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Awesome performance from Yuvraj and Karthik in the end to see of the saffies. I Was particulary happy with Karthik's performance down the order as he took those singles at ease.
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***Official** South Africa v India in Ireland
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Excellent knock from Sachin. One of the very best he has produced in recent years. It was amazing to see his wagon wheel with everything square of the wicket at one point. Yes, he didn't even have a single either in the front V or the back V... When Sachin plays like this, the whole of India forgets their troubles. I don't think it gets much better than this and I really enjoyed his post match interview too.... He looked very relaxed and in a jovial mood, so hopefully the tensions between the big three in the side are a thing of the past... Sourav is still not convincing and honestly, I have never seen a player get more inside edges than Sourav. But he hung around and made sure they got a partnership going and obviously when Sachin is in such seriously good form, that is what one should do, so can't criticize him much at all based on this game. But I still think he is struggling to score quickly in ODIs ever since his return, not what he used to be like....
It was wonderful to see Yuvraj get some batting form back as well. And one cannot be worried about Dravid because he has been the pillar of the Indian side for such a long time now and I am sure he will do well in the upcoming games. Dhoni is a bit of a worry. I understand that he hasn't had any cricket at all but the way he got out was not good. He just missed a straight delivery which was not even all that pacy and that can't be good. In fact, all the wickets that we lost were due to strange and bad shots. Perhaps, Dravid can be excused a bit since I guess the ball bounced a lot more than he anticipated and also got to him quicker. It is also a worry that even when we play 5 bowlers, we still have to depend on Yuvraj so much. But at least we have a win on the board now and hopefully, this will inspire the team to do better in the upcoming games. The final should be a cracker, weather permitting.....
It was wonderful to see Yuvraj get some batting form back as well. And one cannot be worried about Dravid because he has been the pillar of the Indian side for such a long time now and I am sure he will do well in the upcoming games. Dhoni is a bit of a worry. I understand that he hasn't had any cricket at all but the way he got out was not good. He just missed a straight delivery which was not even all that pacy and that can't be good. In fact, all the wickets that we lost were due to strange and bad shots. Perhaps, Dravid can be excused a bit since I guess the ball bounced a lot more than he anticipated and also got to him quicker. It is also a worry that even when we play 5 bowlers, we still have to depend on Yuvraj so much. But at least we have a win on the board now and hopefully, this will inspire the team to do better in the upcoming games. The final should be a cracker, weather permitting.....
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Few thoughts on yesterday's match about India, South Africa, specific players?
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
because of what you said about kamal, i shut my eyes to all the sacreligious things you said about rajani...,
anyway back on topic, loving the tendulkar blitzkrieg...
lol, don't see how any of it was sacreligious... It is the truth as far as I am concerned. Put it this way.... If Kamal is Bradman, Rajini is Sachin....
sohummisra
U19 Debutant
Yup, the reason why Sourav's slow 50's have been appreciated over the last couple of months is because our batting has not been up to scratch. Once the other players get into form, Sourav will have to up his tempo or he will be on the chopping board once again. Of course, it was a difficult pitch to bat on, this one, and he hung around for the partnership, which gives a lot of confidence to both batsman to carry on.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
He has been impressive throughout this series. He is a wicket keeper too, isn't he?
Funny that RSA should have two wicket keepers opening their batting and yet neither of them are keeping...
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Okay. Haven't explored South Indian cinema yet. Will talk with you on the subject when I am through with silent Tamil classics 37 years from now.lol, was talking in the context of Tamil actors there, Pratyush.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
lol.... I will be waiting. Although I m not sure of "classics" in the silent movie genres, tbh.....
pup11
International Coach
Sharma is just another example of BCCI's habit of pushing cricketers too early into international cricket on the basis of just a few good performances in domestic cricket, Indian team treats international cricket as grooming ground for these young cricketers and under the immense pressure of international cricket these cricketers fail to deliver the goods and then they are dropped which shatters the confidence of these players.
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
He does keep wicket in domestic cricket but I'm not too sure whether he has ever worn the gloves for South Africa. He has a very impressive record to, surely the keeper that will take over after Mark Boucher.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Van Wyk is 28 himself though - only two years younger than Boucher. So I'd have my money on De Villiers to take over the reigns.
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Boucher is only 30?
He's been around forever.
Manee
Cricketer Of The Year
A slight bit of a snap judgement, but you are probably right that he was selected too fast and although promising, is nothing spectacular.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Cheers guys, that's why I put the report in the main thread as well as on the front page.
Just to clarify Pratyush, is hindu always the adjective used when describing anything belonging to hindus and hindi just a language? Thanks.