accept the reality i think batting is still good main problem is our bowling u can not win matches when ur pacer bowling just above spinners speed yes speed makes a lot of diffenece and v lack of this. zahir is overhyped bowler his test average per wicket is 33 runs per wicket justified my opinion if ur strike bowlers bowling average is similar to lower order batsman than u are bound to loose matches.
Re: India can still win!
by S Shrikanth on Feb 09, 2010 09:03 AM
The match is not over yet. One good partnership is needed. It could be Tendulkar-Dhoni. If this dos not work,then innings defeat is imminent.
Tendulkar is too lucky to be there. He was plumb LBW for 0. Hopefully, umpires will help him to make another century and Team India will be able to save the match.
The young players are only interested in playing in IPL. Don't have any kind of techniques. SA bowlers can bowl at 140kph for entire day whereas Indian bowlers cannot bowl over 140 kph continuously for even 1 over.
Re: Wall protected God these days...
by Dire Straits on Feb 09, 2010 08:55 AM
Ha, ha .... with the same wall India lost by an innings and were all out for 75 in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test in 2008.
And India's famous victory by chasing a huge 4th innings score against England just after the Mumbai attacks against England ...... remember ? The WALL scored single digit scores in both the innings.
Re: Regarding Team Selection
by navdeep johar on Feb 09, 2010 10:12 AM
1.yousuf was dropped 6 times. 2. Bhajji not bowling well but does anyone know who has been Indias max. wicketaker in 2008-2009. last 2 yrs. In NZ. WHERE EVEN WARNE STRUGGLED BHAJJI GOT 15 WKTS. 3. PL CHECK FACTS IF SACHIN FAILS PEOPLE DAY NOTHING. 4.We have not lost a series in 2yrs suddenly bcoz we r losing a test critics start opening their big mouth
This loss only proves to Rahul Dravid haters as to how important he is for the team. Not even Tendulkar can match his match winning and match saving records.
Re: Importance of Dravid
by B M on Feb 09, 2010 08:51 AM
Don't forget Laxman too! Poor man gets to play 4 or 5 test matches a year and has to spend rest of his time eating peanuts on the banks of Hussain Sagar lake.
Sachin played the DREAM innings of his life, when he scored his first triple hundred in test matches, helping Team India to set a seemingly achievable target of 222 for South Africa to win.
The ever effervescent Harbhajan capped the effort of Sachin with his DREAM spell of 18.3 - 6 - 39 - 10 to send the Proteas crashing to an unexpected defeat, after the visitors had reigned supreme for the first three days of the test match.
Newspaper Reader: Oh, after all it was just a DREAM!
For any team in the world it is a tougher task to survive the 4th and 5th days of a Test Match with just 8 wickets in hand. I only wish team India try it hard and save this test match.
Re: Re: Re: Save this match
by B M on Feb 09, 2010 08:41 AM
Why do you depend on heavenly intervention? Get India's large pool of human resources to create a 'pool'.
Re: Save this match
by billa billa on Feb 09, 2010 08:48 AM
instead of steyn,norkeel,harris,kallis let amla, devillers, duminy may bowl then we can save this match, then also its difficult
