indians do not alloe paul harris to bowl he had bowled only 1 over. if they play patiently in 2nd innings they can take advantage of harris,totosobe,kallis
Re: who will be no. 1
by tornado on Dec 17, 2010 09:48 AM
No india will still be no 1 and sachin most centuries dravid most runs and so on...records stand for india this is what our cricketers are for
Re: Re: who will be no. 1
by Piyush Dhangar on Dec 17, 2010 10:42 AM
take a break, just wait and watch, SA was lucky to win toss on a damp pitch.No South African will say to their team that they can win on seamer friendly pitches and not on Indian dust bowls
Re: Heroes at HOme- Zeroes abroad
by ramakrishnan s on Dec 17, 2010 09:27 AM
Whenever we fail abroad in places like africa or australia, the BCCI is blamed by former cricketers and the media for not having sent the team members earlier and getting used to conditions. But now, they have no such excuse. The main problem is lack of technique as our ranji games are played on dead as dodo tracks and matches decided based on first innings lead.
Re: Re: Heroes at HOme- Zeroes abroad
by Varun on Dec 17, 2010 12:35 PM
yes they do ramakrishnan. We did not have prep matches. They got used to the climate but not the bowling. No substitute to match practice.
Re: Heroes at HOme- Zeroes abroad
by ramakrishnan s on Dec 17, 2010 09:03 AM
Why blame only these guys when almost every batsman has failed! I think the main problem with indians that they hardly play the hook or the pull shots against fast bowlers, be it in a test match or even an ODI. On a lively wicket such as this one where there is lot of bounce, these guys come a cropper. The bowlers have to just bowl short knowing very well these guys cant play the hook shot. This has been a problem with us since time immemorial with the exception of mohinder amarnath who was one of the best players of the hook shot. We will continue to fail till we our guys practice the hook shot and play it selectively.
Re: Re: Heroes at HOme- Zeroes abroad
by Varun on Dec 17, 2010 12:36 PM
Where do we have the opportunity to play the hook or the pull growing up ?. Even for the ones that do, it is to ball that comes at a slow pace. So this is just a get adjusted to thing. Dont be foolish to write them off and judge.
