India's Tour to South Africa, 2013

[Desi Cartman]

Looking at our current form, he will be facing new ball anyway. Instead of 1st over, he maybe facing it in the 10th over

[rkt.india]

Wont do any worse than Vijay. :giggle:

[GoldenSun]

Can't wait to see if India can play Hendricks and Viljoen well on this pitch . It should be a good test.

[vishalvirsingh]

Can't wait to see if India can play Hendricks and Viljoen well on this pitch . It should be a good test.

will this be telecasted???

[King Tendulkar]

Nightmare, 1st day of warm up game wiped out by rain.

[The Realist]

This is shaping up to be a reapeat of the 2011 Eng tour. But then what do you expect with dumb and dumber (Dhoni and Fletcher) in charge. 0-4. 0-4. 0-2?

[GoldenSun]

This is shaping up to be a reapeat of the 2011 Eng tour. But then what do you expect with dumb and dumber (Dhoni and Fletcher) in charge. 0-4. 0-4. 0-2?

This is happening because India are a ragtag team with no integrity, run by a board which resembles i a dictatorship. It all begins at the top and as long as BCCI it is run by politicians, India aren't gonna win abroad.

[diga]

Anybody has a clip of "Kohli - softened up" ? Apparently Supersport, the host broadcaster uploaded some footage of Kohli getting hit by a bouncer and not so kind words from the host commentators causing a lot of heartburn in the Indian camp

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India deny pulling up SuperSport

The Indian team management has denied a report that they had pulled up the host broadcaster during the Centurion ODI for showing a clip of Virat Kohli getting injured during the first ODI with a caption that said, "Kohli - softened up". A report in Wisden India on Thursday said, "SuperSport's director was summoned to the Indian changing room during the innings interval and an explanation [was] demanded. His argument for 'editorial relevance' was countered with angry accusations of 'inappropriate behaviour', disrespect, and a suggestion that he 'sticks to the cricket' in future." An Indian team official said he was not aware of what had happened. An official communication 10 minutes later said, "Once rain stopped play we did meet the producer of SuperSport but it was for discussing something else and not about the clip shown of Virat." A SuperSport representative confirmed that "discussions" had taken place without going into details. A spokesperson said, "SuperSport is aware that discussions took place between a member of its production staff and members of the Indian touring party at SuperSport Park on 11 December. SuperSport will continue to produce the matches during the current tour to world-class specifications and with regard to editorial context." During the Wanderers ODI, Kohli was hit in the rib area by a Morne Morkel short ball. While he did not flinch or show pain on the field, he later applied an ice pack on the bruise. The clip being referred to in this incident showed the whole sequence: first his getting hit, then him with an ice pack, and then practising a pull. One of the TV commentators said the clip was shown on the request of the commentary team on air at the time because they were discussing facing fast bowling and coming back from getting hit. Members of the SuperSport commentary team said they had not been informed of any developments and were not given any instructions.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2013-14/content/story/699919.html

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. A report in Wisden India on Thursday said' date=' "SuperSport's director was summoned to the Indian changing room during the innings interval and an explanation [was'] demanded

The South Africans are loving it. Watching their team pummel MS Dhoni & Co. is giving them a lot of joy. And SuperSport, the local broadcaster, is joining the fun. Not anymore, perhaps. In an uneasy turn of events, Team India coach Duncan Fletcher gave the Vukile Majola, junior producer, SuperSport, a dressing down during the innings break of the third ODI in Centurion. Why? Because the channel was repeatedly showing footage of Virat Kohli getting hit on the rib-cage by a Morne Morkel bouncer in the first ODI of the series. The report first appeared in www.wisdenindia.com.

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Kohli, and the test of fire

India suit South Africa. They are ideal opponents, especially in home conditions which are of little assistance to spinners and make medium-pacers a liability. But it is the technical frailty of the batsmen against short-pitched fast bowling which really suits. There’s nothing better for a fast bowler’s esteem than opponents unable to protect their own ribs. After the first two games it appeared that India didn’t really care. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was his laconic self and the general reaction to a brace of maulings was a collective shrug of the shoulders. Naturally, nobody was about to admit that Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn inspired fear amongst some of the top order, but pretending there was no problem at all looked and sounded delusional. There seemed to be a good deal of evidence to suggest that Dhoni’s India really don’t care about the results of bilateral series – or perhaps it’s just South Africa which inspires diffidence. Or perhaps it is just South Africa in the Srinivasan-Lorgat era. Play as little as possible, don’t bother preparing and who cares about the results? There’s a nice trip to New Zealand coming up. Then, just when that depressing scenario began to take root and grow wings, the Indians showed some emotion. Not iceman Dhoni, of course, but the management, led by coach Duncan Fletcher. During the third game in Centurion they were offended by the host broadcaster Supersport’s editorial decision to replay the footage of Virat Kohli being struck in the ribs during the series opener at the Wanderers. Kohli was also shown holding an ice-pack to his body in the changing room and then repeatedly rehearsing the pull shot in slow-motion during a net session before the game. The caption at the beginning of the sequence read: ‘Kohli – softened up.’ It wasn’t subtle and it wasn’t flattering, but it was relevant and it was interesting. Virat Kohli arrived in South Africa with one of the finest reputations and records in the history of ODI cricket. Could he reaffirm both against fast bowling on South African pitches? It was not only a legitimate question, it was also a widely asked question. It may have been only one pull shot which he missed, but that’s the nature of batting, right? It only takes one ball. Kohli was dismissed in tame fashion in both innings he played, softly guiding catches to the ‘keeper and slip. It may have been both glib and parochial of Supersport to suggest he had been ‘softened up’, but they didn’t invent or create the footage. It happened. Only the hyper-sensitive could have a problem with it being replayed, surely? Apparently the Indian party contains some hyper-sensitive souls. Supersport’s director was summoned to the Indian changing room during the innings interval and an explanation demanded. His argument for ‘editorial relevance’ was countered with angry accusations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’, disrespect, and a suggestion that he ‘sticks to the cricket’ in future. His observation that batsmen being hit in the ribs was, in fact, part of the cricket was not well received. Batting was not just about fours and sixes, he said. This firm and frank exchange of views was the best thing that could possibly have happened for India’s reputation. It was proof that they did, in fact, care. Whether the concern was for the results or for a very fine player’s reputation remains unclear. But at least they are caring about something. South Africa played an astonishing 16 consecutive matches against Pakistan across the three formats before facing India and they bowled more than a fair share of bouncers at them. Far too many Pakistan top-order batsmen were out hooking or pulling, but they also enjoyed their moments of success, notably in winning the Abu Dhabi Test match when South Africa overdid the short ball to the point of embarrassment. By and large, however, Misbah-ul-Haq’s men were technically deficient in playing the bouncer – but they never backed away. They may have been uncomfortable, but they did their best and faced up to the challenge. The same cannot be said for several of India’s batsmen at the Wanderers and at Kingsmead. It may not be very pleasant to admit it, but Steyn surely had a point when he said India “have a problem.” There is absolutely no question about Kohli’s courage. He wasn’t around for very long after that rib tickler from Steyn but he showed no sign of flinching let alone backing away in its aftermath. But he needs to score runs in the Test series, that’s all that matters. There will be no point in defending his honour, pride and dignity unless he proves he’s worth it.

http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/kohli-test-fire/89549 :finger::finger:Neil Manthrop ,The guy hates india.All these media pressure Is good as it may wake up dhoni and co.

[diga]

