***Official*** India in South Africa 2021-22

[centurymaker]

Thakur reaping the rewards of the hardwork done by Shami and Bumrah

SA batsmen lowered their guard against him and paid the price

 

[Shri]

SA could bat all day today and pile on 400

**** u

 

[cnerd123]

**** u

Should be thanking me ****

Quality gambhiring has been essential to our overseas success of late

 

[Apex Predator]

Have you forgotten 36 all out at Adelaide? We never win close match overseas.

Adelaide 2018 turned out to be a cliff hanger in the end. India was really struggling to get tail out & it got little thrilling in the end.

 

[sunilz]

Thakur reaping the rewards of the hardwork done by Shami and Bumrah

SA batsmen lowered their guard against him and paid the price

Cheap wickets. Shouldn't be counted. His real test would be in 2nd session and 2nd innings.

 

[Apex Predator]

Thakur reaping the rewards of the hardwork done by Shami and Bumrah

SA batsmen lowered their guard against him and paid the price

Bowled genuine wicket taking balls.. Bumrah was too short all this while. Shami was really unlucky indeed. Shardul deserves a lot of credit. Bowled a little quicker than he was in Centurion I think.

 

[Shri]

Rahul clearly doesn't rate Thakur.

I wish India had picked a competent fast bowler rather than a bits and pieces cricketer who has peaked already.

**** u too

 

[anil1405]

Thakur reaping the rewards of the hardwork done by Shami and Bumrah

SA batsmen lowered their guard against him and paid the price

Shane Warne's entire career summed up.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Adelaide 2018 turned out to be a cliff hanger in the end. India was really struggling to get tail out & it got little thrilling in the end.

Underrated classic test match. First two tests were brilliant before India began to dominate that series.

 

[Apex Predator]

India SA should mix things up.. We give up Pujara & you give us RvD. Let's even things out.

 

[Dendarii]

But your selectors seem convinced its opening or bust for Markram.

I think the problem is that he's scored most, maybe all of his runs domestically as an opener. So because he's done so well there they believe that persisting with him as a test opener is the way to go.

 

[StephenZA]

People forget that the reason why so many of our top quality batsmen where and/or are given the opening duties is partly because they are the better batsmen and opening is very difficult in SA... but also the space in the SA lineup for many years was as an opener. Whereas the SA middle order was pretty solid. Now there is space everywhere... moving players around to suit should not be an issue.

 

[Gnske]

So the cheats didn't do the honourable thing and say to RvD, have another go son? KL and Dravid are now cheats too

 

[honestbharani]

On Petersen, still think he has some technical issues to sort out but looks a good player that should help SA get outs of its current funk. Hopefully they bring in Rickelton for the next Test and drop Markram to 4. Not necessarily going to work but will be looking forward and not backwards.

And please get van Tonder and Breetzke into the squad asap.

I think Peterson will be another Bavuma, which is not bad at all but both these guys need to figure out how to get 100s. Their ceiling seems to be 50s and 60s.

 

[Xix2565]

So the cheats didn't do the honourable thing and say to RvD, have another go son? KL and Dravid are now cheats too

Can't when there's no conclusive evidence to overturn.

 

[Gnske]

Can't when there's no conclusive evidence to overturn.

That's the kind of bullshit that has people believing we landed on the moon in 1969.

 

[honestbharani]

His balance is excellent I think, but sometimes he is playing the ball on the move. Which he gets away with because of how good his balance is. Pushes forward with his hands sometimes, but think that comes back to he is still moving while playing the ball. It is a bit strange because he seems to have so much time to get into a good position.

Its coz he is already a short guy who has a predominantly backfoot trigger movement. There is no forward movement to speak of and therefore, he finds he is still reaching. Same issue with Bavuma. And I think with Ollie Pope also.

 

[StephenZA]

I think Peterson will be another Bavuma, which is not bad at all but both these guys need to figure out how to get 100s. Their ceiling seems to be 50s and 60s.

I would be disappointed if he did not do more than that...

 

[Gnske]

"Off the mark in test cricket" S. Gavaskar on K. Verreynne in his third test c. 2022

 

[Apex Predator]

That's the kind of bull**** that has people believing we landed on the moon in 1969.

Also explains why you lost your left nut looking at your dp