Spare some thought for Kallis

[Ranjha]

Yup smith just left captaincy...He is still gonna play

[vvvslaxman]

As Outsider said.. he is part of the problem. He has been there before. So he should know what to do what not to do.

[Sachin=GOD]

Just left captaincy' date=' right? Not retired[/quote'] Retired from ODIs. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-20/news/29148454_1_proteas-graeme-smith-test-squad

[zaheer]

He doesn't even judge the ball. :p Just EAT the ball!

FIXED!! :hysterical:

[Sid]

I still dont know how they managed to win Champions Trophy in 1998,must have been a choke free year that .

[Sachin=GOD]

I still dont know how they managed to win Champions Trophy in 1998' date='[b']must have been a choke free year that .

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[yoda]

I am with Outy. SAF batsmen took way too many chances than necessary. Also, that Oram catch wasn't that tough. He simply had to run a bit and ofc being tall helped. Now compare it with shot Viv hit in 1983 finals and you will know what I mean.

[bear23]

great player. a little behind in the strike rate department in ODIs

[Chandan]

Someone spare a thought for Greame Smith also - he has just retired from ODIs. Solid batsman, very good captain............................and a grade A whinner :hatsoff::hatsoff:

Has he retired from ODIs? I thought he just gave up the captaincy! Where does he say that retires from ODIs? Any links?

[ravishingravi]

There is no question with sympathizing with anyone be it Kallis or Tendulkar. Teams win tournaments.

[gaurav92]

It was a brain freeze moment - asking rate of 4.5' date=' deflated opposition, sluggish pitch, and a short batting line up. There was absolutely no need for the shot. While watching the Kallis-Smith and Kallis-de Villiers partnership I always felt they were taking too many risks than necessary for such an easy chase. Just a few minutes back, he had miscued a lofted shot off Vettori as well.[/quote'] But they were still scoring at less than 4.5-4.6 an over. That means they were too weak to score without taking risks :hehe: