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

[Don Sharma]

One more match would have been a fitting finale to a great test series.

[TheWall]

Congrats to SA for their fine display in this series,:two_thumbs_up: but still India is NO.1 and hey ur still the official 'chokers' :haha:

[Sachinism]

I couldn't watch a single delivery in the entire series' date=' but even on cricinfo's text commentary, I enjoyed the matches. Amla played brilliantly scoring a century on each outing. Kallis was is usual brilliant self. I still can't believe they took the last match to the last nine deliveries. But that made the last wicket that much more thrilling.[/quote'] Me too, but I've made sure to catch highlights.

[Sachinism]

Going by cricinfo/cricbuzz commentary Ishant had some good spells and some poor spells. I guess thats an improvement from all poor spells

[flamy]

Me too' date=' but I've made sure to catch highlights.[/quote'] it'll be awesome highlights tonite for me :yay:

[kabira]

Btw, Smith was good in presentation ceremony. Did not look like sore loser and showed disappointment. Have a Good Journey back home and come back for IPL.

[DomainK]

Me too' date=' but I've made sure to catch highlights.[/quote'] I couldnt even watch the highlights. But hoping that someone would upload it somewhere.

[Online]

Test cricket is alive and kicking Thanks to both teams for some great cricket

[Sachinism]

I couldnt even watch the highlights. But hoping that someone would upload it somewhere.

desitorrent acrossthetasman bwtorrents if you wanna watch online cricket-online.tv

[thevortex]

Sorry but Mishra did not bowl anywhere close to being praised. His only spell of good bowling came yesterday when he got Smith and Kallis bowling a line which a leg spinner needs to - middle and leg. Today he was innocuous and easily handled - even by the tailenders. If he is India's No.2 spinner, then well, we ought to be very worried. :)

[straight.drive]

This is test cricket at its best. Big and noisy crowd, two evenly matched teams fighting out till the last ball, a player under the axe pushes his team over the line. And Amla has just played the best innings of his life. :hatsoff: :hatsoff:

[Guest BossBhai]

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[akshayxyz]

to BCCI, RCA: scrap the ODI series and lets play a decider

[flamy]

ok done. :aha:

[The Outsider]

According to some here, no one can teach tailenders batting and they are born to be doomed.

[Sachinism]

India's hunger for number 1 took them to a win

Harbhajan Singh, whose five-for won India a tense game against South Africa, has said their hunger to retain the No.1 ranking motivated them in their spirited comeback in Kolkata after an innings-defeat in the first Test in Nagpur. "We wanted to be at the top of the table; we know we have the players to keep being No 1," Harbhajan said after the game. "We are very happy and it's fantastic to win the way we did. The heart was pumping in the end." Harbhajan, who has a tremendous record at the Eden Gardens with 46 wickets in seven Tests at 21.76, kept picking wickets at crucial moments for India amid a determined South African resistance led by Hashim Amla's heroic, unbeaten 127. His effort was significant, for India were without Zaheer Khan, who pulled his muscle to be ruled out of the Test as well as the subsequent ODI series. "This was probably a better wicket than Nagpur. We played fantastic cricket , the way we bowled on the first day and the way we batted. Today we just bowled with three bowlers but have done the job," Harbhajan said. "Eden has been special to me. I don't know what it but I have done well here always." Hashim Amla, adjudged both man of the match and of the series, ended up unbeaten on 123. "I am feeling tired," he said after the game. "I am very disappointed in losing this game. We could have saved it; there wasn't anything unplayable in the wicket." Amla's vigil - he batted for more than six hours - ended when Morkel was out after a last-wicket stand lasting more than 20 overs. "Morne and I were just having some fun out there. He played really well and so did Parnell earlier. Fortunately, Morne and Parnell are decent batsmen and took lots of pressure of me." Amla ended the series with 490 runs, and one dismissal, and was the most influential batsman on either team. "I am being just grateful that I have had a good tour," he said. "I now have the one-dayers to look forward to."

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/current/story/448904.html

[Guest Gunner]

According to some here' date=' no one can teach tailenders batting and they are born to be doomed.[/quote'] But...but...why was goddy protecting the tailenders in that match 10 years ago.. :dontknow:

[flamy]

u feeling me brah?

[Anakin]

^^^^:giggle:

[Karan114]

Dhoni salutes bowlers for memorable victory Dhoni salutes bowlers for memorable victory STAFF WRITER 17:18 HRS IST Kolkata, Feb 18 (PTI) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today doffed his hat to his lion-hearted bowlers for scripting the home team's dramatic series-levelling win over South Africa in the second Test here today. Dhoni said getting seven South African wickets in the final session of the opening day tilted the game in his team's favour and even though the side missed Zaheer Khan -- who had strained a leg muscle -- today, the likes of Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra shouldered the extra burden and delivered the goods. "The bowlers were really great. The wicket did nothing on the first day. It was not a turner as such but Mishy (Mishra) and Bhajji (Harbhajan) bowled really well," Dhoni said after India beat South Africa to level the series and retain their number one Test team's status. "Today we didn't have Zaheer and the bowlers bowled really well. http://www.ptinews.com/news/524121_Dhoni-salutes-bowlers-for-memorable-victory