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

[TheJediBrah]

He is an dumb..emotional fool. I heard that he used to get like 10 to 20 out of 100 in Mathematics in school. Wtf, seriously deficienct in intelligence to be captain.
Whats worse is that he has been made in charge of all management decisions. Its absolutely outrageous.

I think you can ease up a bit on the Kohli hate man.

We get the point.

 

[Boris_Dog]

I like Andile too, but that does not mean he should be playing... he is not a Test bowler, batsman or allrounder yet. Give him time to develop. And we certainly don't need him more than Maharaj even on a green top. Another batsmen makes far more sense with a 4 man pace attack.

Fair points but you have actually made the argument for his inclusion. Are they not giving him a chance to develop by playing him in this dead rubber?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Fair points but you have actually made the argument for his inclusion. Are they not giving him a chance to develop by playing him in this dead rubber?

Nah because when you play cricket matches, you want to win them. Even if they are a "dead rubber"

 

[Marius]

Fair points but you have actually made the argument for his inclusion. Are they not giving him a chance to develop by playing him in this dead rubber?

How many overs will he get to bowl? Not many.

And Test matches shouldn't be a place where you develop emerging guys. That's what A-side tours etc are for.

 

[vcs]

I don't think I've ever seen a pitch or series context etc in which I thought five genuine seamers would be a good idea in a Test match, or even a First Class match or any kind. If you think it's going to really suit the quicks then it'll be a low scorer and you shouldn't need five bowlers. The selection from both teams here is ****ing stupid. If they didn't see a role for a spinner they both should've just gone with an extra batsman.

Good point. This is an utterly dumb move. What are five quicks going to accomplish on a green track that four cannot?

 

[StephenZA]

Fair points but you have actually made the argument for his inclusion. Are they not giving him a chance to develop by playing him in this dead rubber?

You develop better at the FC levels... play him in the LO stuff, I'm all for that.

He bowled a total of 10 overs in the Zim match as the 4th seamer. If something similar happens here then that can`t be good for his confidence. It puts so very much pressure on a young man for all the wrong reasons.

 

[StephenZA]

Kohli looking good here.... Pujara still not scored a run.

 

[vcs]

Pujara looking to emulate Kamrul Islam here.

 

[StephenZA]

QDK did well to get to that... has really turned into a very good keeper.

 

[Daemon]

Kohli looking pretty eager to drive and play outside off, marked change from his approach last time we came here.

Still looks more comfortable out there than anyone else, but it only takes one ball

 

[morgieb]

45 balls without a run. Massive throwback.

 

[anaksr]

Some how once in a while he wins a toss and
selects to bat on bowling pitch with 5 fast bowlers. He must be kidding. I see a younger version of Greg Chappell here

 

[morgieb]

Half-Cowan up and he still hasn't scored a run. WAG.

 

[StephenZA]

Missed review and dropped catch.. dammitt boys stay on top of your game here.

 

[Bijed]

Got to head off out now. I'll be disappointed if Pujara has scored a run when I get back

 

[Burgey]

Ok Pujara is taking the piss here

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Ian Gould has gone to sleep with the pace of Pujara’s run scoring... and so have SA

 

[vcs]

Hmm.. Kohli dropped. Hope he makes them pay.

 

[anaksr]

Just wondering if there is batsmen who faced 100 balls with his score as 0

 

[sumantra]

Pujara off

Just the beginning