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

[GRAB]

187 looks a good first innings score...

 

[Daemon]

187 looks a good first innings score...

300 is the norm here but against this attack I think 250 would be a par effort.

187 definitely not acceptable imo.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Their love for Bumrah is pretty inexplicable. Wasted the new ball today .

 

[harsh.ag]

Ashwin would have scored some runs at least. Can't get it 100% right, ever.

 

[weldone]

Their love for Bumrah is pretty inexplicable. Wasted the new ball today .

Yea have no idea why Shami doesn't open the bowling with Bhuvi

 

[Top Cat]

When do you reckon Prithvi Shaw becomes an opener for India?

 

[vcs]

Our openers have been ****ing **** in this series.. even Sehwag through his struggles was usually good to average 20 odd in these conditions and sometimes chip in with a useful 30 before nicking off... these clowns have done nothing. We'd literally have been better off sending tailenders up to open.

 

[sumantra]

Yea have no idea why Shami doesn't open the bowling with Bhuvi

There are many unexplainable decisions taken in this series, not playing Rahane, dropping Bhuvi, opening with Bumrah, making Hardik bat at 6 (for that matter even playing him in all 3 tests), and they do look bad when they are not working...hopefully this trip will make Kohli a better captain in the future...

 

[sumantra]

Vijay, Dhawan, Pujara, Kohli, Rahane, Rahul, Karthik, Ashwin, Bhuvi, Shami & Ishant was the combination I hoped they would go with...but then, hopefully, Bumrah, Parthiv & Hardik will make me swallow my words...it's not over yet by any means...

 

[Bahnz]

I still think South Africa have the balance of their team fundamentally wrong. With the fire-power they can call on, they just don't need 5 bowlers (at least not in these conditions), and Philander is just not a test number 7.

 

[Anil]

it is over really...does anyone seriously think we have a chance of saving this test now, forget winning it? it's sad but hey once all the overseas beatdowns are complete, let's go back home, prepare slow, low turners that start cracking up on the 3rd or 4th day and destroy any and all opponents, and life will be good again!

 

[Rssll]

I still think South Africa have the balance of their team fundamentally wrong. With the fire-power they can call on, they just don't need 5 bowlers (at least not in these conditions), and Philander is just not a test number 7.

And based on his recent form de Kock isn't ideal for no. 6 either.

 

[veganbob]

I still think South Africa have the balance of their team fundamentally wrong. With the fire-power they can call on, they just don't need 5 bowlers (at least not in these conditions), and Philander is just not a test number 7.

Disagree completely. If you have 5 class bowlers like sa you have to pick them. Hope they are this aggressive vs aussie too. Having another batsman there would be a defensive move.

 

[Gob]

Disagree completely. If you have 5 class bowlers like sa you have to pick them. Hope they are this aggressive vs aussie too. Having another batsman there would be a defensive move.

Lol no

 

[S.Kennedy]

Murali Vijay is certainly the ''Indian James Vince''. Just put the ball up there for the cover drive and he'll nick it, guaranteed.

 

[TestMatch]

"To play test cricket on this surface is unfair ...saw it in NZ in 2003 ...batsman have minimum chance ..icc should look into it." - Ganguly moaning on Twitter.

 

[S.Kennedy]

"To play test cricket on this surface is unfair ...saw it in NZ in 2003 ...batsman have minimum chance ..icc should look into it." - Ganguly moaning on Twitter.

...and Kohli won the toss and had the choice to bowl first.

 

[cnerd123]

This pitch is SA's Nagpur IMO

 

[Burgey]

Disagree completely. If you have 5 class bowlers like sa you have to pick them. Hope they are this aggressive vs aussie too. Having another batsman there would be a defensive move.

If they pick five out-and-out bowlers on sporting decks against Australia they'll lose.

 

[TT Boy]

187 is not a trivial amount on this surface, its doing tons, and South Africa will have to bat well to get a lead. They should also be disappointed that they didn’t bowl out India for less, had more than enough opportunities.