*Official* India in South Africa

[marc71178]

Twitter is fantastic. Follow a lot of columnists and journalists who link to great and interesting articles, cricket and in general society, politics and culture. It's impossible to read all the awesome stuff on the internet. Twitter just gives you a helping hand.

Sure there's crap on it, but there's crap on CW as well.

31975 posts of it and counting in fact

 

[shankar]

Looking forward to seeing how Virat Kohli goes against Steyn and co. in S.africa.

 

[Contra]

Anyone know what Sehwag averages in SA?

 

[Cevno]

Does anyone know if Sachin Tendulkar will be playing the T20 ?

Don't think so .

Would absolutely love it if it happens though.

 

[Cevno]

Anyone know what Sehwag averages in SA?

25.46 in 8 tests.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35263.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting

 

[Contra]

25.46 in 8 tests.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35263.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting

Thanks. What about Ponting's in India?

 

[Cevno]

Thanks. What about Ponting's in India?

Just go to their cricinfo profile(search on google) and open batting career summary from the dropdown menu that says statsguru tests analysis.

Btw, Ponting averages 26.48 in 14 tests.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/7133.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting

 

[honestbharani]

Completely agree with the South Africa dude on the Ten Cricket analyst panel (always forget his name). India were in more winning positions in this Cape Town test, and probably shaded the series slightly.

Craig Matthews.. Would never forget that ultra economic bowling of his in the Sharjah Cup sometime in the mid 90s.. Dude opens the bowling with Pollock/De Villers and the score was like 23/1 off 10 EVERY MATCH..

 

[honestbharani]

I've had this debate over about 40 pages in another thread so I'm not going to do it again properly here, but I don't think judging an England attack which didn't feature Chris Tremlett, and featured Anderson and Broad before they'd improved to the standard they bowl now, is in any way a good reflection of anything.

England have proved little; I've said that before. Quoting past results means nothing to me because my predictions about England are not based on the past results of the team as a whole, but what I think their attack is capable of and likely to do in its current state, now that key members have improved and they've eliminated weaknesses in their team. If they'd decimated Australia 5-0 but carried Steve Finn or Monty Panesar, I wouldn't be saying what I am.

South Africa not winning that series was actually a perfect example of what I was saying in that first paragraph of the post you quoted btw.

PEWS, the point really is.. when it is over a sample size of few (very few, in fact) tests, have we really seen enough to call it improvement and are we really sure it is not their "peaks" which they won't be able to achieve again?


I made very similar calls reg. England and its bowling attack post 2005 Ashes and look at what happened later.. It is one thing to say they will do well coz currently they "seem" to be doing well. But who knows if it is the real thing? All we can do is wait and watch instead of making big claims like Gough did and gvenkat and some other English posters did in the other thread...


And for a man who comes across as caring more about "how much" than "how", you sure are setting a lot of store on "how" these bowlers looked in Australia..

 

[honestbharani]

Haha, I like 0RI0N. Don't take him too seriously.

when you say the first, it generally means the second.

 

[honestbharani]

I could perhaps help you with that given I have an Economics degree. I'd rather just do your exam than teach you stuff though; get that arranged IMO.

hmmm.. so it is not just the IP address that needs checking..

 

[honestbharani]

This is a really good point. The fact many of us are disappointed (to varying degrees) in only drawing the series shows how far this team has come.

The only away from the subcontinent series in recent times in which I was similarly disappointed was Australia 03-04.

AWTA completely.

 

[vcs]

India in South Africa 2010-11: Hosts take the stats honours | Cricket Features | South Africa v India | ESPN Cricinfo

Interesting article. Love the fact that India can get outplayed for long periods these days and still eke out a decent series result.

 

[Blaze 18]

Don't think so .

Would absolutely love it if it happens though.

He is in the T20 squad.

 

[Walter]

Smith out of the 20/20 game. Hash will make his 20/20 debut. Over 50,000 expected at Moses Mabhida for Makhaya's send off.

I think he's played two before.

 

[Prad100w]

I wonder how the pitches would be like for the one-day series. Will it be the same as the test ones with a bit of bounce and some grass or will it be flatter? Haven't really seen a one-day match in SA lately so can hardly remember the type of wickets used in the previous few series.

 

[Blaze 18]

South Africa v India: Moses Mabhida set for emotional Ntini farewell | Cricket News | South Africa v India | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[marc71178]

India in South Africa 2010-11: Hosts take the stats honours | Cricket Features | South Africa v India | ESPN Cricinfo

Interesting article. Love the fact that India can get outplayed for long periods these days and still eke out a decent series result.

Meh, we did it over 4 Tests last year

 

[Black_Warrior]

Can someone please tell me if Jacques Kallis fielded during India's first innings batting? and if he was off the field, for how long? Thanks

 

[Jono]

Did not field all innings.