We could have won this 3-0

[jalebi_bhai]

I think toss played a big part here. We didn't make our job easier with our pathetic preparation and selection. Hopefully the team management have learnt their lessons. 

[Gollum]

Need to improve catching before we dream about a good 2018 in test cricket. We were clinical in this match and see how thin the margins are between top teams. Had SA held on to the 5 catches they dropped they would have won a thriller here.

[Lannister]

8 minutes ago, Captain said:

Some pathetic selections and dropped catches cost us the series.

 

So close and yet so far from a first series victory in SA

Yes. The team management should be ashamed of themselves. 

[Texy]

Dropping Bhuvi in 2nd match was terrible decision. Selecting Rohit was a huge blunder too

[maniac]

Point 1-We caught well,team Selection was spot on, bowlers bowled the right lengths and we won

 

Point 2-We didn’t do any of those properly above and we lost

 

Never had questions about ability or skills of this team, it is just that we knew point 1 is going to happen more often and it did,once it stopped we won.

 

We need to start showing consistency in catching,team selections etc then no doubt this team can White wash any team overseas...Anyway time to move from coulda woulda shoulda and celebrate this win.

 

[beetle]

Kohli should increase his circle of friends.

[SK_IH]

14 minutes ago, sensible-indian said:

So now you accept this Indian team is good?

well I am a bit skeptical about bowlers delivering all the times still 

[Sgattick10]

Should have won 1st test and series 2-1.

[Vilander]

29 minutes ago, sandeep said:

When I said this before the series started, I was mocked by a whole bunch of "experts" on ICF.  

The most frustrating thing  was seeing them loose 1st test which was easily winnable with a good combination inspite of loosing the toss

[LordPrabhzy]

i think its a blessing in disguise that the Eng tests are after the LOI leg of the tour... that we we will aclimatise faster and the weather in Aug/Sept is slightly warmer than the early summer so better for our batters.

 

or we could lose 5-0...

[sensible-indian]

10 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

well I am a bit skeptical about bowlers delivering all the times still 

Our pacers are not the best or complete individually (atleast not yet) but they work collectively.

 

I would prefer 3 full time pacers and 2 full time spinners for most tests. Some tests, go with 4 pacers and 1 spinner. 

 

5 wicket taking bowlers is the way to go I feel.
 

[Singh bling]

 

I still don't understand why the best player of Indian aide Bhuvneshwar kumar was dropped

 

No matter what people say Kohli has lost CT Final and Now this series

[coffee_rules]

Yeah totally agree. Test3 was the ideal batting team, Bhuvi dropped for second test and Rahane drooped for 2 tests, saved and won the test.

[sensible-indian]

There was a sincere student who was working hard preparing for an important life changing exam.

 

Things were looking good. He felt confident about himself and thought he could do well after a few more weeks of preparation.

 

Suddenly one day, his school principle comes to his home and takes away all his books and hides them, only to return them 2 days before the exam.

 

When he arrives for the exam, the principle says that he is not allowed to use more than 3 extra sheets because as responsible citizens, we need to SAVE trees and hence use paper judiciously.

 

The student ends up scoring 75% instead of 95%.

 

When his parents complain about what happened, you know what we should tell them...

 

SHOULDA WOULDA COULDA.

Edited January 27, 2018 by sensible-indian

[Singh bling]

People on ICF are forgetting That the racial quota policy of SA greatly helped India , They have to carry many passengers to fill the quota

[sandeep]

4 minutes ago, Singh bling said:

People on ICF are forgetting That the racial quota policy of SA greatly helped India , They have to carry many passengers to fill the quota

Cowdung. 

 

Only Phelukwayo can be argued as a quota selection. And Chris Morris was injured. 

[Deleted_User_1]

1 hour ago, Gambit said:

Just the little things on and off the field that’s led to a 1-2 loss. Virat could have actually achieved an overseas whitewash had selections been sensible.

Could have should have. A lot of things could have happened, but it did not. And it did not because there is a reason, it is not coincidental. I don't know about 3-0, especially when we have lost the series, but a 2-0 or 2-1 series win was not out of the realm of possibility. It's not just selection, getting match ready was just as important. Hopefully, India will learn from this and not repeat the mistake in England. However, I am wary of the Indian mindset kicking in and we go back our old ways! Time will tell.

[Adi_91]

Just now, dandaroy said:

Could have should have. A lot of things could have happened, but it did not. And it did not because there is a reason, it is not coincidental. I don't know about 3-0, especially when we have lost the series, but a 2-0 or 2-1 series win was not out of the realm of possibility. It's not just selection, getting match ready was just as important. Hopefully, India will learn from this and not repeat the mistake in England. However, I am wary of the Indian mindset kicking in and we go back our old ways! Time will tell.

Danda, still going to stick with Willow TV subscription?

[Singh bling]

32 minutes ago, sandeep said:

Cowdung. 

 

Only Phelukwayo can be argued as a quota selection. And Chris Morris was injured. 

Morris was in the squad , and Ngidi too was quota selection and he worked for them in 2nd but was very ordinary in third , several of their white pace sensation like Duanne oliver can't even make to team

[adi B]

Ultimately it came down to three things 

Catching,no practice and toss