***Official*** India in South Africa 2013/14

[Spark]

Again, no one is saying they should have slogged.

They should have batted normally. Normal batting means you look to score singles when they are on offer at a minimum. You don't plan for the possibility of a possibility.

 

[akilana]

That's like saying if the target is a 100, the bowling use are favorites because they only need 10 balls to win. Ridiculous.

SA were in a far, far better position to ein at that stage than one. I don't know how people can have an other opinion

India had 135 overs....

 

[rza]

If Philander had nicked it he'd probably have gotten four runs because every fielder was on the boundary.

There was no wicketkeeper?

 

[OverratedSanity]

The fact is that a SA loss at that stage (ie) losing 3 wickets in no time was the LEAST LIKELY outcome. It was the worst possible case scenario for SA and they chickened out because thy thought they would somehow lollapse from there and be branded chokers again.

 

[OverratedSanity]

What 57 runs? SA had just an over to block out to secure a draw and win the series IIRC.

Don't be ridiculous. The tail had already blocked out a ton if overs before that last over. It's not like when India fell in a heap after Tendulkar fell in Chennai 99 vs Pakistan

 

[akilana]

There was no wicketkeeper?

There is but it would have went through his legs.

 

[rza]

Again, no one is saying they should have slogged.

They should have batted normally. Normal batting means you look to score singles when they are on offer at a minimum. You don't plan for the possibility of a possibility.

Steyn is a tailender, he only can slog.

 

[akilana]

The fact is that a SA loss at that stage (ie) losing 3 wickets in no time was the LEAST LIKELY outcome. It was the worst possible case scenario for SA and they chickened out because thy thought they would somehow lollapse from there and be branded chokers again.

I wouln't mind them going for the win and losing and then being called chockers because they should have been very good to go that far. No other team was that close.

 

[rza]

The fact is that a SA loss at that stage (ie) losing 3 wickets in no time was the LEAST LIKELY outcome. It was the worst possible case scenario for SA and they chickened out because thy thought they would somehow lollapse from there and be branded chokers again.

Perhaps it was, but nobody wanted to find out. India were favourites to win and SA wouldn't be very disappointed although they missed out on history. They have a lot of momentum going to Durban, and India has tired bowlers and very discouraged batsmen after their good work was destroyed by bowlers.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I wouln't mind them going for the win and losing and then being called chockers because they should have been very good to go that far. No other team was that close.

Absolutely. Me too.

They batted amazingly well and with a ridiculous amount of confidence, courage and belief. All three of those things disappeared in th last three overs

 

[rza]

I wouln't mind them going for the win and losing and then being called chockers because they should have been very good to go that far. No other team was that close.

Lets be honest, it's very disappointing that they didn't get the win. They would have made history, and that win would have cemented their legacy and they would have earned the right to be in the same category as West Indies of old and the great Australian teams. Am I disappointed? Yes. But I'm not going to blame them for blocking. I would have been destroyed had they lost from that position, and they would have probably lost the series as well. This is still the Greatest Draw of all time, even better than Adelaide. So this match will be remember for the right reasons.

 

[Garson007]

Perhaps it was, but nobody wanted to find out. India were favourites to win and SA wouldn't be very disappointed although they missed out on history. They have a lot of momentum going to Durban, and India has tired bowlers and very discouraged batsmen after their good work was destroyed by bowlers.

I hope we bat first. The Indian bowlers will be out of it.

 

[akilana]

Absolutely. Me too.

They batted amazingly well and with a ridiculous amount of confidence, courage and belief. All three of those things disappeared in th last three overs

Ya because those that batted amazingly well were back in the pavillion.

It is also sad that SA got out of a dug again and they are not given much credit because they took an adventurous way out.

 

[Spikey]

I mean, SA got into this mess because they lost 3 for nothing in the space of about 10 balls in the first innings.

 

[OverratedSanity]

they are not given much credit because they took an adventurous way out.

Haha, what?

Anyway, I don't think anyone is denying them credit. AB and Faf were sensational.

But that's not going to change my opinion that Philander and Steyn let go of golden chance

 

[akilana]

Ya they wasted a golden chance to beat India. On the other hand, India....

 

[OverratedSanity]

Who's denying that we didn't **** up?
We screwed up over 135 overs though, you managed it in 3

 

[AlanJLegend]

What a ****ing gutless ***** effort at the end by South Africa.

As much as it seems silly saying that about a team who batted 1.5 days to save a test, it was absolutely disgraceful to get within 16 runs and not bother. I was so glad to see the thousands of people who had flocked to the ground boo them off, because it is really not a good way to go about playing cricket. Suuurely they could have scored (minimum) 2 runs per over for the 2nd and 3rd last then try to score 12 off the final over with hardly any risk of losing (or at least a risk well worth taking to win). But nope, after batting so well to get that far it's just too hard. I hope India defeat them in the remaining tests (this is coming from somebody who sat up to 3am to see India lose), and they also lose the #1 ranking. ****s...


EDIT: Chokers deserve more respect than pussies.

 

[akilana]

Who's denying that we didn't **** up?
We screwed up over 135 overs though, you managed it in 3

Why waste another 132 overs if you can do that in 3 overs.

 

[akilana]

What a ****ing gutless ***** effort at the end by South Africa.

As much as it seems silly saying that about a team who batted 1.5 days to save a test, it was absolutely disgraceful to get within 16 runs and not bother. I was so glad to see the thousands of people who had flocked to the ground boo them off, because it is really not a good way to go about playing cricket. Suuurely they could have scored (minimum) 2 runs per over for the 2nd and 3rd last then try to score 12 off the final over with hardly any risk of losing (or at least a risk well worth taking to win). But nope, after batting so well to get that far it's just too hard. I hope India defeat them in the remaining tests (this is coming from somebody who sat up to 3am to see India lose), and they also lose the #1 ranking. ****s...


EDIT: Chokers deserve more respect than pussies.

It is just a sport. Don't be angry.