***Official*** India in South Africa

[Dravid]

I think that sums it up, saying the supposedly greatest batsman of this era did decent averaging in the early 30s in a series shows the decline.
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Thats the problem...you want to drop him because hes not matching the standards of Sachin Tendulkar. He still had a decent series, despite being Sachin Tendulkar or not, and having a decent series shouldn't have you dropped.

But like I said. If these signs of him coming back into form fail say in England, than he should be reconsidered.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Because, he is showing signs of coming back into form.

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He showed the same inconsistency he's been showing in recent times. Over his bad run he's regularly looked like coming back into form. But then he's also regularly looked out of it. I don't see how this series was any different in that regard.

 

[silentstriker]

I don't give a **** about "retaining" places. Thats smacks of people living of their reputation. No one in the batting lineup has done enough. Period.

 

[Dravid]

And? Didn't I cover that in my post? I said that he looks like returning to form several times and looked poor several times too. He passed 50 four times in 19 innings before this series. He's done it twice in 6 innings in this series. An improvement, but not a huge one. It really is a continuation of a trend.

Two times with a 44. So 2 50s with almost a third noe in thre matches, is not bad

And as I type this Kallis is out

 

[pasag]

Haha ffs, how long does it take to get a few runs.

 

[TT Boy]

India to win.

 

[jot1]

Kallis jou aap!

 

[silentstriker]

India to win.

Haha, that made be laugh.

 

[Turbinator]

We still have a chance .

 

[Dravid]

I don't give a **** about "retaining" places. Thats smacks of people living of their reputation. No one in the batting lineup has done enough. Period.

SS, take over instead of trolling. We know barely anyone else would have done better in these conditions (Apart from the third test)

 

[Slow Love™]

LOL, Kallis stumbles trying to pull the finishing move.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Two times with a 44. So 2 50s with almost a third noe in thre matches, is not bad

This post is really grabbing at straws to be honest. Make your point, but don't start talking about almost-half-centuries.

Let's get back to the centre of the discussion though. I stated that it's time for Tendulkar to start justifying his selection. How can you really take issue with that? It seems you've become rather ultradefensive on the basis of what is essentially a factual statement.

 

[adharcric]

Thats the problem...you want to drop him because hes not matching the standards of Sachin Tendulkar. He still had a decent series, despite being Sachin Tendulkar or not, and having a decent series shouldn't have you dropped.

But like I said. If these signs of him coming back into form fail say in England, than he should be reconsidered.

Look, no batsman aside from Ashwell Prince has had a good series. Ganguly and Kallis come close; Laxman and Tendulkar are further behind.
If an average of 33 satisfies you, don't expect much from the Indian team.

 

[Dravid]

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Like I said...I'm not saying keep Sachin in forever, but he's done enough to play against England. If he fails there, after looking like he has found form, he should be reconsidered.

 

[jot1]

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[Dravid]

Look, no batsman aside from Ashwell Prince has had a good series. Ganguly and Kallis come close; Laxman and Tendulkar are further behind.
If an average of 33 satisfies you, don't expect much from the Indian team.

Avg of 33 does satisfy, looking at how both teams batted

 

[adharcric]

I don't give a **** about "retaining" places. Thats smacks of people living of their reputation. No one in the batting lineup has done enough. Period.

Uhh, we're discussing selection matters here. Retaining your place is all that matters in this discussion.
If you'd like to discuss the poor showing of the Indian batsmen, we can discuss that later.

 

[pasag]

All over, well played by SA. Good series.

 

[TT Boy]

Good stuff Sachin... SA win.

 

[silentstriker]

SAffie win on an Indian misfield. Perfect ending. I love it.