***Official*** India in South Africa 2013/14

[Prince EWS]

With expectations of a 0-2 loss this tour should be seen as a positive, but it is really difficult to view it that way right now.

There are definitely lots of positives to take moving forward but I don't think anyone should ever be expected to actually feel positive about losing a series right after it happens, no matter how unlikely a win was or how close the games were.

 

[Shri]

Nah Shri is pro-DRS.

Conditions apply. I obviously would take any form of DRS but in an ideal world, would like to have unlimited referals and would take the call away from the players.The umpires would have to make the call. A quick look from the 3rd umpire for every decision before the player walks off the field and if the call looks dodgy on first view, ask the batsman to wait to investigate further.

 

[Jono]

Love that Smith went up to Rahane there. All class. Last 5-6 years of his captaincy tenure has been brilliant for the most part, very gracious in defeat and classy in victory.

 

[91Jmay]

That was twattish from Philander.

 

[Prince EWS]

Conditions apply. I obviously would take any form of DRS but in an ideal world, would like to have unlimited referals and would take the call away from the players.The umpires would have to make the call. A quick look from the 3rd umpire for every decision before the player walks off the field and if the call looks dodgy on first view, ask the batsman to wait to investigate further.

Yeah that just makes you even more pro-DRS than the ICC.

 

[Jono]

Conditions apply. I obviously would take any form of DRS but in an ideal world, would like to have unlimited referals and would take the call away from the players.The umpires would have to make the call. A quick look from the 3rd umpire for every decision before the player walks off the field and if the call looks dodgy on first view, ask the batsman to wait to investigate further.

similar system was trailled in Australian domestic ODIs. you'll be surprised as to how bad it was.

 

[Riggins]

Commentators saying Kallis the only centurion for the match at this stage.

 

[OverratedSanity]

We still have a good chance to draw this if we get kallis in early

 

[Prince EWS]

similar system was trailled in Australian domestic ODIs. you'll be surprised as to how bad it was.

To be fair, they implemented it absolutely horribly.

But yeah, even if it improved 300% from that series it'd still be terrible.

EDIT: Also, lol @ "domestic one day internationals"

 

[Garson007]

Lol, why can't you just say "yeah he acted poorly there"

We all know he's a ****ing champion bowler.

I'm just teasing.

 

[Shri]

Have had huge respect for Graeme Smith since he came out to bat in Australia with a broken hand to try and save a test and he has yet to do anything dickish to go down in my view. Great player.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm schadenfreude overload. Surprised there's enough time left in day after Kohli copped a bad decision - must have stretchered him off did they?

 

[Jono]

EDIT: Also, lol @ "domestic one day internationals"

god damn

 

[Garson007]

Commentators saying Kallis the only centurion for the match at this stage.

Only need 54 off one stroke. (One ball wouldn't even work because the match ends when the run is made; otherwise place a tree in the outfield and just run 54.)

 

[OverratedSanity]

Love that Smith went up to Rahane there. All class. Last 5-6 years of his captaincy tenure has been brilliant for the most part, very gracious in defeat and classy in victory.

Not gracious in draws though. Wasn't he saying India didn't look like a team who wanted to win the match after SA chose not to win at joburg?

Edit: But yeah, on the whole, I've loved him too, since the time he shut Nasser up, basically

 

[Garson007]

South Africa to collapse for 41.

 

[Riggins]

Only need 54 off one stroke. (One ball wouldn't even work because the match ends when the run is made; otherwise place a tree in the outfield and just run 54.)

To be fair to Jedeja, he was just trying to hit that ball for 54.

 

[Contra]

top 3 run scorers are all Indian bats, which just shows how badly our tail/lower order with the exception of Rahane batted.

 

[Spikey]

Fair to say SA would have won this match if only Kallis had batted with more intent instead of batting in his bubble

 

[Jono]

Fair to say SA would have won this match if only Kallis had batted with more intent instead of batting in his bubble

Hey Silent Striker