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*Official* India in South Africa
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Manee
Cricketer Of The Year
Or got away with gloving it.
M0rphin3
International Debutant
Robin Smith, tbh.
Rant0r
International 12th Man
West Indies at home and Pakistan in Pakistan that year. Fair effort, actually his overall record against a West Indian team that were at or near their peak for most of his career is outstanding considering the help around him at the time.
M0rphin3
International Debutant
Was that @ me?
Rant0r
International 12th Man
Any particular reason for those changes ? Prince has done little wrong, Duminy has done little since his debut. Harris has the support of his captain and continues to get vital wickets and keep it tight. Whilst I rate Parnell, Tsotsobe bowled well enough and has improved enough to hold his place in my opinion. I haven't seen enough of McLaren to comment on his chances.
M0rphin3
International Debutant
Though I was convinced by Upper**** that Tsotsobe bowled well, still I think he needs to be replaced for being not good enough overall itbt. Probably a bit unfair. Duminy I reckon deserves another chance as he's the sort of guy who can force the issue down the order a la Dhoni and is a handy part timer as well. Can't recall Prince doing well either after his ton in that dead rubber.
Though both Tsotsobe's & Prince's case is debatable, Harris must be replaced without a doubt as Botha's the better spinner of the two (gets good turn unlike Harris) and much better with the bat.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Ravi Shastri is the biggest shill for the BCCI. Surely there's a conflict of interest there with him.
Rant0r
International 12th Man
I'm a huge non-fan of Tsotsobe, but I was sitting there watching it this week, and he's a lot better than I gave him credit for, or just improved. I know he got some wickets with wide stuff, but he's started to get some away cut from the right handers, and has developed bowling around the wicket. He doesn't bowl a lot of 4 balls either, so from that perspective he's probably a good foil for Steyn and Morkel. I'd love to see Parnell in there as I rate him, but I don't think it will happen. I'm not a Prince fan either, but at this stage I think he's a better option than Duminy (for now). It's just a shame that he bats at 6, he's a grafter and that doesn't suit batting with the tail, which would have been handy today. I still think Harris is slightly better than Botha, although Botha has improved a lot since his initial outings, spin isn't everything, just see Vettori for a good example of that.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
It's a massive short-coming in their lineup. Despite this settled team, how many more home tests do they want to lose?
In the last 4-5 years this team, with such a solid foundation, and now almost 9-10 certain starters, still are incredibly inconsistent.
Rant0r
International 12th Man
It really is a blight on the ranking system that even in the strong likelihood that South Africa win the next test, they will still not be the best team in the world, when clearly they should be. There would be a huge asterix next to India's ranking if there isn't one already.
