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*Official* India in South Africa
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popepouri
State Vice-Captain
Chasing a bunch of wide ones of course.
M0rphin3
International Debutant
Feel Smith was carried away by that heated exchange with Sree tbh. Was such a rubbish shot against the run of play which obviously triggered the collapse.
Dissector
International Debutant
Your pathetic attempts to jinx SA to victory are doomed to fail. You are outnumbered and messing around with master jinxers like SS.
Seriously, I think the game is pretty even. 111/3 is not a bad position for India but the two current batsmen have been in great form and I wouldn't write off Prince either; he has played some big knocks in difficult situations. India will also be hampered by the lack of a decent fifth bowling option. My main hope is some extra wear and tear on Day 4 for Bhajji. Someone like Ishant could also exploit uneven bounce.
Overall the game is about as nicely poised as it was at the end of yesterday.
M0rphin3
International Debutant
Your pathetic attempts to jinx SA to victory are doomed to fail. You are outnumbered and messing around with master jinxers like SS.
Seriously, I think the game is pretty even. 111/3 is not a bad position for India but the two current batsmen have been in great form and I wouldn't write off Prince either; he has played some big knocks in difficult situations. India will also be hampered by the lack of a decent fifth bowling option. My main hope is some extra wear and tear on Day 4 for Bhajji. Someone like Ishant could also exploit uneven bounce.
Overall the game is about as nicely poised as it was at the end of yesterday.
On a serious note, DWTA about Prince, don't think he can still fight it out in the middle. The only one who could've done well to take the match away was Amla and his wicket was massive imo. Won't be much wear and tear, but there's bounce which should keep Harby interested. And will be a massive advantage for India if it rains and dampens the pitch & outfields a bit.
Manee
Cricketer Of The Year
Taken my own advice...sorry.
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
Who are you going to replace him with?
Raina? No. Waterboy? No. Rahane or Kohli? First let them be in the XV member squad.
kingkallis
International Coach
Right now its, 60-40 in our favor!
Blaze 18
Banned
If he fails again in the next test, you will be hard-pressed to defend him. Like I said, I have been a huge Rahul Dravid supporter, and I totally wanted him to be part of this squad, but he keeps repeating the same mistake again and again.
As for your question - Virat Kohli.
Blaze 18
Banned
Nah, sixty-forty in South Africa's favour. You are underestimating their batting a touch.
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
I am against inserting a guy directly into the playing XI from outside the XV (unless in case of injuries).
Kohli should travel with the team first (like Pujara has).
And given that Pujara isn't stable in the team yet, I am against another change too soon.
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Blaze 18
Banned
Fair point, weldone. I have a question for you - how much more do you think Rahul Dravid has to offer ? We need him the most on difficult tours such as this. If he fails on such tours then is there really a point playing him ?
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Just got back from lunch, missed the morning's play. What a beautifully poised match!
I haven't a great deal of faith in South Africa eking out another 190 runs given the state of their tail but I can't find another seven wickets anywhere in that Indian attack.. how's the pitch been playing?
I haven't a great deal of faith in South Africa eking out another 190 runs given the state of their tail but I can't find another seven wickets anywhere in that Indian attack.. how's the pitch been playing?
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Because Amla averages about a thousand against India, probably.
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Pitch has definitely eased up. India should have had at least one more batsman sticking with Tendulkar for fairly long.
Blaze 18
Banned
It has got bounce and a bit of movement.