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

[Prince EWS]

Look, if you drop catches off a bowler, you can't slag him off because he 'failed to build pressure'. Blame the ****ing fielders imo.

The criticism still would've been relevant if he'd taken 7 wickets though.

 

[Spark]

What in god's name is that cordon.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oh come on

 

[Prince EWS]

Aren't they a bit related since a wicket would get a new batsman in instead of a set one who can pick off singles?

If the only way Ashwin can find to bowl dot balls and build pressure is to get batsmen out first, that entirely backs up what ***** was saying.

 

[vcs]

Our slip fielders doing themselves proud again?

EDIT : At least it only cost us a couple of boundaries here

 

[StephenZA]

Wow... QDK form is truly terrible.

 

[TT Boy]

de Kock really needs to tighten up, especially now batting at six. It’s one thing being attacking but he is just going hard at everything from ball one. Much better player than this.

 

[Spark]

Lmao wtf was that innings.

 

[kingkallis]

WOW! What was DqK upto? Aimless wafts and gone!!!

 

[TT Boy]

Worst innings of all-time? That was ****ing awful.

 

[OverratedSanity]

If the only way Ashwin can find to bowl dot balls and build pressure is to get batsmen out first, that entirely backs up what ***** was saying.

Eh, he was drawing false shots after building pressure. If the catch was taken he'd have had a new batsman to bowl to who'd be less confident of picking singles away.

In theory.

 

[StephenZA]

QDK needs to play on some flat ODI pitches and get himself going again...

 

[OverratedSanity]

Truly horrendous innings from de Kock. He's been in a pretty terrible slump.

 

[cnerd123]

Didn't Pandya drop Elgar early in this innings off Ash?

again, dropped catches doesn't excuse being inable to string dots together. It'll affect his average sure, but it doesn't mean he is now suddenly not allowed by the rules to bowl to a field. If he falls apart and can't emotionally bring himself to bowling a proper line and length after one dropped catch then he is too fragile to be playing Test cricket and must be dropped.

I don't see your point here.


Shami tho WAFG. See that - that's a man with real balls. Three edges go begging in a row, and he produces a fourth that gets taken. Get out with your pathetic snowflake 'oh Pandya dropped a catch, woe is me' nonsense and just accept Ashwin sucks at bowling tightly.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Good stuff from Shami though. This spell has given us a chance.

 

[Burgey]

Remember when De Kock was going to be better than Gilchrist?

 

[Prince EWS]

For posterity:

 

[OverratedSanity]

Remember when De Kock was going to be better than Gilchrist?

I'm thinking that might have been a little premature yeah

 

[Burgey]

Worst innings of all-time? That was ****ing awful.

Must have been terrible if it’s in the argument with Haddin’s in the 46 ao knock.

 

[Burner]

Thats the most tail-ender like innings ever.