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[Cevno]

Zaheer ,to be honest was Ordinary this test.

Just for one test does not deserve points equal to Sachin and even more than Harbhajan.

 

[silentstriker]

Why does Sehwag get a higher score than Dravid? Neither of them scored any runs but Dravid's innings today was a far better and more important one than Sehwag played all series.

Arguably, Sehwag had a bigger effect on the outcome purely on reputation and delay (non-existence) of the declaration.


Obviously, that's too iffy to quantify.

 

[vcs]

To add to that, Kallis scored another awesome century and then Tendulkar batted for the red ink in the fourth in a drawn game.

Correct.

 

[Furball]

You're not very good at the ironic-role-swapping game are you?

He's American.

 

[Cevno]

Why does Sehwag get a higher score than Dravid? Neither of them scored any runs but Dravid's innings today was a far better and more important one than Sehwag played all series.

Arguably, Sehwag had a bigger effect on the outcome purely on reputation and delay (non-existence) of the declaration.


Obviously, that's too iffy to quantify.

Actually Sehwag's 20 and 30 odd starts in Durban were second/third highest scores in both innings and very important considering the type of the game it was.

Ensured preventing a collapse in both.

Also got a single good score at Centurion.

 

[Blaze 18]

To be fair to Pujara, he had only played one test before this series, and he got an unplayable delivery from Dale Steyn in this test.

 

[Blaze 18]

Arguably, Sehwag had a bigger effect on the outcome purely on reputation and delay (non-existence) of the declaration.

I am not sure about that; Graeme Smith did the same against Pakistan. I think he is just a naturally defensive captain.

 

[Blaze 18]

Why does Sehwag get a higher score than Dravid? Neither of them scored any runs but Dravid's innings today was a far better and more important one than Sehwag played all series.

Actually Sehwag's 20 and 30 odd starts in Durban were second/third highest scores in both innings and very important considering the type of the game it was.

Ensured preventing a collapse in both.

Also got a single good score at Centurion.

I actually meant to give Sehwag two.

 

[G.I.Joe]

For those interested - if this match ends in a draw, and England win the Sydney test, the rankings table will look like this :

1) India 128
2) Daylight
3) South Africa 117
4) England 115
5) Sri Lanka 109
6) Australia 107

11 point lead over the riff raff sounds about right.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Indian fans:

What would you prefer:

Scenario 1:
India draws this test series and wins the World Cup

Scenario 2:
India wins this test series 2-1 and doesn't win the World Cup (but still put in a strong performance).

Curious considering the commentators are talking about the WC now.

Scenario 1 easily.

Tour to SA comes along every 4 years.

World Cup at home is much more infrequent.

 

[Cevno]

Wow!!

Jono has 954 posts in this thread and I have 603.

 

[Prince EWS]

Wow!!

Jono has 954 posts in this thread and I have 603.

I have 476 and I'm neutral!

This is why I'm better than Spark.

 

[Blaze 18]

11 point lead over the riff raff sounds about right.

 

[Teja.]

How to see?

 

[G.I.Joe]

It is incredible that after everything only 2 Indian batsmen averaged more than 40 in the series. Gambhir with 60 and Sachin with 82. Fair to say how India looks different when Sachin Tendulkar gets going, and how they struggle when he doesn't. The recent NZ series demonstrated that too.

For SA also, only 4 batsmen averaged above 40. Kallis leads with 166, followed by Amla - 50, and then ABdV and Prince who just about averaged 40.

And the bowlers - Steyn - 21 wickets @ 17! Morkel 15 @ 24. while for India - Zak - 10 @ 24 and Harbhajan 15 @ 29.

It has truly been a memorable series, but it is indisputable that three masters shaped it from what could have been an okay one, Tendulkar, Kallis and the peerless Steyn.

Shows how well we can perform overseas if only Zaheer and Harbhajan perform as well as they can with the third bowler (Sreesanth) pitching in. If only the fourth bowler had decided to show up

 

[Teja.]

Shows how well we can perform overseas if only Zaheer and Harbhajan perform as well as they can with the third bowler (Sreesanth) pitching in. If only the fourth bowler had decided to show up

If the fourth bowler hadn't shown up at all, We'd be better of tbh.

 

[Cevno]

shows how well we can perform overseas if only zaheer and harbhajan perform as well as they can with the third bowler (sreesanth) pitching in. if only the fourth bowler had decided to show up

uMADkat?

 

[Cevno]

Sehwag could have been a very very handy fourth bowler on day 4 of this test,but was injured.

And Dhoni did not ball Sachin enough that day.

 

[Teja.]

how to see?

bump

 

[Prince EWS]

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