***Official*** India Tour of South Africa, 2023/24

[Socerer 01]

Why all the hate on Lord all of a sudden, didnt he take a 7 fer last series

he has always been a “**** takes wickets” type of bowler such bowlers once figured out are useless

 

[Kirkut]

Damn now even Indian posters are doing the "Come to India, then we'll see" thing.

Sad times.

Desperate times...

It's been long since we thrashed South Africa...I want to see Jansen's dejected long face when bowling on Indian pitches.

 

[Kirkut]

Elgar knew that the pitches in India will be similar to the ones he saw in 2015, so he decides to retire before touring there again. Smart boy.....

 

[Heboric]

Elgar knew that the pitches in India will be similar to the ones he saw in 2015, so he decides to retire before touring there again. Smart boy.....

But he is denying himself a test 10 fer. Those conditions made Elgar look like a superstar spinner...

 

[Spark]

Rohit did one better in the post match presser

“It’s not true that we can’t bat outside India, look at the recent past where we have”

Poor response, even if you brush aside the fact that it’s not even true

A good reminder that Rohit was the recipient of the ATG sledge from Steyn

 

[Heboric]

India docked WTC points for slow overrate and Avesh joins squad

Avesh to join second Test squad to replace Shami

Avesh is already in South Africa and took a five-for in the second four-day game on Thursday

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Starfighter]

It'd be rather unfair on Mukesh if Avesh went straight into the team over him. Be interesting to see who they pick. Surely one of Thakur or Prasidh will have to go.

 

[honestbharani]

Jaddu if fit, for Ash. As much as it pains me to say this, Jaddu is a better batsman and that is what we need at #7. In case the pitch is not a green mamba and actually allows the spinner to play some role in the game, I would rather play both and see if we can play Avesh as the 3rd seamer.

I am not one for knee jerk reactions but when you only play 2 tests in a series, you gotta sometimes make these changes fast.

 

[Bahseph]

Desperate times...

It's been long since we thrashed South Africa...I want to see Jansen's dejected long face when bowling on Indian pitches.

You have to take it on the chin mate. One of the thrills of being a supporter is seeing how your team goes in foreign conditions. India will probably trample SA in India, but now they should be asking themselves how things went so pear shaped in this Test.

 

[Gnske]

It's so weird watching a team with two left arm pacers. It's like showing up with your brother to a threesome, it shouldn't be that distasteful but it just is.

 

[Bahseph]

It's so weird watching a team with two left arm pacers. It's like showing up with your brother to a threesome, it shouldn't be that distasteful but it just is.

I can't remember if SA have ever had two in one Test Team since readmission atleast? It helps that they both have such different styles.

 

[Heboric]

I can't remember if SA have ever had two in one Test Team since readmission atleast? It helps that they both have such different styles.

To be honest we havent had many for some reason that was international standard - except maybe Brett Schultz. Unfortunately injury prone

 

[Dendarii]

I can't remember if SA have ever had two in one Test Team since readmission atleast? It helps that they both have such different styles.

South Africa have had 17 left-arm seamers in total.

Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

stats.espncricinfo.com

I didn't check pre-readmission, but it hasn't happened since then. The careers of Parnell and Tsotsobe overlapped, but they didn't play a test together.

 

[Heboric]

South Africa have had 17 left-arm seamers in total.

Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

stats.espncricinfo.com

I didn't check pre-readmission, but it hasn't happened since then. The careers of Parnell and Tsotsobe overlapped, but they didn't play a test together.

I was going by since readmission. Lot of old timers on that list

 

[Socerer 01]

Jaddu if fit, for Ash. As much as it pains me to say this, Jaddu is a better batsman and that is what we need at #7. In case the pitch is not a green mamba and actually allows the spinner to play some role in the game, I would rather play both and see if we can play Avesh as the 3rd seamer.

I am not one for knee jerk reactions but when you only play 2 tests in a series, you gotta sometimes make these changes fast.

as long as Thakur is out im happy but they will likely use Prasidh as the convenient scapegoat

 

[Dendarii]

I was going by since readmission. Lot of old timers on that list

Not too many standouts among the old timers either. Goddard obviously, and maybe Hall but he only played 7 matches in 8 years.

 

[Starfighter]

I didn't check pre-readmission

Hall and Nourse both bowled in two matches, the 4th and 5th tests in 22/23. Nourse was bowling little by that point so it barely counts.

 

[Bolo.]

To be honest we havent had many for some reason that was international standard - except maybe Brett Schultz. Unfortunately injury prone

I would have liked for Hendricks to have got a proper shot a few few years back. His action is just so good to watch.

Instead we are getting him in ODIs now when he is getting on a bit, and it's a format his bowling isn't really suited to.

 

[Dendarii]

Hendricks suffered the same fate as the likes of Abbott and De Lange. Too much competition for places meant he was never able to get a look in.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Vaughan really hates India