Story India's Journey To WCup,Special Edition-Johnnie Walker is back!

[surendar]

:happy Thank you everyone for voting in Story of the Year Awards :happy Also again Thank you everyone for providing the continuous and great support that constantly encourages me to keep the story going

Once again, Thanking all... This is one of the greatest moments for me. :happy

 

[King Pietersen]

Massive Congratulations Suren, it was close between you and Gamerkid and both deserved it but well done. Your story is a real benchmark for us all .

 

[mattfb]

No problem Suren!
I have enjoyed this story for many months now and love the neat, quality presentation you provide, so enjoy whatever prize your selecting

 

[Roofrom50]

Well done Suren, well deserved mate, keep it up

 

[PhilD123]

Awesome presentation Suren and many congratulations on the award, you thoroughly deserve it for the effort and commitment you put into this story!

Well done!

 

[freddiw]

do you think you will do another story after this

 

[mattfb]

I dont think this story will end any time soon though

 

[freddiw]

yea i agree
SURENDAR WILL YOU CONTINUE THIS OR START A FRESH????

 

[surendar]

SURENDAR WILL YOU CONTINUE THIS OR START A FRESH????

Definitely, will continue this Updates coming now! :cool: Once again Thank you all for the wishes!

 

[surendar]

LIVE​

India In SouthAfrica
India Vs SouthAfrica
Third Test,Live From Newlands, Cape Town.
Day 1, 11:50AM.

Cracking Start To The Game!
( Great Contest Between The Ball & Bat )​

Well, the players came out of the dressing room following the umpires.. The crowd was excellent with all shouting/enjoying/cheering for their respective teams. It was an cracking atmosphere. With Dravid setting the field ready, the play resumed... Villiers and Gibbs faced the new ball with Zaheer starting off the first over.

Some Initial Troubles.

Zaheer and Sreesanth shared the new ball and both of them were trying to create problems to the batsmen. Zaheer was maintaining a strict line trying to move the ball and suprise the batsmen with some movement. Infact, Zaheer succeeded in decieving the batsmen most of the times & Dhoni was having a tough time behind the stumps to get behind the ball.

In other end, Sreesanth was looking for pace.. It looked like, Sreesanth overdoing the things for pace.. He did suprise the batsmen with some suprise bouncers. But the problem of overdoing the things helped the batsmen to get handy runs.

Villiers, The Victim of Zaheer.

Zaheer's effort was rewarded with an important early wicket of Villiers. The ball was bowled around off stump line.. and Villiers fell in trap of searching and hunting for that delivery.. It resulted in a very thick edge & ball safely landed in Dhoni's hands. Zaheer, straight away, started running towards the keeper without waiting for the umpire's decision and celebration of this vital wicket began....

Villiers also walked back towards the pavilion nodding his head with lots of frustrations in the face. The same disappointments were seen in SA dressing room too. The opening partnership is what which is not working right for SouthAfrica in recent games. Kallis arrived as the new batsmen joining Gibbs.

Fortune In Favour Of Gibbs.

Well, after the initial pressure on SA, Gibbs started hitting the ball hard to accelerate the scorecard. He did took some risks though while executing his plan.. In one of the occasions, the ball went high in air while Gibbs was trying to play it on leg side.... but... before the keeper cud come & catch the ball, it landed safely in no-man's land.

In very next over, Gibbs was on non-strikers end. He was well out of the crease when ball went to Pathan's hands.. Pathan picked it cleanly and made an attempt for a direct hit.. The ball missed the stumps.. Bowler was not able to make it behind the stumps too. Still, Gibbs looked like not even bothering about that throw.. instead he was looking at his partner for a run The replay looked strange though!

Well, almost an hour passed.. There was a great contest between bat and ball till now.. Bowlers tried to create early troubles.... Then a wicket of Villiers.. And after that, Gibbs bringing back the balance with some hard hitting with luck favouring him already twice. With another an hour left for lunch, SA captain wud like to see the wicket column in "1" itself... while Dravid wud be looking for another breakthrough before lunch. Have to wait and see how this contest goes... Stay Tuned!


SA : 36/1 ( 10 Overs,1st Innings )
J.Kallis : 8*(18)
H.Gibbs : 23*(31)

A.Villiers : 2(11) Dismissed by Zaheer Khan.


This Session(50 minutes) : 36 Runs, 1 Wicket.

 

[PhilD123]

Exciting beginning to the massive match of the series. Equal honours so far, India would have preferred to get rid of Gibbs than De Villiers and this partnership is crucial.

Fantastic work Suren!

 

[Covvy]

India will be happy with an early wicket.

 

[Pakistani Army]

Great pres and works Suren bhai.. Yes and what was Gibbs doing?

 

[freddiw]

good early wicket for Zaheer pressure of Safrika

 

[mattfb]

Very good start by India, very exciting.