***Official*** India in South Africa

[Nishant]

an extremely poor batting display by india.....just can't believe it! Plus, Kemp's 100 and Hall's 50 just should not have happened. RSA should have been all out for arbout 170 (MAX) and india may have been able to win it...even with a dismall performance like this. All credit to SA, but india have huge problems now...even the big guns aren't firing...how can we talk about the failure of youngsters?

IMO, bring back Laxman and Ganguly and get rid of Pathan. Hopefully, they aren't relying on him to help them in the WC!!

 

[Dravid]

an extremely poor batting display by india.....just can't believe it! Plus, Kemp's 100 and Hall's 50 just should not have happened. RSA should have been all out for arbout 170 (MAX) and india may have been able to win it...even with a dismall performance like this. All credit to SA, but india have huge problems now...even the big guns aren't firing...how can we talk about the failure of youngsters?

IMO, bring back Laxman and Ganguly and get rid of Pathan. Hopefully, they aren't relying on him to help them in the WC!!

Bring back Ganguly on the basis of what? Past experience. That would be stupid...he only scored 1 100 so far in the season, when there have been players in much better form

 

[Dravid]

Dravid out for 63. May lord help India in the 4th ODI

 

[pasag]

All over. Abit meh.

 

[adharcric]

Dire performance by the Indians today, wasting some flashes of brilliance.

For the next match ...

Sehwag, Tendulkar, Dravid, Kaif, Mongia, Karthik, Dhoni, Kumble, Zaheer, Sreesanth, Munaf

 

[silentstriker]

Sehwag needs to be dropped from ODI's. What has he done there to warrant his place?

 

[silentstriker]

And every bowler needs to be dropped and the A-team bowlers need to be brought in. Not that we'll win with them, but we aren't going to win with this bunch anyway, so might as well send a message.

 

[Turbinator]

Bring back Ganguly on the basis of what? Past experience. That would be stupid...he only scored 1 100 so far in the season, when there have been players in much better form

Exactly, we talk about bringing back Ganguly and Laxman and others, but when they fail (which they will and past experiences prove it) we'll say bring back Pathan, Mongia. I mean we keep talking about bringing back this bringing back that but the real problem lies within the players not the selection comittee. Let's face it our players are just, either not talented enough, and/or lack mental strength to win away from home, and/or are all just terribly out of form at the moment. And this problem won't solve until our domestic set-up is improved.

 

[Turbinator]

Sehwag needs to be dropped from ODI's. What has he done there to warrant his place?

But the problem is, if we drop him, who do we bring? Whoever we bring, will no doubt fail as well.

 

[silentstriker]

But the problem is, if we drop him, who do we bring? Whoever we bring, will no doubt fail as well.

At least the new guy will get an opportunity. At this point Sehwag is just clogging up space in the ODI team.

 

[Anil]

good thing the 1st odi had to be cancelled, one less thrashing to take for the indian team and fans....

 

[Nishant]

At least the new guy will get an opportunity. At this point Sehwag is just clogging up space in the ODI team.

i agree there! Bring in Utappa or why not Gambhir? Its just not making sense t me why sehwag always in the team. If ganguly and laxman are out, sehwag should be out too! He is not good in the field either....so why is he in te team??

That is why i say bring laxman nd ganguly back...they can't fail more than sehwag, can they?

 

[Nishant]

Exactly, we talk about bringing back Ganguly and Laxman and others, but when they fail (which they will and past experiences prove it) we'll say bring back Pathan, Mongia. I mean we keep talking about bringing back this bringing back that but the real problem lies within the players not the selection comittee. Let's face it our players are just, either not talented enough, and/or lack mental strength to win away from home, and/or are all just terribly out of form at the moment. And this problem won't solve until our domestic set-up is improved.

who do u think should be brought back in? I mean, surely we can't stick to the same guys. they'll do well in india but not in the WC. At least ganguly and laxman have experience of plying on pitches with bounce etc.....Why kee Raina in th tem....we just keep using his age nd inexperience as an excuse!

 

[Turbinator]

who do u think should be brought back in? I mean, surely we can't stick to the same guys. they'll do well in india but not in the WC. At least ganguly and laxman have experience of plying on pitches with bounce etc.....Why kee Raina in th tem....we just keep using his age nd inexperience as an excuse!

Ganguly is failing on his own pitches, how do you expect him to do good on others. I think we should stick with the same bunch, atleast for the WC, cause they have recent experience of WI conditions.

 

[Nishant]

Gambhir
Tendulkar
Dravid
Utappa/Jaffer
Yuvraj
Dhoni
Pathan/Sreesanth
Munaf
Habhajan
Zaheer
Kumble

I think they need to try this team.....get rid of Kaif...he's useless...can't score more than 50! At least give utappa or jaffer a try...they can score big ones!

 

[Nishant]

Ganguly is failing on his own pitches, how do you expect him to do good on others. I think we should stick with the same bunch, atleast for the WC, cause they have recent experience of WI conditions.

at least bring laxman back.

 

[Dravid]

Gambhir
Tendulkar
Dravid
Utappa/Jaffer
Yuvraj
Dhoni
Pathan/Sreesanth
Munaf
Habhajan
Zaheer
Kumble

I think they need to try this team.....get rid of Kaif...he's useless...can't score more than 50! At least give utappa or jaffer a try...they can score big ones!

Yuvraj is injured. Jaffer is a test batsman...stop trying to hide it. Wouldn't mind seeing Utappa having a go. Gambhir should have been as said 100x before. Harbhajan is out of form and needs to sit out for a while. I mean he is really out of form.

 

[Langeveldt]

Good fighting performance again by South Africa, and wonderful to see the depth we have, with the recalled Hall performing well.. Justin Kemp in my ratings is becoming nearly as good as Lance Klusener was..

 

[JustTool]

DROP TENDULKAR !

Have been saying this for few years on these Boards. He is a businessman milking the gullible Indian fans. Amazing.

 

[silentstriker]

DROP TENDULKAR !

Have been saying this for few years on these Boards. He is a businessman milking the gullible Indian fans. Amazing.

Long time no see. I like how you seem to come on every time India does not do well. Last match when he high scored, you were conspicuously absent.