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

[Xix2565]

Gill was injured, ffs like Rohit/Axar/etc. Shaw just didn't get picked.

 

[karan_fromthestands]

O @benchmark00, where art thou?

 

[karan_fromthestands]

That was not a wide, reallY?

 

[Member Berry]

Well, isn't he?

Kohli has often talked about the key moment in his career when he looked at himself in the mirror and was so disgusted by what he saw that he decided to change his entire diet and routine. The morning he got ready for this picture was somehow not that moment.

 

[StephenZA]

Amazing how people don't think there is a difference between a 3rd ball hoick and controlled aggression hitting the ball along the ground after becoming set...

 

[Calm_profit]

Gill was injured, ffs like Rohit/Axar/etc. Shaw just didn't get picked.

Shaw should be there for Lois.

 

[Member Berry]

Gill was injured, ffs like Rohit/Axar/etc. Shaw just didn't get picked.

thank you for answering my question

 

[OverratedSanity]

Its merely made a difference of maybe 10 runs but the umpires unwillingness to wide SA's bowlers when bowl bouncers 2 feet above head height has been quite annoying.

 

[Member Berry]

This has been really, really good by Pant. Kohli too, in a way.

 

[ashley bach]

Mark's commentary is way too posh for cricket. Suits parliament the best.

maybe, but only psychopaths are narcissists really suit politics.

 

[honestbharani]

from the selectors or Ganguly I believe.

Ganguly loves Rahane... Played a big part in getting him to DC.

 

[nzfan]

I'm not for Pujara getting dropped, and I'm a Rahane apologist, or at least was. Was just curious because these two were rated as the next big things in Indian batting, and I thought Gill showed enough to have an extended run.

I think they've done admirably over the years. They've had reasonably long career and in a country like India where there are plethora of players to choose from they've held their own for good number of years and that in itself is an achievement. I remember one of the Indian players telling me playing for India even in one game is a miracle.

My memory of Rahane is his batting at basin reserve in Wellington. I've been to two test matches and the decks were challenging as usual. Other Indian batters were all at sea and Rahane scored in every inning including a sublime hundred against a good attack. The timing, balance at the crease and the attacking batting is all I remember of him. That's made me refuse to believe he can be out of form I guess.

 

[honestbharani]

Loving watching Keegan Petersen. The man looks so good
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.

Nah that was well played coz he was always intending to play that with a soft bottom hand and to take it off just after impact. The Pant thing was bullcrap though.

 

[eroticfishcake]

STAT: First time since Trent Bridge 2018 Kohli has faced 100+ balls in both innings of a Test.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Kohli doesn't bring half as much bottom hand into play on the legside as he used to. Could maneuver the ball with force over the entire space at his most fluent.

 

[anil1405]

I think they've done admirably over the years. They've had reasonably long career and in a country like India where there are plethora of players to choose from they've held their own for good number of years and that in itself is an achievement. I remember one of the Indian players telling me playing for India even in one game is a miracle.

My memory of Rahane is his batting at basin reserve in Wellington. I've been to two test matches and the decks were challenging as usual. Other Indian batters were all at sea and Rahane scored in every inning including a sublime hundred against a good attack. The timing, balance at the crease and the attacking batting is all I remember of him. That's made me refuse to believe he can be out of form I guess.

Rahane was never consistently good. He had those occasional great innings where viewers would look and say this guy belongs in the ATVG category but he never lived up to his potential.

 

[eroticfishcake]

Rabada has bowled like 40 no balls this series .Insane.

 

[nzfan]

Nah that was well played coz he was always intending to play that with a soft bottom hand and to take it off just after impact. The Pant thing was bullcrap though.

Nah mate just a natural reaction. You don't have time to think I'll drop my bottom hand off and drop the ball at my feet. In any case the ball lobbed up towards point. Also right handers strong hand is left hand and that stays on the bat naturally. It's just that these are cliches and commentators use it lavishly.

 

[eroticfishcake]

Don't recall seeing Kohli 19*(103) in a test match ever

 

[ashley bach]

Its merely made a difference of maybe 10 runs but the umpires unwillingness to wide SA's bowlers when bowl bouncers 2 feet above head height has been quite annoying.

indeed some of them you couldn't reach with a broomstick.
sure if the keeper hadn't plucked that last one it would've been 5 wides.