zen Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 As the title suggests, the thread is for positive / sporting comments, appreciating good cricket Will start with the man of the test so far, Pandya. Brilliant innings. After Sehwag's departure, I stopped watching tests but this guy could bring the interest back In the SA 2nd inning, some confident shots by Markham, decent pace from Bumrah Mosher, Rasgulla, sandeep and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment
Jimmy Cliff Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Extraordinary knock by Pandya. I was dreading a Durban 1996 redux but the 2nd session turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Rabada will be the best Test bowler in the world within a couple of years. Markram is a serious tailunt. Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Pandya a shoe-in for test matches from here. Link to comment
Cricketics Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Pandya was brilliant along with Bhuvi who gave him good hand in helping India cross 200. Pandya-Bhuvi p’ship really irritated th heck out of Rabada and Morkel, and you could see Steyn being mad here and there. Pandya’s knock was brilliant. Link to comment
SK_IH Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 pandya's innings was reminiscent of mehmood's effort in 1998,i thought he could have trusted shami bit more instead of going for everything after bhuvi's wicket after a long time sas have got proper spinner in Maharaj,he was impressive in his short spell Bhuvi looks a classy player when he plays cover drives ,played a good innings Link to comment
zen Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) SA effectively 115/0 .... Great position to be in esp with batting expected to get relatively easy on Day 3. If they play sensibly, could easily add 300 more runs, effectively be at 400+, tomorrow With 13 overs remaining, Ind could consider bringing Ashwin in for 3-5 overs to pick up wkts Edited January 6, 2018 by zen Link to comment
Trichromatic Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, zen said: SA effectively 115/0 .... Great position to be in esp with batting expected to get relatively easy on Day 3. If they play sensibly, could easily add 300 more runs, effectively be at 400+, tomorrow With 13 overs remaining, Ind should consider bringing Ashwin in for 3-5 overs I guess India should try short ball strategy if pitch competely flattens out. There is good bounce available and 1 spell of good short bowling can bring required breakthrough. Have to see how much purchase Ashwin can he get here. Link to comment
speedheat Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) But how can we stay positive, when captain kohli drops two batters Rahul, rahane both having textbook technique perfectly suited for the format and one even averages 70 in sa to accommodate hack like dhawan?? Edited January 6, 2018 by speedheat Link to comment
Shunya Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Pandya - Awesome innings. Should be given long rope. Seeing Markram for the first time. He looks great. Rabada is going to be an ATG. Awesome bowler. Link to comment
Laaloo Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 minute ago, speedheat said: But how can we stay positive, when captain kohli drops two batters Rahul, rahane both having textbook technique perfectly suited for the format and one even averages 70 in sa to accommodate hack like dhawan Huh? You're supposed to kiss Kohlis ass all the time. How dare you criticize him? Now what will those dhoni chamchas accuse you of? speedheat 1 Link to comment
zen Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, Trichromatic said: I guess India should try short ball strategy if pitch competely flattens out. There is good bounce available and 1 spell of good short bowling can bring required breakthrough. Have to see how much purchase Ashwin can he get here. Yes. But it has to be a well planned effort. Against the run of play, Pandya (golden arm?) picks up Markham, who was looking dangerous in the middle Link to comment
zen Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Can Pandya go wrong? Elgar gone. SA have to be careful now. With 8 overs to go, Ind should attack more with the ball Link to comment
Khota Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Bowling did its part. India still in the match. Link to comment
speedheat Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 13 minutes ago, Laaloo said: Huh? You're supposed to kiss Kohlis ass all the time. How dare you criticize him? Now what will those dhoni chamchas accuse you of? Some dhoni chamchas like that "taklya" are getting desperate, but chill as much as i love captain kohli I have had criticized kohli captaincy for like thousand times on many occasions like when he dropped umesh and shami who both averages 20 vs Pakistan on fast and bouncy track in CT final for ashwin who averages 37 against the same team, batting second in it, sacking Kumble( guy who I have deep respect right from his playing days) as a coach etc. Khota, raki05, maniac and 2 others 5 Link to comment
zen Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Day 2 = Pandya's Day If a clip of his batting is available, post it here Link to comment
Vijy Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 turned out to be pretty much a one-man show against the marauding home team. zen 1 Link to comment
zen Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 2nd Test .... Kohli’s inning has kept Ind in the series. Now if we can cut down the self inflicted damages, we can put pressure on SA, which is known for you know what sandeep 1 Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Kohli the batsman is the most consistent since the Dravid/Tendulkar days! Leading the batting from the front, somewhat compensates his gaffes in selection and captaincy matters. maniac and New guy 2 Link to comment
Jimmy Cliff Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 As deflating as the ABDV-Elgar partnership was, the match isn't over as yet. If we get 2-3 early wickets tomorrow, inki g**nd phat jaayegi. Link to comment
maniac Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Regardless of how many catches he drops those 5 extra runs Parthiv scored than normal+ a couple of attractive looking cut shots in the 2nd innings will be the deciding factor in the end when we win the game-in terms of positivity beat that!!! abc and New guy 2 Link to comment
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