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

[Gnske]

"Look how he rolls his wrists and plays it along the ground" - S. Gavaskar c. 2022 as R. Pant plays a loopy barely in control aerial pull

What is Sunny actually smoking

 

[ashley bach]

both sides currently paying evens....the draw 200/1.
in for a thriller...

 

[Kirkut]

Dravid - "South Africa is a tough place for batsmen. These two are quality players and it's only a matter of time before they find their gear again."

Partly correct. Toughest conditions in South Africa can have the combination of lateral movement of the UK/NZ and steep bounce of Australia, that's where batting gets very hard. Of course there are plenty of featherbeds in South Africa too.

 

[Kirkut]

Bit too risky the way they're bowling. Trying to force anything now could just result in another wicket.

Probably best to survive these spells and try to step up a gear when the change bowlers come on.

Pant has given his wicket multiple number of times like that by trying to attack.

 

[anil1405]

Partly correct. Toughest conditions in South Africa can have the combination of lateral movement of the UK/NZ and steep bounce of Australia, that's where batting gets very hard. Of course there are plenty of featherbeds in South Africa too.

Yeah but their techniques have been pathetic though.

It's just that Dravid is not the guy to pull the plug on them and it appears neither is Kohli. It has to come from the selectors or Ganguly I believe.

 

[Gnske]

Start ducking them you mook

 

[Shri]

"hits the ball along the ground" for a top-edged one bounce four

"it was their most essential command" ?

 

[cnerd123]

Yeah but their techniques have been pathetic though.

It's just that Dravid is not the guy to pull the plug on them and it appears neither is Kohli. It has to come from the selectors or Ganguly I believe.

What would you do different technically to avoid any of the dismissals in this test?

Even looking at their recent struggles - Che's main issue has been finding ways to score - which he seemingly has resolved going off his last couple of innings - and Rahane's issues are around shot selection, which still persist.

Pant's better off still playing his shots, as long as they are reactive and not pre-meditated. He looks bad when he's attacking balls seemingly for the sake of attacking them, and not because it's the right shot to play. The couple of boundaries he got off Rabada were decent shots. He keeps doing that while surviving the good balls then we're fine.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Purane contemplating life after cricket.

 

[karan_fromthestands]

pitch isn't fit for Test batting tbh. call off the game

Don't even joke about it, you'll hurt some people's feelings here.

 

[ashley bach]

Don't even joke about it, you'll hurt some people's feelings here.

if not your's then who's?

 

[anil1405]

What would you do different technically to avoid any of the dismissals in this test?

Even looking at their recent struggles - Che's main issue has been finding ways to score - which he seemingly has resolved going off his last couple of innings - and Rahane's issues are around shot selection, which still persist.

Pant's better off still playing his shots, as long as they are reactive and not pre-meditated. He looks bad when he's attacking balls seemingly for the sake of attacking them, and not because it's the right shot to play. The couple of boundaries he got off Rabada were decent shots. He keeps doing that while surviving the good balls then we're fine.

Rahane is cooked. Pujara I can agree to an extent as he still gives the impression he can find his way back but I wouldn't be complaining If he is off too.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Nortje on this wicket would have been unholy terror. Concussions galore.

 

[cnerd123]

Rahane is cooked. Pujara I can agree to an extent as he still gives the impression he can find his way back but I wouldn't be complaining If he is off too.

I agree but I don't think the issue is technique. Rahane's issues are all mental. He finds ways to get out.

Today he got a good ball, and IIRC he got a good ball in the first innings too. Wouldn't want to hold this game against him. But he has played poor shots and thrown his wicket away needlessly quite a lot lately.

 

[nzfan]

Loving watching Keegan Petersen. The man looks so good

"Look how he rolls his wrists and plays it along the ground" - S. Gavaskar c. 2022 as R. Pant plays a loopy barely in control aerial pull

What is Sunny actually smoking

Yeah same with Kohli too. He took his bottom hand off as the ball was going to crash on to the stickers and he said Kohli controlled his bottom hand nicely. While the ball looped in the air for quite some time. I think Sunny exaggerates immensely when the likes of Kohli is playing.

 

[Arachnodouche]

I agree but I don't think the issue is technique. Rahane's issues are all mental. He finds ways to get out.

Today he got a good ball, and IIRC he got a good ball in the first innings too. Wouldn't want to hold this game against him. But he has played poor shots and thrown his wicket away needlessly quite a lot lately.

Sounds like new-age bullshit, but good balls tend to follow you when you haven't done yourself many favors at other times.

 

[cricketsavant]

Sure, are you fully satisfied now?

Not that satisfied any more as India are looking in deep trouble. On a scale of 1 to satisfaction, I'm about a 12

 

[eroticfishcake]

Nortje on this wicket would have been unholy terror. Concussions galore.

Whatever the attack/conditions, I believe Indian batsmen have a ceiling of 325 runs(250 away from home)

 

[cricketsavant]

day 2

My bad! Yep, enough time in the game for a result then....add to that yet another subpar batting performance from goat batting unit

 

[karan_fromthestands]

if not your's then who's?

The ones who are not OK talking about the pitch unless the game is in Asia.