Good toss for us to win. Hoping to get to the ground a little later.
India Tour of South Africa
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When we have Ravi Shastri as coach,what else can we expect.. The one I thought would survive in the bowlers is dropped..
Almost hoping we lose for that mindless decision. Idiots.
He has no input whatsoever. Kohli makes all the decisions.
I doubt he has no input, but yes, this is typical Kohli. Does the same at RCB.
I know it's Kohli making the choice.. But having someone like Ravi Shastri around isn't going to give him any doubts is it.. Whatever Kohli says Ravi Shastri is going to go about telling him to trust his instincts and what not.. I've always felt having a proper coach would reduce Kohli's stranglehold on the selection process,so that's the reason the took on a charlatan like Shatri..
Yes I know I'm not Ravi Shastri's biggest fan..
Hopefully something happens and we win this match.. Don't mind having egg thrown at my face and Kohli's instinct proving to be correct..
Manjrekar's commentary actually giving me a headache. The amount of absolute wrong in what he says coupled with that smug tone.
This is a subcontinental pitch.
Comments about pitch should be reserved till both teams have batted on it
Very flat. Ashwin has spun the ball and has been our best bowler.
We had only one decent chance when Elgar hooked a bouncer but the fecker at fine leg was so far inside that it went over his head for a boundary. Had he stood even couple of meters behind would have been an easy catch.
Markram looking really good. Hope he can kick on from here for a big score
Looking very very bleak for us.
Good bowling from R Ashwin, been impressive so far.
There is still some bounce on it so I expect SA bowlers to trouble our line up more but no swing which means if a batsman gets in, he can score a big one. Out batting line up should do better on this one.
Does Markram want to jack in this South Africa lark and come and sort out England's issues at the top of the order?
Doesn't convert either, definitely should play for England.
Doesn't convert either, definitely should play for England.
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Out in the 90s. Lol.
Exactly, what more proof do you need that he should be playing for England than unconverted fifties? We're the best in the world at it.
The main reason I feel teams are struggling while touring is because of their mentality. I have seen away teams go into shell more often than not. Look at SA now, even though lost a wicket still playing counter attacking cricket. India must do the same if they are to do well in this tour.
Just seen highlights of the NZvPak odi. Pakistans batting is abysmal.
Pandya is a superstar! What a fecking throw.
Can't play only 4 bowlers as it would put heavy workload on the three pacers. It's one of the things Dhoni used to get severely criticized for on away tours. If India had someone like Ganguly or Sehwag (or even Sachin) who could chip in with quite a few overs, they can afford to play a pure batsman ahead of Pandya. But they don't have anyone who can bowl part time, so Pandya is needed for bowling. While I was typing that, he just ran out Amla with a great pickup and throw twisting his body around after follow through.
One more and its Indias day on a dead surface.
Wow. What running!
Brilliant. Been a very sub continental day.
Pandya is a terrific sportsman.
More wickets please.
Pandya is a terrific sportsman.
More wickets please.
SA have been gracious hosts here Still, batting looks easy and they should be able to get 400.
Still, batting looks easy and they should be able to get 400.This series is already better than the Ashes
Not a bad outcome, but then again, I've no trust in our batting.
SA have turned a 450 score into 335. If India bat well I think they can eke out a 100+ run lead and on a Day 3/Day 4 pitch Ashwin will really start to enjoy himself.
Well, we also did our bit in turning 300 to 335 with all the dropped chances.
"How can we throw this match away?"
Sometimes I hate watching India bat.
Sometimes I hate watching India bat.
Such an infuriating way for Vijay to get out
Really hard to watch with all the Sanchez stuff. Great test match.
Rohit fails again.
feck off Rohit Sharma.
Good decision by Pistol to give Kohli not out LBW and deprive Ngidi of his first test wicket.
Was a stunning decision, not sure how he saw or heard that edge
Was a stunning decision, not sure how he saw or heard that edge
I thought it was plumb until i saw snicko. I was actually harsh on Paul Reiffel in calling it a good decision.