KL Rahul’s undefeated 70 helps India to reach 208/8 at stumps on Day 1 of the 1st Test against South Africa

[MANU ROY]

can India score 350

Can India score 150

 

[Devadwal]

can India score 350

They are not even cross 200

 

[MANU ROY]

Lol wicket gone

 

[kron]

Asian teams will never win as long as they produce such pathetic strokeless batsmen.

Who said SA don't care about tests. They love tests

 

[Devadwal]

24-3 .no pant so 130 all out incoming

 

[jnaveen1980]

What a pitiful way to get out. Strangle down. Pathetic.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Jaiswal looked the best out there. But he was set up nicely.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

if they can give chance to Srikar Bharat then they can give a chance to upendra yadavView attachment 140675

the point i am making is whatever his stats, was this enough for regional favouritism?

 

[MANU ROY]

I told you all this burger guy destroye India

 

[kron]

Haha. Gill should quit cricket. I think 50 all out.

Dancing mcqueen iyer to bat now. Thank you india for these gifts.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

He dint tour last 2 times. Faked an injury.

Were you the physio, team doctor, masseur? some pretty big ilzaam you are laying, without having an iota of proof.....just trolling and shooting your gob off...dude - we get it, your guys are 0-12 or whatever stuff of legends .....this is just ur coping mech

 

[Rajdeep]

All the 3 wickets were gifted due to poor shots. Indians should not cry for the pitch or conditions.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Hope they waste a ot of deliveries by bowling bouncers.

 

[kron]

I told you all this burger guy destroye India

Asian teams trait is to make new superstars every time they tour.

 

[kron]

All the 3 wickets were gifted due to poor shots. Indians should not cry for the pitch or conditions.

Indian batsmen just xant play swing

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

3 down...good review by SAF....this site page will be buzzin now...

 

[kron]

Were you the physio, team doctor, masseur? some pretty big ilzaam you are laying, without having an iota of proof.....just trolling and shooting your gob off...dude - we get it, your guys are 0-12 or whatever stuff of legends .....this is just ur coping mech

Repeat after me. Rohit is trash. Again. Repeat again and again till it syncs.

 

[kron]

Time to cake cut. Kohli hit 4. Ipl stars

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Repeat after me. Rohit is trash. Again. Repeat again and again till it syncs.

Wow...take your tonics on time...and remain tied up

 

[Swashbuckler]

Indians and Asian sides in general have no clue about pitches and conditions. Ashwin won't won't anything here. He averages 60 in SA. Or something like that.

Exactly. Ashwin should have been played in Eng for his drift, Jadeja should play in SA because of his batting. Both are decent in Australia though. Indian team management is clueless.

 

[kron]

Wow...take your tonics on time...and remain tied up

You might need to take your bipolar pills. Or maybe admit yourself quick.

 

[kron]

Exactly. Ashwin should have been played in Eng for his drift, Jadeja should play in SA because of his batting. Both are decent in Australia though. Indian team management is clueless.

Same as pakistan. Asian team are masters is mismanagement.

 

[kron]

Nearly gone LOLLLLL

Dancing mcqueen iyer

 

[MANU ROY]

India need to kick out kohli rohit gill rahul iyer from test side and bring new players

 

[kron]

Looks like india have to get pieced up on boxing day. Will be a good sparring session for SA

 

[Swashbuckler]

Gill is so overrated, can't believe they compare him with young Sachin or Kohli. Anyday Abdullah Shafique over this so called prince.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Exactly. Ashwin should have been played in Eng for his drift, Jadeja should play in SA because of his batting. Both are decent in Australia though. Indian team management is clueless.

Jadeja is injured hence Ashwin.

 

[kron]

Gill is so overrated, can't believe they compare him with young Sachin or Kohli. Anyday Abdullah Shafique over this so called prince.

He had like one good series vs aus. Flash In a pan. Jaiswal looked 10 time better.

 

[MANU ROY]

Gill is so overrated, can't believe they compare him with young Sachin or Kohli. Anyday Abdullah Shafique over this so called prince.

Gill can't play test that's it

 

[kron]

Jadeja is injured hence Ashwin.

Again ashwin is useless in such conditions. Should have gone with a pace bowling all rounder if you have any.