India suit South Africa. They are ideal opponents, especially in home conditions which are of little assistance to spinners and make medium-pacers a liability. But it is the technical frailty of the batsmen against short-pitched fast bowling which really suits. There’s nothing better for a fast bowler’s esteem than opponents unable to protect their own ribs. After the first two games it appeared that India didn’t really care. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was his laconic self and the general reaction to a brace of maulings was a collective shrug of the shoulders. Naturally, nobody was about to admit that Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn inspired fear amongst some of the top order, but pretending there was no problem at all looked and sounded delusional. There seemed to be a good deal of evidence to suggest that Dhoni’s India really don’t care about the results of bilateral series – or perhaps it’s just South Africa which inspires diffidence. Or perhaps it is just South Africa in the Srinivasan-Lorgat era. Play as little as possible, don’t bother preparing and who cares about the results? There’s a nice trip to New Zealand coming up. Then, just when that depressing scenario began to take root and grow wings, the Indians showed some emotion. Not iceman Dhoni, of course, but the management, led by coach Duncan Fletcher. During the third game in Centurion they were offended by the host broadcaster Supersport’s editorial decision to replay the footage of Virat Kohli being struck in the ribs during the series opener at the Wanderers. Kohli was also shown holding an ice-pack to his body in the changing room and then repeatedly rehearsing the pull shot in slow-motion during a net session before the game. The caption at the beginning of the sequence read: ‘Kohli – softened up.’ It wasn’t subtle and it wasn’t flattering, but it was relevant and it was interesting. Virat Kohli arrived in South Africa with one of the finest reputations and records in the history of ODI cricket. Could he reaffirm both against fast bowling on South African pitches? It was not only a legitimate question, it was also a widely asked question. It may have been only one pull shot which he missed, but that’s the nature of batting, right? It only takes one ball. Kohli was dismissed in tame fashion in both innings he played, softly guiding catches to the ‘keeper and slip. It may have been both glib and parochial of Supersport to suggest he had been ‘softened up’, but they didn’t invent or create the footage. It happened. Only the hyper-sensitive could have a problem with it being replayed, surely? Apparently the Indian party contains some hyper-sensitive souls. Supersport’s director was summoned to the Indian changing room during the innings interval and an explanation demanded. His argument for ‘editorial relevance’ was countered with angry accusations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’, disrespect, and a suggestion that he ‘sticks to the cricket’ in future. His observation that batsmen being hit in the ribs was, in fact, part of the cricket was not well received. Batting was not just about fours and sixes, he said. This firm and frank exchange of views was the best thing that could possibly have happened for India’s reputation. It was proof that they did, in fact, care. Whether the concern was for the results or for a very fine player’s reputation remains unclear. But at least they are caring about something. South Africa played an astonishing 16 consecutive matches against Pakistan across the three formats before facing India and they bowled more than a fair share of bouncers at them. Far too many Pakistan top-order batsmen were out hooking or pulling, but they also enjoyed their moments of success, notably in winning the Abu Dhabi Test match when South Africa overdid the short ball to the point of embarrassment. By and large, however, Misbah-ul-Haq’s men were technically deficient in playing the bouncer – but they never backed away. They may have been uncomfortable, but they did their best and faced up to the challenge. The same cannot be said for several of India’s batsmen at the Wanderers and at Kingsmead. It may not be very pleasant to admit it, but Steyn surely had a point when he said India “have a problem.” There is absolutely no question about Kohli’s courage. He wasn’t around for very long after that rib tickler from Steyn but he showed no sign of flinching let alone backing away in its aftermath. But he needs to score runs in the Test series, that’s all that matters. There will be no point in defending his honour, pride and dignity unless he proves he’s worth it.

Neil Manthorp is such a condescending bastard, who in the guise of the article is trying to pull down Indians

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Neil Manthorp is such a condescending bastard' date=' who in the guise of the article is trying to pull down Indians[/quote'] Yeah he hates indians but really it was idiotic of indian team to interfere in broadcasting,Did they think it was india where bcci rules.:hysterical:

[Zanjeer]

Hopefully this will get kohli all pumped up

[~ Miss Warner ~]

Instead of crying about it the Indian team should use it as motivation to go and kick South Africa's ass. Get some spirit.

[GoldenSun]

Instead of crying about it the Indian team should use it as motivation to and kick South Africa's ass. Get some spirit.

Agreed. They seem so meek in the face of criticism and start crying :facepalm:. Honestly, they should take off their skirts.. No other professional team does these types of things.

[diga]

Agreed. They seem so meek in the face of criticism and start crying :facepalm:. Honestly' date=' they should take off their skirts.. No other professional team does these types of things.[/quote'] They are led by Dhoni who doesnt believe in aggression.. How I wish Sreesanth was there for this tour

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They are led by Dhoni who doesnt believe in aggression.. How I wish Sreesanth was there for this tour

Dhoni believes in aggression when somebody says something personal to him like swan did and he lost his cool .But otherwise if others are getting abused he is cool

[NareshK]

They are led by Dhoni who doesnt believe in aggression.. How I wish Sreesanth was there for this tour

Dhoni is the most aggressive Indian cricketer I've seen. Aggression doesnt mean jumping up and down like a monkey and sledging the opposition. The fact that you think Sreesanth is aggressive shows you know nothing about aggression. He was mentally very weak and had temperament issues.

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After the first two games it appeared that India didn’t really care. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was his laconic self and the general reaction to a brace of maulings was a collective shrug of the shoulders. Naturally, nobody was about to admit that Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn inspired fear amongst some of the top order, but pretending there was no problem at all looked and sounded delusional. There seemed to be a good deal of evidence to suggest that Dhoni’s India really don’t care about the results of bilateral series – or perhaps it’s just South Africa which inspires diffidence. Or perhaps it is just South Africa in the Srinivasan-Lorgat era. Play as little as possible, don’t bother preparing and who cares about the results? There’s a nice trip to New Zealand coming up. Then, just when that depressing scenario began to take root and grow wings, the Indians showed some emotion. Not iceman Dhoni, of course, but the management, led by coach Duncan Fletcher. During the third game in Centurion they were offended by the host broadcaster Supersport’s editorial decision to replay the footage of Virat Kohli being struck in the ribs during the series opener at the Wanderers.