India will be very lucky to save the match. There is no chance of winning because the only one capable of giving India a chance SEHWAG is out of form. The rest cannot stand up to STEYN. Tendulkar who played a good knock in the first innings may not fire when required. It is only a matter of time and runs - how many we score before folding up. STEYN is too good for us unlike our star bowlers who were totally ineffective except Harbhajan. When you watch the SA bowlers bowl, you feel pitch is offering great assistance, but when our bowlers hit the deck, you feel it is flat..
He is good enough for only 1-2 wickets, see even such a favable pith is is almost failed in both inning, Even sheesant have better bowled than him.He never distroy a batting linup, althogh he is best in indian bowler.
Re: Dhoni is dhoobbi on these pitches not more than that.
by SHIVPUJAN TRIPATHI on Jan 06, 2011 12:55 PM
he is khajoor he should have brought part timers early to break boucher nd kallis partnership we ll lose this match only because of him
Somehow Indian bowlers(Zaheer and Sreeshant) looked so flat. Don’t know whether Zaheer was fit or not but it seemed he is not interested in taking wickets. Ishant Sharma, well, what to say. I don’t know whose backing he has. He is passenger in the team. He doesn’t know how to field, batting one bouncer is enough for him. Bowling, that guy doesn’t have any skill, he used to have some pace now even that is gone. He only knows one type of ball, short and wide (of either off stump or wide of Leg stump). Kick him out and bring anybody like Munaf or Praveen kumar. These guys will at least will bowl on one side of wicket with decent length.
Re: Ishant what a Player. Hats Off to him
by India on Jan 07, 2011 01:00 PM
The famed South African seamers Steyn and Morkel and to some extent the newcomer Tsotsobe also failed to win in 90 overs on the 5th day on a flat track except for the odd balls that bounced, like the one Dravid got out. Indian batsmen Gambhir, Sehwag and Dravid really batted well to deny South Africa the win they bragged so much they would get. Had Kallis also bowled it could have been a different story altogether. SA missed Kallis real bad as the 4th seamer. It was a match either team could have won but both teams played not to lose right from start and the result was a dreary draw.
Re: Ishant what a Player. Hats Off to him
by one on Jan 06, 2011 11:45 AM
Ishant should get time out of combing his lengthier hairs,when he will find time for bowling practice? all bowlers are waste.Indian team is best only because of batting since long time.bowling gets some times better but not consistent.
Re: Re: Re: I hope India manage to escape with a draw
by arun waghmare on Jan 06, 2011 11:15 PM
very nice very very spescial laxamns inning s proud u man
Re: Re: Re: I hope India manage to escape with a draw
by arun waghmare on Jan 06, 2011 11:25 PM
very nice very very spescial laxamns inning s proud u man
I think here onlu those batsman have succced those who have great techniqe, tempament, determination, I do,t think Sehwag,have good teckniqe to face this genuine pitch and great bowling, I am 100% sure we see another failure of him, see what happen to Raina, he even not able to play a single delivery properly.althougt they are the master where pith is flat and there is no movement or either weak bowling.
Re: Re: This pitch is the true test of skillls?
by greatHindu on Jan 06, 2011 11:00 AM
Dravid is old enough and lost his prime thats simple,he should retire now.
Re: Re: Re: This pitch is the true test of skillls?
by Rabri Devi on Jan 06, 2011 11:01 AM
Agree with that. If he fails again, he should retire. If he succeeds and saves India, again he should retire on a high.
Re: Re: Re: This pitch is the true test of skillls?
by greatHindu on Jan 06, 2011 11:02 AM
Only Laxman is true man to face these condition and bowling,Even tendulker is not able to do what have done by Kalis.
Re: Re: Re: Re: This pitch is the true test of skillls?
by one on Jan 06, 2011 11:48 AM
If Sachin would have not played in 1st innings we would have not been discussing today.Match would have finished yesterday itself .
Re: Re: Re: Re: This pitch is the true test of skillls?
by Rabri Devi on Jan 06, 2011 11:06 AM
He did his part in the first innings, right? Don't be critical for the sake of being critical.
Re: Who's who of test cricket III
by mukund vaidya on Jan 06, 2011 05:22 PM
Sanjay, under dhoni 14 wins out of 23 and in between sehwag also captained 3 tests and won 2. ...and you want to say we STRUGGLE to take 20 wickets???
And what do you think about SA amd aus? Do THEY also struggle to take wickets?