 

[kron]

Gill can't play test that's it

Can't play odi either.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Nearly gone LOLLLLL

Dancing mcqueen iyer

Can't complain about Iyer when you carry Gill in the XI. Iyer will at least try to be positive here. In challenging conditions Gill plays 20 balls and scores 2.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Again ashwin is useless in such conditions. Should have gone with a pace bowling all rounder if you have any.

No pace AR in the squad. We should have gone with Easwaran, domestic stalwart but for some reason Kohli PR doesn't like him.

 

[MANU ROY]

Can't play odi either.

Don't agree with that

 

[MANU ROY]

No pace AR in the squad. We should have gone with Easwaran, domestic stalwart but for some reason Kohli PR doesn't like him.

Why they don't like him

 

[Devadwal]

This test is not over so why so much whining . India still can score competitive score.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Gill is only good in Ahmedabad's flat pitch, but even there he failed miserably in the WC final.

Can't play spin, can't play swing, can't play seam, can't play in pressure situations. But he is the chosen one with all lucrative contracts and future Indian captaincy ready.

 

[Rajdeep]

Is it only me or anyone else find Rahul Dravid bit biased towards players from his state?

Every permutation and combination is used to somehow play KL Rahul across all formats, a privilege that even likes of Tendulkar or Kohli never got. Prasidh Krishna is now been backed even though he is utter tripe.

Any other Karnataka player up & coming?

 

[jnaveen1980]

They might as well have played ODIs wher they could have had sighter of burger.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Is it only me or anyone else find Rahul Dravid bit biased towards players from his state?

Every permutation and combination is used to somehow play KL Rahul across all formats, a privilege that even likes of Tendulkar or Kohli never got. Prasidh Krishna is now been backed even though he is utter tripe.

Any other Karnataka player up & coming?

And he dropped Ashwin so many times, because of Cauvery issue between Karnataka and TN?

 

[kron]

No pace AR in the squad. We should have gone with Easwaran, domestic stalwart but for some reason Kohli PR doesn't like him.

Probably because he can displace kohli. We also have such quota reservations.
Babar can't be dropped.

 

[kron]

Is it only me or anyone else find Rahul Dravid bit biased towards players from his state?

Every permutation and combination is used to somehow play KL Rahul across all formats, a privilege that even likes of Tendulkar or Kohli never got. Prasidh Krishna is now been backed even though he is utter tripe.

Any other Karnataka player up & coming?

Prasidh is good from what I have seen.

 

[jnaveen1980]

India will be all out before tea. Two more wickets Ashwin in.

 

[Devadwal]

This is expected squad apart from pant so nothing is wrong about team selection .

 

[Swashbuckler]

Iyer please prove your critics wrong. No recovery possible if we don't manage at least 200.

 

[kron]

Just remember kohli was dropped on 4.

 

[MANU ROY]

Coetzee

India will be all out before tea. Two more wickets Ashwin in.

Is dravid that dumb our tail start from 7 can't he see that

 

[jnaveen1980]

COetzee is bowling at 133 kph. Burger is the quickest.

 

[kron]

Ah yes. India's tuk tuk machine kl Rahul. He is India's own imam

 

[Devadwal]

India will be all out before tea. Two more wickets Ashwin in.

170 all out but we can take 4 -5 South Africa wickets as well .this is going to be low scoring match so game is still balance

 

[kron]

In places like SA and nz you need to survive the first 20 25 overs and lose max 1 or 2 wickets then you can perform well.
It will get flatter on day 4 and 5

 

[kron]

Bring in jansen now. Get kohli and iyer

 

[Devadwal]

So far all wickets were thrown nothing special about bowling

 

[jnaveen1980]

170 all out but we can take 4 -5 South Africa wickets as well .this is going to be low scoring match so game is still balance

Even though they are less talented they will show more discipline and application in comparison. INdia played poorly.

 

[kron]

How much ipl money will burger get now?

 

[kron]

So far all wickets were thrown nothing special about bowling

That is India's batting level.
Kohli was dropped. At 4. Just saying.

 

[Devadwal]

How much ipl money will burger get now?

He is already selected by Rajasthan royals worth 50Lakhs

 

[Devadwal]

That is India's batting level.
Kohli was dropped. At 4. Just saying.

Anyteam can lose 3-4 wicket on such pitch .

