*Official* India in South Africa

[Blaze 18]

India can take pride that they fought SA neck to neck despite lacking 4 main players, and with utterly rubbish substitutes. Rohit Sharma has played his last ODI for a long time, Raina will be replaced by Yusuf for the first XI.

Even Murali Vijay is better than Rohit Sharma

 

[Uppercut]

I don't know about you guys, and as brilliant as Pathan is, I'm a bit angry at the way he went on to attack Morkel. It was completely unnecessary.

I disagree. Reckon he'd have run out of partners trying to take it in singles.

 

[vcs]

So which was the better innings.. Pathan's or Shaun Marsh's from a couple of days back?

 

[Howe_zat]

Agree fully. A number of good batsmen are wasted because they are treated as no 7 specialists.

Might it be worth moving Yuvraj down there while he's out of form? He's been playing as a bowling allrounder anyway.

 

[Jono]

Let's get it less than 30 and see Smith chew his nails some more.

 

[Jono]

****in Munaf is going to get bowled here. So obvious.

WAC

 

[Howe_zat]

So which was the better innings.. Pathan's or Shaun Marsh's from a couple of days back?

Pathan's. Came against better bowling, was much quicker, and didn't make me depressed.

 

[ankitj]

Maybe Warne knew what he was talking about when he was heaping the superlatives on Pathan's IPL innings.

That IPL innings was quite unbelievable. In a 10 ball stretch Pathan got 50 runs that day.

 

[Contra]

Sachin
Sehwag
Gambhir
Kohli
Pathan
Raina/Yuvi/MSD
Raina/Yuvi/MSD
Bhajji
Zaheer
Praveen/Nehra
Munaf

WC final 11 IMO

 

[Jono]

Pathan's. Came against better bowling, was much quicker, and didn't make me depressed.

Haha nice.

 

[Turbinator]

I disagree. Reckon he'd have run out of partners trying to take it in singles.

I am not asking him to take it in singles. All I'm asking is for him to be cautious off Morkel and attack the others. Zaheer was playing well at the other end.

 

[Blaze 18]

I don't know about you guys, and as brilliant as Pathan is, I'm a bit angry at the way he went on to attack Morkel. It was completely unnecessary.

Yeah, Morkel has been India's nemesis in this ODI series. It would have been more prudent to see him off and attack the others. That said, it is a bit hard to blame someone who brought us into the match from absolutely nowhere.

 

[Jono]

Six 6s Zaheer and we win. Come on

 

[Uppercut]

Pathan's. Came against better bowling, was much quicker, and didn't make me depressed.

Mmm. Marsh got the job done though. Sorry Jono, that matters to me .

 

[Jono]

No it didn't. Bollinger's bowling got the job done. [/CW]

 

[Bun]

How many overs max each can bowl? I reckon 9 right?

 

[Arjun]

Agree fully. A number of good batsmen are wasted because they are treated as no 7 specialists.

Mohammed Kaif is the biggest casualty, with Uthappa not far behind.

Maybe Warne knew what he was talking about when he was heaping the superlatives on Pathan's IPL innings.

While Dhoni dismissed him as a mere IPL find who can't adjust to international cricket.

 

[Uppercut]

I am not asking him to take it in singles. All I'm asking is for him to be cautious off Morkel and attack the others. Zaheer was playing well at the other end.

Meh, maybe. Steyn and Tsotsobe aren't exactly mugs either, and he'd already attacked Morkel pretty effectively a few overs before.

 

[vcs]

Mmm. Marsh got the job done though. Sorry Jono, that matters to me .

Because his bowlers were better, which he had nothing to do with, really..

 

[Blaze 18]

Pathan's. Came against better bowling, was much quicker, and didn't make me depressed.