*Official* India in South Africa

[M0rphin3]

Go Pujara!

 

[Jono]

Pujara is awesome against spin tbh

 

[vcs]

Come on, that wasn't a bad shot at all. On a pitch like this you have to be aggressive. Unlike the shots played by Sehwag and Tendulkar earlier, it was a perfectly reasonable shot.

Yep... just frustrating that nothing's going our way, starting with the bloody toss of course.

 

[Prince EWS]

Pujara actually looks really dire against Harris. Looked much better against Steyn, oddly enough.

EDIT: @ Jono's post

 

[Manee]

No one is saying it's a bad shot.

It was irresponsible. Either pull the ball into the ground or do not try to pull a ball which is miles outside the off stump. He is a top batsman and he batted superbly, but it was a poor shot.

 

[M0rphin3]

Pujara actually looks really dire against Harris. Looked much better against Steyn, oddly enough.

EDIT: @ Jono's post

Wasn't dire tbf, that first over was prolly nerves and harris bowling decent.

 

[Jono]

Pujara actually looks really dire against Harris. Looked much better against Steyn, oddly enough.

EDIT: @ Jono's post

Only first few balls (hence my first post of please don't go out to Harris).

Once he was settled he's getting to the pitch of it fine.

 

[Blaze 18]

It was irresponsible. Either pull the ball into the ground or do not try to pull a ball which is miles outside the off stump. He is a top batsman and he batted superbly, but it was a poor shot.

Nah, disagree that it was a bad shot. You cannot account for a catch like that, especially from someone like Tsotsotbe. Sheer bad luck in my opinion.

 

[Jono]

It was irresponsible. Either pull the ball into the ground or do not try to pull a ball which is miles outside the off stump. He is a top batsman and he batted superbly, but it was a poor shot.

You know damn well you wouldn't have said it if that ball went to the boundary.

It was the right shot selection.

 

[Prince EWS]

You know damn well you wouldn't have said it if that ball went to the boundary.

It was the right shot selection.

Yeah, agreed. Execution was slightly off and that's why he got out (aside from the obvious) but it was the right shot for him to play.

 

[Blaze 18]

On the positive side - and there aren't many if you are an Indian fan - India have surpassed their score in the first innings of the first test with five wickets in the bag.

 

[Blaze 18]

Now that was atrocious. Come on MS, you're the bloody captain.

 

[Uppercut]

Why isn't Gambhir playing?

 

[Blaze 18]

Why isn't Gambhir playing?

Injured.

 

[Briony]

Injured hand.

 

[M0rphin3]

Now that was atrocious. Come on MS, you're the bloody captain.

Precisely the reason why I don't rate him. He might get a few good innings here and there, but really those kinds of shots could've gone anywhere.

 

[M0rphin3]

Oi, watch it boy.

 

[Prince EWS]

Why isn't Gambhir playing?

Durbanitis.

 

[M0rphin3]

Morkels bowling on the good-short length areas. Need to bowl a lot fuller and much closer to the stumps. dire.

 

[M0rphin3]

Tsotsobe's back, time for some free scoring.