Proteas have special plans for Sehwag

[vamos_rafa]

South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl said his team has worked out special strategies to counter the furious batting of swashbuckling India opener Virender Sehwag during the three-match Test series. “We definitely have a few plans for (Sehwag),†coach Corrie van Zyl told the Afrikaans daily Beeld. “Sehwag would realise very quickly that he was now in South Africa and not on the tame pitches of his homeland. I know he has been successful against us in the past, but that was mainly in India. Look at his record in South Africa. It is easier to bowl to him here than in India, where the bowlers are punished heavily for every small error,†Van Zyl said. Sehwag was recently described as the most destructive batsman in world cricket today by West Indian legend Vivian Richards and the Indian opener is currently toiling hard to get acclimatised with the conditions here. Team India coach Gary Kirsten said Sehwag was of immeasurable value to the team. “Even if he gets just 30 or 40, he does it so fast that he always places the opposition's bowlers under pressure. He also makes it much easier for the other batsmen around him, by taking the pressure of them,†Kirsten said. Sehwag has hit five centuries against South Africa in 12 Tests, with his 319 off just 304 balls against the Proteas in Chennai in 2008 remaining his highest Test score.

[Cricketics]

Man i so want him to score a double or triple ton in South Africa this time around.

[Roshanrocks]

Indian players are really being quiet here, we only hear comments from the proteas... may be our players are being cautious knowing our first test weakness :hmmm:

[cowboysfan]

ofcourse they have,if viru gets going then they are history.

[fineleg]

Indian players are really being quiet here, we only hear comments from the proteas... may be our players are being cautious knowing our first test weakness :hmmm:

Its good that the Indian team members are quiet. Let the SAffers yap around. We have a point or two to prove to the SAffers and we should do it on the field. That will shut the proteas' yapping. Let the bat and the ball do the talking.

[vamos_rafa]

Its good that the Indian team members are quiet. Let the SAffers yap around. We have a point or two to prove to the SAffers and we should do it on the field. That will shut the proteas' yapping. Let the bat and the ball do the talking.

Yeah even I like this approach. Moreover we generally don't do this whole business of giving it back to the opposition. SG used to do it and I remember Zak doing it in b'lore in 2008. And the very famous comment of Sehwag in B'desh being an "ordinary" side. :hysterical: But generally our players prefer keeping quiet.

[panesarv]

Every team says this before the start of every series.

[vamos_rafa]

Every team says this before the start of every series.

Player is ok,but its their coach who seems to be having a verbal diarrhea.

[ravishingravi]

Yeah, i think the masterplan is to ball at the sumps an tuck him up with occasional bouncer. I wonder how it worked when Sehwag scored 300.

[Rajiv]

They have plans for Sehwag..ok How abt Gambhir, Darvid, Tendulkar, Laxman U wlil see flat patta wickets here

[saneindian]

They said the same thing when they were in India for the test series early this year. What was the result? 109 in 139 balls and 165 in 174 balls. More they yap, more insecure they sound.

[fineleg]

van Zyl said his team has worked out special strategies What special strategy LOL! Dont give him width, chin music, cramp him for room, bowl negative line and frustrate him into making a false shot. These are standard strategies :haha: van Zyl :bubblegum: just making it appear like some out of the world strategy is there :bubblegum:

[jibranpatel15]

They said the same thing when they were in India for the test series early this year. What was the result? 109 in 139 balls and 165 in 174 balls. More they yap, more insecure they sound.

That is on Indian national highway wickets buddy not on SA movement wickets :yay: Watch out for that don't u find any diffrence in wickets :laugh. :laugh:

[saneindian]

van Zyl said his team has worked out special strategies What special strategy LOL! Dont give him width, chin music, cramp him for room, bowl negative line and frustrate him into making a false shot. These are standard strategies :haha: van Zyl :bubblegum: just making it appear like some out of the world strategy is there :bubblegum:

Not to forget having a third man, deep point and deep cover from ball one :--D

[vamos_rafa]

“Record books don’t lie”, said South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl, while reminding India of their rather unimpressive past performances here as the battle of wits continued between the two sides ahead of the Test series starting on Thursday. India are the world’s number one Test side but van Zyl said they just need to look at the record books to know what an enormous task awaits them here. Even India coach Gary Kirsten has declared that without a series win in South Africa, the visitors cannot regard themselves as the best Test side in the world. “We don’t pay much attention to what the Indian goals are in the series, but rather concentrate on what is ahead of us,” Van Zyl was quoted as saying by ‘Sport24.com’ “They are an experienced team with much depth regarding their batting and bowling, but the record books never lie,” he added. Not to be outdone by van Zyl, Kirsten said the Indians have become a different side in the past couple of years. “If you look at our performances and results over the past two years you can understand why we are the number one team,” said Kirsten. But as van Zyl pointed out, the record books indeed don’t paint an impressive picture for India. On four previous tours, the Indians could not win a series and have won only once in 12 Tests - their only triumph coming in 2006 in Johannesburg.

Another one from SAFFIE coach... Is he from Pakistan??

[Sachinism]

Poor Saffers are trying everything here to gain an advantage. One after the other. Maybe half the stuff is being hyped by the media though :dontknow:

[Sachin=GOD]

It will make no difference to Sehwag' date=' he's gonna bat as usual in attacking style :--D[/quote'] this.

[vamos_rafa]

Corrie van Zyl, the South Africa coach, has said experience in Twenty20 events like the IPL or the Champions League are unlikely to help India's batsmen handle the South African conditions during their three-Test series which starts on Thursday in Centurion. "When you play here as an IPL team or in the Champions League, you play on wickets that are a lot slower and flatter," van Zyl said at a press conference in Johannesburg. "They might feel a lot more comfortable touring because of those experiences, but in terms of conditions such as the pace and the bounce, I don't think they would have an advantage. It's not easy to get used to South African conditions if you haven't been playing in them for a while." The Twenty20 tournaments - IPL 2009 and Champions League 2010 - were held in the months of April-May and September-October respectively, times when South African pitches are traditionally known to be slower. Pace and bounce really become a factor in December and January and, for that reason, van Zyl thinks the Indians will have a lot of adapting to do. The South African media has been making threatening noises about how the hosts desire to exploit the home advantage and van Zyl confirmed that view. "We are hopefully going to play on wickets that will benefit our style of play. There's been a lot of talk about pace and bounce and yes, that's what we would like to see from our South African wickets." With a pace attack that's spearheaded by Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel and an Indian line-up that's become known for its vulnerability against the short ball, the hosts' strategy is quite clear. van Zyl is, however, mindful of the fact that the Indian bowlers are looking forward to responsive wickets too and so believes the team that executes its plans better will do better. "If we think that the Indians don't have bowlers that can bowl well on bouncy wickets then we are mistaken," he said. "It's about who handles the bounce and the pace the best." The South African camp assembled in Johannesburg on Sunday and has been scheduled to begin training on Monday. Wet weather delayed their morning session by two hours, but they did manage to spend some time on the field at the Wanderers.

Again!!! Is he being paid to bark in public like this? Or are the South African actually afraid of the prospect of losing to India and hence are making all sorts of noises to let the world know that they are prepared.

[maniac]

Either this guy is insecure or he may have some new ground-breaking strategy that may revolutionize the game. Gameplan for Sehwag is a statement we hear every series and still somehow he ends up making a lot of runs,lets see if Van Zyl can back his statement.

[sandeep]

If sehwag plays well, we will win this series. Saffies know that - they can talk all they want, but they know this and there's a bit of yellow in those green pants already.