India vs South Africa | 4th Test | Delhi | Dec 3-7, 2015 | Match Thread

[Aman]

Toss in about 30 minutes.

Can India make it 3-0 or will SA add some respectability with a 2-1 series defeat.

 

[Suleiman]

Hope indian brothers win the toss and have another minefield pitch prepped up. Yeh angraiz kay bachay hamay satateh hain green tops par, inkay saat yehi karna chaiyeh.

 

[Belawal2014]

Hope indian brothers win the toss and have another minefield pitch prepped up. Yeh angraiz kay bachay hamay satateh hain green tops par, inkay saat yehi karna chaiyeh.

Lol ditto! I've actually enjoyed the Saffers being decimated by spin.

 

[Zak_Fan]

Hope indian brothers win the toss and have another minefield pitch prepped up. Yeh angraiz kay bachay hamay satateh hain green tops par, inkay saat yehi karna chaiyeh.

Yeh baat !

 

[battler]

Looks like we may have the 1st 'batting' pitch of the series. In other news Hashim Amla loses the toss Again

 

[yasir]

Already hearing wicket will be phatta type. Now series is won, no need to make rank turners?? - What happened to Kholi's comments??

 

[Vayuu]

Delhi in winters can never be patta, it will swing and will turn.

 

[yasir]

Hope indian brothers win the toss and have another minefield pitch prepped up. Yeh angraiz kay bachay hamay satateh hain green tops par, inkay saat yehi karna chaiyeh.

Hindustani Aik Bar phir angraizoon se ghabra gaya haan!!! - Looks like a typical indian wicket, win toss bat first, take game to 5th day and see if you can get them by spin

 

[Justcrazy]

India win toss and will bat

 

[Justcrazy]

Rohit sharma is going to bowl seam up in first innings.

 

[Belawal2014]

How bad has Kohli been this series?

 

[Justcrazy]

Morkel to Vijay ......... game starts

 

[Justcrazy]

SA need wickets here , otherwise another loss on here

 

[Suleiman]

Kohli seems to be a little past his best. Anderson has rattled him. Think he has fallen off the current top 5 test batsman list, he's now just a little below guys like Steve Smith, Joe Root, Joe Burns.

 

[LastManstanding]

Kohli seems to be a little past his best. Anderson has rattled him. Think he has fallen off the current top 5 test batsman list, he's now just a little below guys like Steve Smith, Joe Root, Joe Burns.

On his current form, he doesn't deserve to be in the team.

 

[Justcrazy]

Not much help for Bowlers.

 

[battler]

Not much help for Bowlers.

A flat patta created for kohli to ton up

 

[Justcrazy]

5 / 0

5 overs

 

[battler]

Snooze-worthy start

 

[Belawal2014]

Booooooring.

 

[Suleiman]

Snooze-worthy start

For a second I thought Pakistan's ODI team was batting first.

But then I realized there weren't enough runouts

 

[Belawal2014]

Loww mee. Love you Viru!

 

[Justcrazy]

Nothing happening , slow start by India , cautious approach.

 

[Thivagar]

Black South African batsman.....interesting.

 

[Thivagar]

Delhi in winters can never be patta, it will swing and will turn.

Ya ya ya we heard that many times.

 

[Thivagar]

Kohli seems to be a little past his best. Anushka has rattled him. Think he has fallen off the current top 5 test batsman list, he's now just a little below guys like Steve Smith, Joe Root, Joe Burns.

Corrected for accuracy.

 

[Thivagar]

Boring start, don't wanna watch, got an exam tomorrow and the day after but don't wanna study, and snapchat is crashing. Life can be very difficult sometimes.

 

[Justcrazy]

14 / 0

10 overs

 

[Belawal2014]

Boring start, don't wanna watch, got an exam tomorrow and the day after but don't wanna study, and snapchat is crashing. Life can be very difficult sometimes.

 

[Thivagar]

Indian fans are nowhere to be seen. Looks like they are nervous about India batting first. They'll be all here by the time Ashwin starts running over SA chokers.

 

[Thivagar]

LMAOOO noball, dismissal reversed.

 

[Belawal2014]

Overstep and pay the price.

 

[Belawal2014]

Tough luck.

 

[yasir]

That is harsh on bowler!! - Benefit of doubt in this case goes to bowler. This was not a no ball

 

[Zak_Fan]

Expecting an innings win here. Let's hope the pitch isn't too flat.

 

[Justcrazy]

Is this a wicket where we will se draw ?

 

[Thivagar]

That is harsh on bowler!! - Benefit of doubt in this case goes to bowler. This was not a no ball

No it still goes to the batsmen. He must be proven out.

