Discussing the 2nd test between India and SA at Kolkata, 2010

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Gambhir injures forearm India opener Gautam Gambhir suffered a left forearm injury when he was hit by a rising Morne Morkel delivery in the fourth over of the Indian innings on the second day of the second cricket Test against South Africa on Monday. More... Gambhir injures forearm Kolkata, February 15, 2010 India opener Gautam Gambhir suffered a left forearm injury when he was hit by a rising Morne Morkel delivery in the fourth over of the Indian innings on the second day of the second cricket Test against South Africa on Monday. Gambhir took a single but signalled to the dressing room and the physio Nitin Patel attended to him. After his dismissal, Gambhir was taken to a local X-ray clinic "as a preventuve measure", team sources told IANS. Though there was swelling, the X-ray did not reveal any bone damage. In the afternoon, Gambhir returned to the dressing room with a bandage on the left arm

[patriot]

Sanjay Manjrekar and Chappelli on inhuman Sehwag http://http://www.cricinfo.com/?tab=video&uri=channels%2F340009%2F780846 Manjrekar can't control his absolute utter awe of Sehwag. Ian Chappell too can't help but chuckle on the great man's extraordinary achievments. What this man will have achieved in test match batting at the end of his career will be something as hard to overcome as Bradman's batting average. :hatsoff:

[SRT PWNS]

Indeed, Sehwag is truly amazing! Verru PWNS!

[flamy]

:hail::hail::hail: Viru :hail::hail:

[Guest DeveGowda]

Ditto here...it will Mission impossible to find one more veeru in future...:hatsoff:

[Karan114]

:hatsoff::hatsoff::hatsoff::hatsoff:

[coffee_rules]

I called it a day at lunch. Sehwag had just been dropped and I thought Sehwag will not last long. Should have waited for the post-lunch mayhem. 100s from Tendulkar also. Altho, would have beeb good to have one of them at the end of the day. But overall I am happy with India's innings so far. If we can get another 100 from the bottom 5 wkts (should be possible with Laxman and Dhoni around), a lead of 150-160 is very good cushion. I will take this performance any day.

[King Tendulkar]

Just love the place. Must play there all the time. The atmosphere is always crackling. Have loved the two days there so far. To me its the home of indian cricket. And leave politics out of it, as all fans/players from both india and oppo would want to play there. The place is special and we must play there regularly.

[achilles]

Viru :adore:

[achilles]

When was the last time any Indian bowler did this??? The only incident which comes to my mind is Irfan's skull cracking bouncer to Mark Vermeulen way back in 2004.

[Deleted_User_1]

They needed to score 500 odd.....does not seem that will happen. India will get bundled out for 375 odd. Strike two..... :((

[King Tendulkar]

Corrie van Zyl, the South Africa coach, has said Virender Sehwag's aggressive batting and the vociferous crowd at Eden Gardens unnerved his bowlers in Kolkata. Sehwag scored 165 - his hundred came off 87 balls - and Sachin Tendulkar composed 106 to give India the lead by the end of the second day. "It is unsettling to everybody, yes," van Zyl said. "The fact that he [sehwag] scores so quickly and gets the crowd behind hi, so all of that is unsettling." The indiscipline of South Africa's bowlers was surprising given the havoc Dale Steyn and co caused, less than a week ago in Nagpur, with sustained pace, accurate lines and consistent lengths. Today they failed to stick to those plans and shied away as soon as the opposition made an aggressive move. The mistakes started at the top. Both Steyn and Morne Morkel tried to step on the accelerator constantly instead of maintaining attacking lengths. Wayne Parnell's inexperience came to fore when he tried too hard, too fast. Paul Harris forgot he needed to use flight and variations to work batsmen out instead of being obsessed with pitching in the rough. "We were too full at times and the short balls were the least run-scoring balls," van Zyl said. It did not help that most of the South Africans were playing at the imposing Eden Gardens for the first time. The crowds here have always played a big hand in India's victories and for a young cricketer it can be an overwhelming influence. Today, as Sehwag and Tendulkar capitalised on the constant supply of loose balls, the crowd of 40,000 odd went berserk. They even cheered each time Ian Gould signaled a wide when Harris' negative line strayed too far outside leg. Despite the pressure, van Zyl said the most important mistake his players committed was to not follow strategies. "That is the time when you have to stick to the game plans and get back to the basics and that is something we did not do. One thing about strategies is executing them, which is the most important thing." He also said the bowling performance today lacked the patience that was evident in their success in Nagpur. van Zyl, however, remained confident South Africa would bounce back especially after they dismissed Sehwag and Tendulkar in the last hour of the day. With light showers predicted in the mornings, an interesting finish is a strong possibility. "Those last three wickets, out of which two were really big, have set us up for a good day tomorrow," he said.

[zubinpepsi]

its a shame that we dont play often there.. itsa great venue.... India should play tests against top teams only in some reputed great grounds like ( just how Aussies have play the big games in big venues.....) 1.Calcutta 2.Mumbai 3.Chennai 4.Mohali 5. Delhi and 6.Bangalore. hate to see politics playing a part in choosing the venue..

[Gunner_Mania]

Which India will show up? Do they have the hunger to stay at No. 1? Time will tell.

So what is your assessment now? Do they have the hunger to stay at No. 1?

[Lord]

link not working:hitler: Viru:hail:

[yoda]

what a treat it is to watch this guy bat and that too against some of the best current bowling. :hatsoff:

[DomainK]

Inhuman? I think superhuman would be a better expression.

[Guest Hiten.]

Manjrekar is a two-faced fickle *****, who would in no time start questioning the players' caliber as soon as his forms dips. I never take anything seriously when this bastard gives out his opinion. As I said earlier, had Sehwag not played a rash shot in the first innings at Nagpur there would have been talks about dull and boring draw. His centuries not only come faster but are bulkier. The faster you wipe out your deficit or get closer to opponents' score, the more pressure you put on them. This man is sheer genius

[DomainK]

Manjrekar is a two-faced fickle *****' date= who would in no time start questioning the players' caliber as soon as his forms dips. I never take anything seriously when this bastard gives out his opinion. As I said earlier, had Sehwag not played a rash shot in the first innings at Nagpur there would have been talks about dull and boring draw. His centuries not only come faster but are bulkier. The faster you wipe out your deficit or get closer to opponents' score, the more pressure you put on them. This man is sheer genius

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[Karan114]

Don't worry, VVS and MSD will smash hundreds and we will go much, much past 500 :--D Seriously speaking, the late wickets have put us back for sure, but if we can somehow eke out another 100 runs with the remaining wickets then we can put some pressure on their batsmen. Of course, they only need to draw and may shut up shop.