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

[Black_Warrior]

If Kohli and this middle order bat extremely well they'd only get parity. I just think this was a great opportunity for India, with this wicket.

At 100/3, that was the moment where India needed two hundreds from 4 and 5.

 

[Black_Warrior]

symptoms of a deeper cause imo. how many more times do on-paper good sides have to be ransacked overseas before the #intent meme dies, at least in unfamiliar conditions

It's a classic symptom of SC selection policy where they don't understand the difference between the formats in the last 10 years. Pakistan do these selections all the time, picking the ODI player for a Test place and vice versa. Bangladesh pick Soumya and Taskin in Tests based on their LO exploits. Just didn't expect India to do this sort of thing. They are usually far more sophisticated in their planning.

 

[S.Kennedy]

It would be like England (test) picking Jason Roy.

 

[Burner]

Sharma

 

[Spark]

It's a classic symptom of SC selection policy where they don't understand the difference between the formats in the last 10 years. Pakistan do these selections all the time, picking the ODI player for a Test place and vice versa. Bangladesh pick Soumya and Taskin in Tests based on their LO exploits. Just didn't expect India to do this sort of thing. They are usually far more sophisticated in their planning.

yeah this is about kohli ultimately

 

[srbhkshk]

It's a classic symptom of SC selection policy where they don't understand the difference between the formats in the last 10 years. Pakistan do these selections all the time, picking the ODI player for a Test place and vice versa. Bangladesh pick Soumya and Taskin in Tests based on their LO exploits. Just didn't expect India to do this sort of thing. They are usually far more sophisticated in their planning.

I will not over-analyse it to be honest, Rahane going so much out of form ****ed everything up from Indian perspective.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I will not over-analyse it to be honest, Rahane going so much out of form ****ed everything up from Indian perspective.

We should never have played that sl series. **** bcci.

 

[vcs]

SA ahead, though India are just about clinging on. First session tomorrow will be key [/cliche]

Can't help but feel this was a real missed opportunity for India to take control of this match and come back into the series, after bowling them out for a reasonable score.

 

[Chrish]

Love watching Pandya bat. You can see he clearly gets under the bowlers' skin; forcing them to bowl different line and change the field setting.

Regardless of what he scores it's quite amusing how he infuriates the bowlers.

 

[oblongballs]

As predicted, Kohli gets runs in helpful conditions and pitch. It is far too predictable, if only another batsman sticks around, Kohli can get a brisk 150 and put India in control.

Pandya is a real fighter and can strike it, I believe he is or should be, the guy to do it.

 

[harsh.ag]

KL's dismissal was disappointing. Pujara of course. India should have scored 400 easy on this pitch. Glad it's not happening though. **** off Rohit.

 

[srbhkshk]

KL's dismissal was disappointing. Pujara of course. India should have scored 400 easy on this pitch. Glad it's not happening though. **** off Rohit.

Yeah, Pujara was the real deal-breaker today, would have tired the bowlers if nothing else. Still, Pandya has looked very good so far and Kohli is there, so with Ashwin yet to come I'd say India are still hanging in.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Need to atleast match their total. Maharaj will be very dangerous in the 4th innings.

 

[CricAddict]

KL's dismissal was disappointing. Pujara of course. India should have scored 400 easy on this pitch. Glad it's not happening though. **** off Rohit.

Even if Rahane is to come in, think he'll come in for Pujara only.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Pujara's overseas stats are getting pretty hard to ignore tbh. I obviously wouldn't drop him obviously since we don't have anyone better.

 

[srbhkshk]

Even if Rahane is to come in, think he'll come in for Pujara only.

The decision could pretty much come down to who does better in the fourth innings.

or given how Kohli's selection has been, he might drop both Pujara and Rohit and Play Parthiv as a pure batsman.

 

[Daemon]

**** virat kohli. Goodnight

 

[srbhkshk]

And btw, Pujara really hasn't done himself any favours till now, it will be wrong to drop him but not ridiculous.

 

[vcs]

Pujara's overseas record is still better than Rohit's record against non-minnow level teams. So let's talk about him first.

 

[Stefan9]

Morkel has been poor, rest of the attack very good.