***Official*** India in South Africa 2017/18

[OverratedSanity]

I'd like an Amla double here.

 

[Shri]

How long until we see Vijay/Nohit bowl here?

 

[Niall]

India deserve to be hammered for these selections this tour. Bhuvi getting dropped is so ****ing stupid.

 

[OverratedSanity]

How long until we see Vijay/Nohit bowl here?

Not long after Shami pulls his hammy. I can feel it coming.

 

[Pratters]

Bumrah, India's best bowler according to Kohli, is getting smacked.

 

[SeamUp]

correction....

Sorry , it's just been a while since tests have gone 4 or 5 days at Centurion

Also just a bit worried if the matting of dry grass will hold things together a bit longer.

 

[Pratters]

India deserve to be hammered for these selections this tour. Bhuvi getting dropped is so ****ing stupid.

It is possibly the most ridiculous non selection I have seen ever.

 

[Spark]

Bumrah, India's best bowler according to Kohli, is getting smacked.

That really doesn't speak well of his opinions of the other bowlers if he thinks the best one is the guy who's played a grand total of one Test.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is the sort of **** Kumble had to put up with on a daily basis. Was probably best for his sanity that he was sacked.

 

[Pratters]

Shami's been very patchy this tour. Disappointing.

He is going the Nehra way. Never fit or non injured.

 

[Pratters]

This is the sort of **** Kumble had to put up with on a daily basis. Was probably best for his sanity that he was sacked.

Interesting and fair point.

 

[Daemon]

I thought Bumrah started his first couple of overs well even if he was a tad too short. Problem with his style of bowling and the angles he uses is that to right handers, he needs to bowl an absolute peach that either jags back in, straightens a lot or rears up to get most of his wickets.

Otherwise, even when he's bowling decently I can see him tucking batsmen up and hitting thigh pads, which looks great but doesn't get you wickets.

 

[Pratters]

I am quite split re Kohli as captain. Aggressive fellow and talked about not having tour games sucking.

However, these brain farts cannot be allowed.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I'm struggling to think of a worse selection decision in recent times

SL have had a whole bunch of unbelievably bad ones in the last year.

 

[Daemon]

I think dropping Mendis was sort of the equivalent of Rahane. Both obviously the best options but in poor form.

Continuous selection of Thirimanne is their Bhuvi.

 

[Pratters]

How do you not select Bhuvi wtf wtf wtf

 

[Pratters]

I think dropping Mendis was sort of the equivalent of Rahane. Both obviously the best options but in poor form.

Continuous selection of Thirimanne is their Bhuvi.

A lot of bad players keep getting selected. This is another level.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I think dropping Mendis was sort of the equivalent of Rahane. Both obviously the best options but in poor form.

Continuous selection of Thirimanne is their Bhuvi.

Bhuvi: Best bowler on form. Dropped because horses for courses, form doesn't matter. Muh bounce.
Rahane : Best batsman for the conditions. Dropped because form.

Makes sense.

 

[Spark]

I think dropping Mendis was sort of the equivalent of Rahane. Both obviously the best options but in poor form.

Continuous selection of Thirimanne is their Bhuvi.

Does that count as one decision though

 

[Spark]

A real "I'm on 94, give me a break" review that