 

[Thivagar]

Dhawan is ugly to watch. Piedt is an uninspiring bowler, doesn't even use the run up to his advantage.

 

[LastManstanding]

Dhawan is going to score big today.

 

[Justcrazy]

Cut , lovely cut.

 

[Thivagar]

No one wants to see Pujaara apart from fake Test lovers, bring on Kohli.

 

[battler]

Vijay
Looked very circumspect today.

 

[Justcrazy]

vijay gone

 

[Zak_Fan]

Is it just me or does Vijay really look much more assured in tougher conditions? I think tough challenges bring the best out of him.

 

[ChachaCricket]

How's the pitch?

 

[LastManstanding]

No one wants to see Pujaara apart from fake Test lovers, bring on Kohli.

You seem frustrated today. Exam pressure?

 

[yasir]

Is it just me or does Vijay really look much more assured in tougher conditions? I think tough challenges bring the best out of him.

I believe he was sick (stomach upset or something like that), generally he is very solid. One of the best Indian test batsman, not just indian, but one of the best test opener in the world.

 

[Belawal2014]

Who says Pujara can't hit sixes?

 

[yasir]

Come on, Imran bowls too many rubbish deliveries. There is a reason Captain has no confidence in him

 

[Passionate Observer]

Smash Saffers! #ShowNoMercy
Come on India!

 

[Passionate Observer]

I'm sick and tired of seeing Saffers in India, I mean honestly can't stand the sight of them anymore, can't wait for them to get on their plane and head back. Lets hope they receive an epic thrashing once again and leave India with their heads held down in shame and humiliation.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Pujara loses his stump once again.

India, in a spot of bother at 67 for 3

 

[BaaliSoda]

Despite his gritty comeback hundred against SL few months ago, Pujara still seems to be very shaky with his technique/confidence. there are way too many soft dismissals from him in the last 4 tests.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Dane Piedt is bowling too short for this track.

 

[Justcrazy]

This is good pitch , India likely to get a big total here.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Good partnership by these two.

 

[LastManstanding]

Time for talent to earn his keep.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Haha epic dismissal of Kohli.

 

[#GreenRoars]

And here we go, drop catch.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Rohit Sharma trying to hit a six, but caught safely by Tahir

 

[WC-Passion]

Kohli averaging 39 this year, some Indians being harsh on him.

However, this year averaging 36 in ODI's.

 

[Amjid Javed]

India 137/5 They should get to 150 and declare, should be enough of a lead on day 1 with the way S.A have flopped in this series.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Indiar on top here, they scored enough

 

[LastManstanding]

Rohit

 

[Justcrazy]

every game same story . Now Indian lower order will wag and get a decent total , SA will be knocked by spinners

 

[LastManstanding]

No Mishra to save our ass this time

 

[Justcrazy]

SA will need to get remaining wickets quickly

 

[Pantani]

Rohit Never change!

50.1
Piedt to RG Sharma, OUT, flighted ball on off stump, and that is a shocker of a shot. Goes for the big hit, with long-on back on the rope, and hits it straight down the fielder's throat. Maybe he was trying to hit it wider, over midwicket, maybe, but the ball didn't turn as much as he expected, but in any case, it seemed the oddest time to be playing such a shot.

 

[Justcrazy]

Saha is gritty character , not easy to get rid.

 

[LastManstanding]

Rahane is our last hope to cross 200.

 

[BigBoy123]

How is the pitch , is it like Nagpur? If yes VK should declare

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[LastManstanding]

Abbott has been impressive.

 

[battler]

This is not a hard pitch at all.
It might be a bit difficult to score, but it's not that tough to survive.
Indian batting absolutely sucks.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Our batting is worse than minnow level . BD would have done way better here. No sarcasm.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Our batting is worse than minnow level . BD would have done way better here. No sarcasm.

Batting from both sides through out the series on poor level. Thanks to bowlers.

 

[Passionate Observer]

WTH? Not again India

From 60/1 to 142/6, this is shambolic stuff from Indian batsmen getting bundled out time and time again against this joke of a bowling attack in Indian conditions, This is unacceptable!

 

[IndianWillow]

Indian batting sucks. Rohit hasn't learned one thing since he started playing tests.

 

[IndianWillow]

India lucky that Steyn is not playing. Series result could have been different.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Not to belittle SA's effort (Abbot's been superb throughout the day) this afternoon but this is some pretty awful cricket from our batsmen.

 

[Executioner]

India's batting in tests is rather ordinary. Dhawan and Rohit don't belong here