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

[EnterTheVoid]

The hunger to be the best, respect, total, total, total respect, really admirable trait.

[Sachinism]

Yeh great job by the bowlers, especially on coming back after the partnership

[King Tendulkar]

Just love the place:two_thumbs_up:

[putrevus]

welcome back to mother earth fkers...

When they win in Nagpur it is like wow, what a great bowling by their fast bowlers,and Indian bowlers are crap. even though India win by just three bowlers still they crap India won because of their batting.Wtf Indian bowlers never have chance to win.

[vvvslaxman]

Discussing the 2nd test between India and SA at Kolkata, 2010 They played decently with good spirit on the field despite their multiple cliched interviews. No complaints. On the field they behave far better than Punter's boyz.

[patriot]

Attention: Micky Arthur. Is this the same old South Africa ? Is this the same old South Africa, ever so pathetic and vulnerable against spin ? :finger: And ever ready to choke at the slightest hint of pressure ? :finger: We won a World Cup and reached the finals of another on the lightening fast pitches in South Africa. What have you achieved in India :finger: apart from a single series victory a decade back against a disoriented Indian side ?

[Ranjha]

What a joker this Micky Arthur is...He was questioning Harbhajan singh's role in the team and asking him to be dropped..He has certainly lost his marbles.

[Serani]

Maybe they will win the WC next year?

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Kirsten the magician : Micky Arthur On a high India’s body language is encouraging and the players’ heads don’t drop under pressure. More... Kirsten the magician Micky Arthur Kolkata, February 17, 2010 On a high India’s body language is encouraging and the players’ heads don’t drop under pressure Whatever happens on the final day of the second Test, it has been a wonderful series — a pity that there wasn’t time to play three or even four Test matches between the world’s top ranked teams. If the weather does play a part in helping the Proteas get out of jail, then Graeme Smith and his boys may well feel that it was their turn for a bit of luck. We squared the T20 series against England when rain gave the tourists a highly dubious D/L victory and then lost the ODI series 2-1 with two matches washed out. Although rain played no significant part in the Test series, it still felt like the elements were conspiring against us with England twice hanging on to draws with nine wickets down. So, while nobody can doubt that India have played better cricket in Kolkata, there is no reason for South Africa to feel embarrassed if they have a bit of luck in winning the series. I reckon Hashim Amla and Alviro Petersen were about an hour away from batting South Africa into a near invincible position on the first day. Not only were they scoring quickly, had they batted until 40 minutes before the close of play, there wouldn’t have been time for the collapse which saw India turn the match on its head. As much as South Africa failed to capitalise on a fantastic platform, the home side deserves the highest praise for fighting its way back from what must have felt like an impossible situation. As always, it is the players who have to perform and they are the ones who deserve the credit, but I can see how positively the Indian players are thinking — their body language is constantly encouraging and their heads don’t drop when they are under pressure. I hardly need to state the obvious but that wasn’t always the case and much credit should be given to Gary Kirsten and his (South African!) assistants, Paddy Upton and Eric Simons. Zaheer is a world-class performer and it must have been encouraging to see Ishant bowl a couple of tremendous, aggressive spells of fast bowling — including one of the spells of the match to Hashim Amla on either side of his century — a period in which the Test was turned upside down. But equally important, yet again, was the pace at which Viru scores his runs. Dhoni would never have been able to declare at the end of the third day had Viru not scored 160 at anything like a ‘normal’ rate. I believe his innings earned his team an entire session of extra time in which to try and win the game. As far as my personal situation is concerned, I have to confess that the novelty of being at home all the time — and being happily unemployed — is beginning to wear off. I have started considering all the offers and proposals I have received and some of the challenges are mouth-watering. I may even reappear on the international circuit in one capacity or another, sooner than most people might have thought. Including me.

[Sachinism]

Old article is old

[achilles]

Aye aye Mr.Arthur :hatsoff:

[flamy]

Old article is old

:hysterical::hysterical:

[kabira]

Surprisingly he did not mention Bhajji anywhere

[atul]

yeah what ever giving credit to his country mates ..

[patriot]

On a high India’s body language is encouraging and the players’ heads don’t drop under pressure. More... Kirsten the magician Micky Arthur But equally important, yet again, was the pace at which Viru scores his runs. Dhoni would never have been able to declare at the end of the third day had Viru not scored 160 at anything like a ‘normal’ rate. I believe his innings earned his team an entire session of extra time in which to try and win the game. .

Umm. Patriot said this before the former Protea coach, on a thread that's gone 4 pages and had him cop alot of abuse from a gang of the followers of some cult. http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=208678 :secret: