sandeep Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-south-africa/india-have-great-chance-of-winning-maiden-series-in-south-africa-rahul-dravid/articleshow/61964872.cms?from=mdr Quote "I think we have a great chance this time looking at the depth of the current side," Dravid said."We have got some quality quicks, we have the opportunity of playing the all-rounder (Hardik Pandya) if we need to. We have got quality spinners in Jadeja and Ashwin."What also excites me is that all our batsmen have been to South Africa before and they have the experience of 40-50 Tests."Having said that, you do need a bit of luck in those conditions, bit of rub of the green. If we get that, I am very confident about our chances," said Dravid, who is currently coaching the U-19 and India A sides. Link to comment
Turning_track Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) I wish he could be with the team in SA as he is our overseas batting consultant. But I guess he'll be with the U-19 squad in NZ for U-19 world cup. Edited December 7, 2017 by Turning_track Link to comment
Popular Post maniac Posted December 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2017 I sometimes want Dravid to be our coach....only drawback is he will go the other extreme will experiment by dropping Kohli and playing some u-19 player and drop Saha and make Karun Nair keep. sarcastic, Switchblade, Temujin Khaghan and 7 others 10 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Quality quicks. Shami and Ishant were there last time too. Quality spinners Jadeja and Ashwin went there last time too. Even BK was there last time, played ODIs and struggled on a green pitch at Wanderers. Stuge, SK_IH, wanted_desi and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment
deathmonger Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 13 minutes ago, rkt.india said: Quality quicks. Shami and Ishant were there last time too. Quality spinners Jadeja and Ashwin went there last time too. Even BK was there last time, played ODIs and struggled on a green pitch at Wanderers. ppl do improve with time. its not like they are the same players. steve smith in the 2013 and 2017 tour of india. sandeep, beetle and Shunya 3 Link to comment
Texy Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Something we say before every overseas tour Gollum, adi B and ravishingravi 3 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 18 minutes ago, deathmonger said: ppl do improve with time. its not like they are the same players. steve smith in the 2013 and 2017 tour of india. Steve Smith was good even in 2013. Link to comment
Cricketics Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 India will win Bhuvi-Bumrah-Shami Pujara-Kohli-Rahane Link to comment
New guy Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 You thought our u 19 team would do well too Link to comment
SK_IH Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Vijay Dhawan Pujara Kohli Rahul Pandya Saha Ashwin Bhuvi Shami Ishant Is this team good enough ? Link to comment
Cricketics Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, SK_IH said: Vijay Dhawan Pujara Kohli Rahul Pandya Saha Ashwin Bhuvi Shami Ishant Is this team good enough ? no. You got Ashwin and Ishant. Replace them with Jadeja and Bumrah and India win first test. Also drop Dhawan for Rahane. Link to comment
Vilander Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 1 hour ago, rkt.india said: Quality quicks. Shami and Ishant were there last time too. Quality spinners Jadeja and Ashwin went there last time too. Even BK was there last time, played ODIs and struggled on a green pitch at Wanderers. are you saying they are not good enough. say we should take some of your potential 90 mile bowlers that you 'identified' and created individual threads for then ? be positive RKT, if you want to be negative there is always the option of telling yourself in your bathroom. Rightarmfast 1 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Vilander said: are you saying they are not good enough. say we should take some of your potential 90 mile bowlers that you 'identified' and created individual threads for then ? be positive RKT, if you want to be negative there is always the option of telling yourself in your bathroom. I am certainly positive but we need to keep our expectations low. Some people will make threads how this is the worst Indian team ever if we lose first test. Don't like to dwell in two extremes of the pendulum. I have hope that BK and Shami could bowl well enough and maintain the intensity, not expectations. These guys have not done it as a unit even once yet against good quality teams. Regarding the bowlers i made threads about. i was the one to made threads about Shami, Yadav, Aaron too back when they were new and Yadav was listed as left arm orthodox on cricinfo. Edited December 8, 2017 by rkt.india Rightarmfast 1 Link to comment
Vilander Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Just now, rkt.india said: I am certainly positive but we need to keep our expectations low. Some people will make threads how this is the worst Indian team ever if we lose first test. Don't like to dwell in two extremes of the pendulum. I have hope that BK and Shami could bowl well enough and maintain the intensity, not expectations. These guys have not done it as a unit even once yet against good quality teams. Regarding the bowlers i made threads about. i was the one to make threads about Shami, Yadav, Aaron too back when they were new and Yadav was listed as left arm orthodox on cricinfo. i was just messing with you man. stay positive thank me later :) Link to comment
rkt.india Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Vilander said: i was just messing with you man. stay positive thank me later :) past disappointments can take a toll on anyone. Edited December 8, 2017 by rkt.india Rightarmfast and beetle 2 Link to comment
deathmonger Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 1 hour ago, rkt.india said: Steve Smith was good even in 2013. He was decent but nothing like the 2017 version. Kohli in Oz 2011 vs 2014 etc etc. Link to comment
rkt.india Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, deathmonger said: He was decent but nothing like the 2017 version. Kohli in Oz 2011 vs 2014 etc etc. in 2017, we obliged him with drop catches. dropped 4-5 catches of him at Pune alone. Link to comment
Rightarmfast Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 25 minutes ago, rkt.india said: past disappointments can take a toll on anyone. I hear you man! Link to comment
vishalvirsingh Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 2 hours ago, rkt.india said: I am certainly positive but we need to keep our expectations low. Some people will make threads how this is the worst Indian team ever if we lose first test. Don't like to dwell in two extremes of the pendulum. I have hope that BK and Shami could bowl well enough and maintain the intensity, not expectations. These guys have not done it as a unit even once yet against good quality teams. Regarding the bowlers i made threads about. i was the one to made threads about Shami, Yadav, Aaron too back when they were new and Yadav was listed as left arm orthodox on cricinfo. Bumrah shammi ishant bhuvi umesh backed by hardik also capable to bowl at 140k...dream pace attack. Select any 3 of these 5...just ensure Shammi plays all tests. I expect Indian batting to do OK...n our bowlers will definitely do well. Link to comment
Sooda Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 We havent helped ourselves, preparations could have been much better, and the difference between a decent show and embarassment. Feels kind of piecemeal. I remember before England in 2011 some guys played in WI, others had been rested after the WC and came to England straight from the IPL effectively with barely any warm up matches. This isnt quite as bad. But Jasprit and Hardik have played very little of late , them and the likes of Dhawan, Rohit , Rahane are going in off the back off LOI matches and a 2 day warm up match The SL series wasnt a bad idea in itself, would have been good to go into SA tests after SL tests and then a decent break followed by a camp then at least two 3 day warm up matches in SA. The NZ series could have been scrapped and Aus series made shorter to fit it in. Link to comment
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