***Official*** South Africa in India 2015

[Black_Warrior]

Bigger nose this time imo

OS nose I reckon...his nose should be bigger than smali's

 

[Pratters]

Advantage for SA is they know exactly what to do on this pitch. Not beyond them. The collapse is really dire. A few more runs and we would have had this locked, almost.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Nah India just caught in between on whether to attack or defend. Also not as good against spin as the previous generation IMO.

This is the most important point about India's collapses here and also in Sri Lanka against Herath. Kohli and Rahane appear far more comfortable against pace on the bouncy Australian pitches hammering MJ all over the park.

 

[Pratters]

Jono, there are 7 million Viratians on social media according to Star Sports.

 

[Pratters]

Hate people who call themselves Sachinists, Viratians etc. FFS.

 

[Black_Warrior]

So India's greatest bowling allrounder since India's answer to Keith Miller perished without a ton?

 

[Black_Warrior]

Hate people who call themselves Sachinists, Viratians etc. FFS.

Cricket is my religion and Sachin/Virat is my God. No room for atheists here. GTFO

 

[Pratters]

There is a difference between religion and fundamentalism.

 

[viriya]

So India's greatest bowling allrounder since India's answer to Keith Miller perished without a ton?

He always has to stem a collapse.. he should be coming in at #6 or #7 not #9 like wtf? Who sends a 30+ average batsman at #9?

 

[viriya]

He has 2 Test tons and averages 30+ vs Saha who averages ~20 with 0 tons.. and Saha comes in at #6 while Ashwin comes in at #9...

 

[StephenZA]

Hate people who call themselves Sachinists, Viratians etc. FFS.

I have just learned something new today.. not sure I needed to, but hey! Does this make me an Amlachinist?

 

[Pratters]

Amlamater.

 

[indiaholic]

I have just learned something new today.. not sure I needed to, but hey! Does this make me an Amlachinist?

Haha Amla means gooseberry in Hindi and chini is sugar.

 

[honestbharani]

"But at the end of the day South Africa need wickets..India are just 2 wickets down, and South Africa need 8 more, it's imperative that they take wickets, and end of the day, it's all about the wickets" - Anil Kumble

Well, he was not wrong

 

[OverratedSanity]

Kumble is an awful commentator. Deathly dull.

 

[honestbharani]

He always has to stem a collapse.. he should be coming in at #6 or #7 not #9 like wtf? Who sends a 30+ average batsman at #9?

He is not fully fit to bat I guess. He mentioned after the SL series that he has been struggling with tennis elbow issues and even Sachin had it for more than 6 months. IT does not heal that soon and anyways, as long as it is not impacting his bowling it is fine. But yeah, that and perhaps not yet fully recovered from the side strain either maybe reasons why he is batting very much like a tailender these days.

 

[honestbharani]

Bigger nose this time imo

Like Umesh's ?

 

[Pratters]

Kumble is at least better than Harsha exuberant, always ready to crack a joke, never ready to discuss cricket Bhogle.

 

[honestbharani]

Nah India just caught in between on whether to attack or defend. Also not as good against spin as the previous generation IMO.

Pitch is not that bad at all. Its just that our new gen batsmen pretty much suck at milking spinners in reasonably helpful conditions. Rahane and Kohli esp., for guys who like to bat in the middle order, are shockingly poor at this.

 

[honestbharani]

**** this, faf and de villiers are going to chase this down with their eyes closed

Yeah and Amla will bore us out before that.