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

[Adarsh]

Sehwag = Steyn's bunny. Dravid will get nicked off soon.

EDIT : Runout now. Idiots ! Time for God Almighty to shine. Hope he doesn't get out early, then the pressure will really be on. India could lose by an innings here.

 

[relentless_rock]

Dravid/Gambhir partnership just didnt inspire much confidence of becoming a big one. Very poor show. Same wicket where SA were building valuable partnerships with tailenders has become a survival contest for Indian top order.

 

[mohit_dude10]

Game over for India.

 

[AkshayS]

First bowling let it slip and now the batsmen are messing it up.

 

[shravi]

Gambhir should take all the blame. The guy can't run and messed up twice before that run out as well.

 

[s2sschan]

Not Yet!

Game over for India.

Not yet Bro! Still have Sachin and Laxman. Hopefully someone among the "Others" also might play a match winning innings like Kallis.

With Scores of 14, 43, 25, 2, and 5, it's time for Dravid to "think" about his future or lack of it in the game.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Yup, and with that, Sehwag's attempts to stake a claim as an all-time great opener fizzle away.

Only a really big series against England could help his credentials, but failures in South Africa will remain a blot on his career.

And this could be Dravid's last series. He's been struggling for form for a while, and England isn't going to be any easier. We might be better off with Pujara at three. Although yes, this runout seems to have been Gambhir's fault.

Gambhir's form coming into the WC is a worry too. Let's hope he finds his touch soon...

 

[AkshayS]

Wow Gambhir is using MRF bat, looking good.


Back on topic, Dravid keeps failing me, everytime I think he would do something for the team he fails to do it. It's time he should leave or get back into form.

Agree with Zorax on Sehwag's matter.

 

[Adarsh]

Yup, and with that, Sehwag's attempts to stake a claim as an all-time great opener fizzle away.

Uh huh. I was Sehwag's biggest fan earlier, and I thought his success outside the subcontinent was enough to show that he could play the swinging/seaming ball well. Going by how he's played this series, he's been a sitting duck against Steyn. These dismissals are horrific, all of them are due to poor technique. I know he's got a great eye, but it seems there is a reason a cricketing technique has been developed over the decades. If he doesn't succeed in England I'm afraid he'll go down in history as a flat track bully which is a bit of a shame since he's better than that.

 

[angryangy]

To be fair to Sehwag, it's not like he's the only one missing out. Conditions have suited the middle orders somewhat.

 

[Rohit Doshi]

I see a BIG Tendulkar and Gamhir innings and partnership coming

 

[Adarsh]

To be fair to Sehwag, it's not like he's the only one missing out. Conditions have suited the middle orders somewhat.

True but he's gotten out to some shocking shots. His technique is being exposed albeit by a top class bowler.

Here we go again with Sachin plodding against Harris. If he were to attack him, he has the ability to tear Harris apart, and he should be more positive. He's far more likely to get out playing his forward defensive with bat pad close together.

 

[AbhishekS]

To be fair to Sehwag, it's not like he's the only one missing out. Conditions have suited the middle orders somewhat.

Perfectly said. Facing the new ball here is a tough task. Even the home team has suffered.

 

[mohit_dude10]

Sehwag hasn't done well, but well most players in this series haven't done well.. he has to face the new ball when it swings/seams and with his lack of technique he is bound to get out early more often than not.

But he did well to get India of to a good start in 2nd innings in durban though middle order wasted it.

 

[SaiSrini]

Decent partnership so far from Gambhir and Tendulkar. Hopefully these two go on for a really big score. They need to keep their scoring rate well up if they want to harbour any chances of victory. Seeing the way shravi's predictions have gone so far this series, I have a bad feeling this one is going the same way (he said SA will win comfortably but India will have an outside chance of victory).

How the hell did we give them 362? That was bad stuff