It is understood that This lot while touring outside subcontinent can play in India or England and a few times in westindies too . The major problem is bowling and not batting . How come India can't produce tear away pace bowlers ? Their batting was depleted as tendulkar left . They have to rebuild else They will cut a sorry figure in Australia .
Re: Re: No one is surprised
by Marathi Indian on Dec 14, 2013 12:04 PM
seems that U don't watch cricket, If u r really watching, can u tell me how many matches India has played in SA against SA and out of those matches, how many India has won. Just for your info, so far since SA started playing cricket once again i.e. 1992, India has won only 5 one day matches and just one test match against SA in SA. I am giving this information to you without waiting for your reply as I am sure you don't know anything about this.
Re: Re: Re: Re: No one is surprised
by Marathi Indian on Dec 14, 2013 12:11 PM
Out of the 3 matches we actually lost and the third match was saved due to rain but we were sure about the result. Out of the existing batsmen only Virat Kohli showed that he can face Steyn, the Great Shikhar and Rohit showed that they are teethless tigers and Cheteshwar will be tested in the test match. Don't be so complacent and accept the facts man.
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by Sunil Vaidya on Dec 14, 2013 12:39 PM
Dhoni also showed he can face steyn....
btw we all know what happened to aus in fast and bouncy tracks in england in the last test series....and we also know what is happening to eng in the ongoing series with aus and how well they are faring on fast and bouncy tracks...
accept it man not only india but all countries including sa eng wi aus have done badly and will do badly on fast and bouncy tracks...all their batsmen are also susceptible to short bowling on fast tracks...it is not only indians...lets see if you can accept this fact...
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: No one is surprised
by Sunil Vaidya on Dec 14, 2013 12:41 PM
btw if some batsmen failed it does not mean they will always fail....nobody wins all the time and nobody plays well all the time...
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by Sunil Vaidya on Dec 14, 2013 12:43 PM
its not as if sa players were not bothered...we know how well ishant bowled in the last odi and how sa batsmen had no answers to his bowling...like i said it happens to everybody and there will be ups and down...
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by Sunil Vaidya on Dec 14, 2013 12:47 PM
if aus and sa and others play well on fast and bouncy tracks how come we won at perth during the monkey gate incident series and how last time sa lost 1 test in their own country?...btw you are wrong when you say sa lost only 1 test against us in sa...when dhoni was captain we won 1 test last time also when dravid was captain also we had won 1 test in that series...so you see you also need to check your facts and your stats...
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by Marathi Indian on Dec 14, 2013 04:07 PM
Mr Sunil Vaidya, I am eager to see the test matches, I will be really happy if India will be able to draw the test matches. Anyways we all will know the result. Hoping to msee you again on rediff discussion board after the first test match
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: No one is surprised
by Sunil Vaidya on Dec 14, 2013 12:45 PM
in the tests you will get your answers...though they failed in odis it does not mean no indian batsmen will succeed in test series...
Re: No one is surprised
by deepak on Dec 15, 2013 08:35 AM
Pakistan was routed in South Africa..India has proved to be the only team that wins abroad. All teams Australia, England, SL lose abroad.
Sensationalizing trivial and plain statements is normal practice at rediff. What is there in Shoaib's statement, to create flutter? :-) Everybody knows the fact that SA pitches are bouncy tracks.