*Official* India in South Africa

[Evermind]

SA is far superior than India...We r just ranked no.1...Happy now....

The rankings are a bit of a joke, though.

There's a great way for Sri Lanka to be #1 in the world - just play all their matches at home, at Galle. To have home and away tests given equal weightage is absurd to me.

I can't see how a team can be #1 in the world while never having won a single series in the top 2 other countries.

 

[r3alist]

u surely didn't watch first innings tbh....

i watched the whole match, there was hardly much swing or pace.

just good aggressive bowling by SA, the only advantage sa had was that india were undercooked in new conditions.

poor excuse.

 

[Jono]

Anyway there have been plenty of threads for rankings discussion.

Back to the match. Was a real tough chance for Amla. How much did Tsosobe want that though!

 

[kingpin]

The rankings are a bit of a joke, though.

There's a great way for Sri Lanka to be #1 in the world - just play all their matches at home, at Galle. To have home and away tests given equal weightage is absurd to me.

I can't see how a team can be #1 in the world while never having won a single series in the top 2 other countries.

Ya SA shud be no.1 who lost their home series,Well England Never faced INDIA in recent past... we recently drawn a series in Sl.... So their's no clear no.1 here..But atleast we didnt lost a series in 2 years.... We rightly deserved it......

 

[Jono]

I get confused with Kingpin's avatar. I see him praising India. I'm like "That doesn't sound like Evermind", then I see its Kingpin.

 

[Cevno]

Oh there's no doubt that there's been less in the pitch as each new day has rolled around, but I still definitely don't think it's a flat pitch. It's not a minefield (nor was it on Day 1 ftr) but there's more in it at the moment than the vast majority of Day 1 Test pitches.

not nearly as much as are trying to make it out to be

What am i making it out to be?

Batting on the pitch on the first day was real tough due to dampness,overcast conditions and tennis ball bounce caused by the dampness plus seam movement.

Batting on this pitch right now is not tough, it is not very easy but it is not "tough" by any standards.

And if it rains again and stops causing dampness or if the clouds make it overcast again then it will become tough due to swing and the same factors repeated again.
Currently this pitch without dampness,swing or pace is like a Australian pitch.

So far winning the toss has been a massive advantage.

 

[Manee]

One Test has led people to doubt our number one ranking, if Viru can help us draw this Test, it will truly be the knife in the back of the India-haters. C'mon Viru, 400* will do nicely.

 

[r3alist]

What am i making it out to be?

Batting on the pitch on the first day was real tough due to dampness,overcast conditions and tennis ball bounce caused by the dampness plus seam movement.

Batting on this pitch right now is not tough, it is not very easy but it is not "tough" by any standards.

And if it rains again and stops causing dampness or if the clouds make it overcast again then it will become tough due to swing and the same factors repeated again.

So far winning the toss has been a massive advantage.

dampness? the pitch was covered, sure there was some moisture but it was hardly an uncovered pitch.

conditions were sunny in as soon as play started.

yes there was seam movement, but these are two good bowlers who mixed their lengths really well.

again these are poor excuses, india were undercooked, i think thats the most reasonable thing to say.









anyway, tsotsobe looks poor, sehwag still scoring freely, they need to just deprive him of runs for a few overs!!!

 

[kingpin]

I get confused with Kingpin's avatar. I see him praising India. I'm like "That doesn't sound like Evermind", then I see its Kingpin.

now?

 

[TumTum]

Gambhir looks so clueless against Morkel. Quite funny watching him try to survive.

 

[pasag]

So India aren't dominant anymore?

1. SA
2. India = England
4. Aus

Not sure if SL are better than us atm, haven't seen them in a while.

 

[Flem274*]

I don't understand. Are you saying NZ drawing two matches on (admittedly flat) Indian pitches against Harbhajan/Ojha/Zaheer wasn't a praiseworthy effort because India have been horrible here? The two things have nothing to do with each other.

Self deprecating humour tbh.

And after SA did this, we don't look as good as we did before. If India had skittled SA, it would have opened up doors for me to offer South Africa Martin Guptill.

 

[kingpin]

So India aren't dominant anymore?

1. SA
2. India = England
4. Aus

Not sure if SL are better than us atm, haven't seen them in a while.

One poor innings and jump to conclusions........

 

[Prince EWS]

Self deprecating humour tbh.

And after SA did this, we don't look as good as we did before. If India had skittled SA, it would have opened up doors for me to offer South Africa Martin Guptill.

Instead I suggested India poach Ed Rainsford. It's just as fun.

 

[morgieb]

So India aren't dominant anymore?

1. SA
2. India = England
4. Aus

Not sure if SL are better than us atm, haven't seen them in a while.

Sri Lanka just drew to the West Indies at home, although it was heavily rain-affected and Malinga was out. Can't see them being better than us minus Murali.

 

[Flem274*]

Instead I suggested India poach Ed Rainsford. It's just as fun.

India need someone who can play seamers.

BJ Watling.

 

[Prince EWS]

India need someone who can play seamers.

BJ Watling.

India need someone who can bowl seamers.

Jesse Ryder.

 

[Flem274*]

India need someone who can bowl seamers.

Jesse Ryder.

Brendon McCullum

 

[pasag]

One poor innings and jump to conclusions........

Well I still think India are one of the best sides in the world, but I don't need this match to tell me that a team with the fast bowling attack of Ishant, Sreesant and Earthworm Jim can't be the number one ranked side.

 

[Cevno]

India need someone who can bowl seamers.

Jesse Ryder.

Actually wouldn't mind him in place of Raina.