 

[Devadwal]

Iyer can out anytime but before getting out atleast score crucial 30-40 runs

 

[kron]

Interesting to see coetze bowling lower speeds.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Coetzee is a bit erratic. But those are the guys who will bowl a peach out of nowhere.

 

[kron]

He is already selected by Rajasthan royals worth 50Lakhs

Wow cheap

 

[kron]

Nortje is not available. He would be good here top. Ngidi is the big loss.

Jansen will be deadly.

 

[jnaveen1980]

PUjara may sneak in if these guys fail.

 

[Swashbuckler]

That is India's batting level.
Kohli was dropped. At 4. Just saying.

India's batting level is poor no doubt.

But harsh to call that a drop, either sticks or doesn't. Also the harder you go, more the drops because the ball flies. That's why players like Sehwag and Gilchrist enjoyed so many drops, they were never tentative, never believed in half measures.

 

[jnaveen1980]

It is very hard to wear this unit down. They have only 4 seamers.

 

[Devadwal]

PUjara may sneak in if these guys fail.

Nah its over for pujara . don't judge batters on such a lottery pitches but yea we need more discipline from batters

 

[kron]

India's batting level is poor no doubt.

But harsh to call that a drop, either sticks or doesn't. Also the harder you go, more the drops because the ball flies. That's why players like Sehwag and Gilchrist enjoyed so many drops, they were never tentative, never believed in half measures.

Good point. India's batting selections are poor moreso than actual batting.

 

[MANU ROY]

PUjara may sneak in if these guys fail.

No way

 

[kron]

It is very hard to wear this unit down. They have only 4 seamers.

What? Do you mean?

 

[Swashbuckler]

Ashwin will bowl 2 over spells every time just before end of session. Even if you are Shane Warne you don't play on such a wicket, Ashwin is a kid in comparison. You always go with an extra batsman. Same funda as a rank turner in India, you play an extra batsman instead of a pacer who will bowl very little.

 

[kron]

Pitch has grenades on what? Pitch in the middle and then it zig zags somewhere else LOL.

Safrica should mellow down with whining when they travel. They provide some rubbish pitches. Outfield looks as green as Pitch.

 

[kron]

You don't need 145 plus.
In tests
135 to 143 144 is more than good.
As long as you got some skills

 

[Swashbuckler]

Pitch has grenades on what? Pitch in the middle and then it zig zags somewhere else LOL.

Safrica should mellow down with whining when they travel. They provide some rubbish pitches. Outfield looks as green as Pitch.

SA have lost the last 10 tests in SC. Two whitewashes each in India and Sri Lanka, whitewash in Pakistan. Even in 2014 or 15 tour to Bangladesh, when they had Steyn, Amla, AB, Faf etc they had to rely on rain to escape with a series draw. There is a reason they struggle so much in unfamiliar conditions and Rabada looks like a joker in SC. Maharaj is a good spinner but he never has a role at home especially against Asian sides.

 

[Devadwal]

Ashwin will bowl 2 over spells every time just before end of session. Even if you are Shane Warne you don't play on such a wicket, Ashwin is a kid in comparison. You always go with an extra batsman. Same funda as a rank turner in India, you play an extra batsman instead of a pacer who will bowl very little.

Yes 4 bowlers are enough on such pitch moreover spinners are useless here , should have played extra batter

 

[MANU ROY]

Bavuma of the field

 

[Swashbuckler]

Yes 4 bowlers are enough on such pitch moreover spinners are useless here , should have played extra batter

And Easwaran is an opener. On this pitch not a bad idea to go with extra openers instead of middle order bats.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Iyer won't die wondering. Any day him over a serial loser like Gill.

 

[kron]

SA have lost the last 10 tests in SC. Two whitewashes each in India and Sri Lanka, whitewash in Pakistan. Even in 2014 or 15 tour to Bangladesh, when they had Steyn, Amla, AB, Faf etc they had to rely on rain to escape with a series draw. There is a reason they struggle so much in unfamiliar conditions and Rabada looks like a joker in SC. Maharaj is a good spinner but he never has a role at home especially against Asian sides.

Pitch is a joke. Wth. Did you just see that lol??

Jansen bowling. Ridiculous.

Aussies provide more fairer pitches.

These guys are biggest pitch riggers. Sa.

 

[Devadwal]

Iyer can out in this over .