***Official*** South Africa in India

[Protean]

Dravid goes to lunch on 99*.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

I meant in terms of balls.
I got it is now held by mcglew of 480 balls according to this.
http://www.sportstats.com.au/thousandball.html
Btw, it will be something to have the slowest hundred and the fastest triple in the same innings.

Minutes was all Cricinfo gave me.

 

[sideshowtim]

Rahul was, and is the mainstay of the team,the skeptics have a goldfish memory,so no point in caring what they say. Its sad that RD has to take all this crap whenever he is going through anything less than a purple patch...

So just because he's in bad form makes it OK for him to bat in a way that is detrimental to the team's cause? If he is not capable of scoring quicker than 35 he should hit out or get out. Completely selfish stuff.

 

[duffer]

Great session for South Africa though. They eliminated a lot of the width we were getting yesterday and fielded exceptionally. India need to dominate this session to force the issue in this match. As it stands South Africa would be feeling okay about what's to come.

 

[irfan]

Dravid goes to lunch on 99*.

Oh, the irony. Now it's he who has to wait.

 

[Cevno]

If dravid plays like this in the IPL.
Then I can see fielders deliberately dropping his catches to keep him out in the middle.

 

[biased indian]

So just because he's in bad form makes it OK for him to bat in a way that is detrimental to the team's cause? If he is not capable of scoring quicker than 35 he should hit out or get out. Completely selfish stuff.

His Career SR is 42 and he is going at 37...if he had gone at what he had done all his career it will be just 13 extra runs...

 

[R_D]

We've lost all our momentum. Deadset standstill stuff now.

I don't see how we're not allowed to criticise Rahul for his knck this innings 24(75) this session.

Yeah... reminisces of the Eng series from Dravid there... probaly not as bad as that last match but comes close. I hope Kumble asks rest of the batsman to come out and pick up the scoring pace a little.

 

[NZTailender]

Love Dravid. My favourite Indian player ever.

 

[biased indian]

If dravid plays like this in the IPL.
Then I can see fielders deliberately dropping his catches to keep him out in the middle.

Rahul Dravid Career Strike Rates

Test -->42

ODI -->72

T20 -->128

he knows his cricket please leave him alone....and don't worry if he do bat another 20 overs i can guarantee you his SR will be near 50 for this inngs

 

[Cevno]

His Career SR is 42 and he is going at 37...if he had gone at what he had done all his career it will be just 13 extra runs...

His career strike rate is 42 but it is the situation that matters.
India needs quick runs to build on sehwag's brilliance ,so at this moment batting below career strike rate is not good enough.
India almost cannot loose from the position they were in the morning and the need was for quick runs but dravid even slowed down further from what he was doing yesterday.
Just look at ganguly and sachin ,they sacrificed themselves for the teams cause.

Btw,keppler wessels saying that dravid cost sachin and sehwag there wickets which i think is bit over the top.

 

[Dasa]

****, criticising Dravid for his strike rate? It's a Test match, not a Twenty20. Really stupid to say that Dravid batting slowly has cost anyone their wicket - they're professionals ffs, they know what to do out there and won't be affected by Dravid batting at his own pace.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Great innings by Sehwag.

 

[Cevno]

Rahul Dravid Career Strike Rates

Test -->42

ODI -->72

T20 -->128

he knows his cricket please leave him alone....and don't worry if he do bat another 20 overs i can guarantee you his SR will be near 50 for this inngs

He has not played a t20 international mate.Do not give me domestic stats.
His strike rate should have been arround 50 already.

Btw,i am not doubting his career but just this innings.

 

[biased indian]

His career strike rate is 42 but it is the situation that matters.
India needs quick runs to build on sehwag's brilliance ,so at this moment batting below career strike rate is not good enough.
India almost cannot loose from the position they were in the morning and the need was for quick runs but dravid even slowed down further from what he was doing yesterday.
Just look at ganguly and sachin ,they sacrificed themselves for the teams cause.

Btw,keppler wessels saying that dravid cost sachin and sehwag there wickets which i think is bit over the top.

ok according to you waht would have been the ideal score now..??

and wht would be the ideal score and time at which india would declare their inngs ??

 

[NZTailender]

****, criticising Dravid for his strike rate? It's a Test match, not a Twenty20. Really stupid to say that Dravid batting slowly has cost anyone their wicket - they're professionals ffs, they know what to do out there and won't be affected by Dravid batting at his own pace.

AWTA.

 

[biased indian]

He has not played a t20 international mate.Do not give me domestic stats.
His strike rate should have been arround 50 already.

Btw,i am not doubting his career but just this innings.

i thought IPL was a domestic T20 competiton sorry

 

[Cevno]

****, criticising Dravid for his strike rate? It's a Test match, not a Twenty20. Really stupid to say that Dravid batting slowly has cost anyone their wicket - they're professionals ffs, they know what to do out there and won't be affected by Dravid batting at his own pace.

If everybody in the indian team plays at their own strikerates then the innings strike rate would not be more than 3.3 and the match would be a tame draw without any chance of winning.

 

[Cevno]

i thought IPL was a domestic T20 competiton sorry

But he would not be playing bowlers from orrisa state team.

 

[biased indian]

But he would not be playing bowlers from orrisa state team.

Pragyan Prayish Ojha is in IPL and i think there would be more