now.

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Simply WOW! This Indian team doesn't give up till its over, never seen such intent from any Indian team in past.

SA just showed again that they are still good at choking

I think SA showed more intent to lose than India did to win...

 

[angryangy]

Kallis would have won it.

 

[Sobi]

^

Make UDRS mandatory for all formats. It's a farce without it

Nah i don't think it is necessary. If that is used then it won't be fun anymore. Mistakes are also part of the game. Using it will make the game more than perfect which we don't need. It will bring the game more on to the batsmen's side. The bowlers needs some luck on their side as well.