Cricketics Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 LOl, test match ho rahe hai aur tu bol rah hai "Zamana hai fatafat cricket ka" or maybe because of that lady on zee sports sayz so..
Predator_05 Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Wow, Chennai finally gets to host a test
Mr. Wicket Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Wow' date=' Chennai finally gets to host a test[/quote']And best of all - not in the season when it's always hit by the f*cking rain!
Ram Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 :haha:Chennai in March, Ahemedabad and Kanpur in April ! The Saffies will be roasted to submission. I dont like Kanpur as a test venue. I cant recollect one good test match played there. And its about time Chennai got a high-profile match.
Mr. Wicket Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 My main problem w/ Chennai's test schedule is that it's had too many games around November when it always seems to rain there. Australia and Sri Lanka both got their arses saved as a result. Kanpur and Ahmedabad are rubbish test venues. In their case, I don't give a crap how good the stadium facilities are, the pitches are always flat, slow, low and half-dead and make for painfully boring cricket. Yeah, South Africa are likely to lose unless Kallis really digs himself in and bats for 3 days or so, but it's going to be a pain to watch.
Predator_05 Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 :haha:Chennai in March, Ahemedabad and Kanpur in April ! The Saffies will be roasted to submission. I dont like Kanpur as a test venue. I cant recollect one good test match played there. I quite enjoyed India's win over SA there in '96...a cool 160 in the 2nd innings from Matchfixeruddin won India une victoire tres fin. And that was after India were bowled out for some crappy 200 score in the first innings...damn, we're good
Mr. Wicket Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Pred, wasn't that the game where Srinath basically saved India's home record (for another 4 yrs) - taking a brilliant 6 for and destroying the SAF top order when defending a very low (160-ish, off the top of my head) target?
Ram Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 My main problem w/ Chennai's test schedule is that it's had too many games around November when it always seems to rain there. Australia and Sri Lanka both got their arses saved as a result. Kanpur and Ahmedabad are rubbish test venues. In their case, I don't give a crap how good the stadium facilities are, the pitches are always flat, slow, low and half-dead and make for painfully boring cricket. Yeah, South Africa are likely to lose unless Kallis really digs himself in and bats for 3 days or so, but it's going to be a pain to watch. Actually, a few of the recent washouts we had in Chennai recently were totally due to unseasonal rainfall. And the most frustrating thing was, it used to blazing sunlight the day before the match, the day after the match, but the heavens would open up JUST on match day. :banghead: Motera is famous for the 6/21 spell by Srinath and IIRC, VVS scored a 50 in that match. That was the first time I got glimpse of him.
Predator_05 Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Pred' date=' wasn't that the game where Srinath basically saved India's home record (for another 4 yrs) - taking a brilliant 6 for and destroying the SAF top order when defending a very low (160-ish, off the top of my head) target?[/quote'] That was in Ahmedabad my friend
Ram Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 I quite enjoyed India's win over SA there in '96...a cool 160 in the 2nd innings from Matchfixeruddin won India une victoire tres fin. And that was after India were bowled out for some crappy 200 score in the first innings...damn' date=' we're good[/quote'] :haha::haha: Lots of banks would have been busy that week I suppose.
Ram Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 This is going to be an excellent series. The Saffies have good ammunition in their bowling, a decent batting line-up. Our batting line-up is second to none and our bowling hasnt been better. We have a definite advantage in the spinning department but most importantly, our players have excellent preparation, having played some wonderfully tough and competitive cricket against Aus. I think one of the main reasons why we were able to win both the tests and ODIs against Pakistan was the fact that we played just before they came calling. I even recollect that there was even thread saying that generally, a team tends perform well after they had played against Aus. I predict 1-1 scoreline.
fineleg Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 This is going to be an excellent series. The Saffies have good ammunition in their bowling, a decent batting line-up. Our batting line-up is second to none and our bowling hasnt been better. We have a definite advantage in the spinning department but most importantly, our players have excellent preparation, having played some wonderfully tough and competitive cricket against Aus. I think one of the main reasons why we were able to win both the tests and ODIs against Pakistan was the fact that we played just before they came calling. I even recollect that there was even thread saying that generally, a team tends perform well after they had played against Aus. I predict 1-1 scoreline. Yep, that was my thread. Glad u liked some thread of mine :P
16 str8 Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Will be interesting to see how Steyn handles the Indian pitches. His adjustment will go a long way to determining the series imo.
cochise Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 2-0 at least to India. After the Australian tour and the strides they have made here, they will devour the South Africans at home. If the pitches are flat, then I expect Kumble, Harbhajan, R.P. Singh and Pathan (reversing) to be amongst the wickets more than Sharma, Sreesanth etc. Indian batting will plunder the SA attack of Ntini and Steyn.
siddhu Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 2-0 at least to India. After the Australian tour and the strides they have made here, they will devour the South Africans at home. If the pitches are flat, then I expect Kumble, Harbhajan, R.P. Singh and Pathan (reversing) to be amongst the wickets more than Sharma, Sreesanth etc. Indian batting will plunder the SA attack of Ntini and Steyn. actually it all depends on how Kallis and Steyn react to Indian pitches...
guju24 Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 i dont think stayn will be more effective on indian pitches...but he did bowl good in bangladesh so cant really say ...but its going to be good series since Gerry will be stepping in as a coach...
chamatkar Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Is the Tendya-clone-machine going to be ready in time for Chennai? He has a good record there....
cochise Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Telecast of India SA series Anybody know who is telecasting the series...particularly for us poor diaspora folk down under?
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