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

[Ali Active]

this pitch looks even quicker than perth wicket

 

[jnaveen1980]

this pitch looks even quicker than perth wicket

QUicker, bouncier movement is there in the air and off the surface. You need to be extremely selective. Having said that Rohit's dismissal was his own doing. Gill strangle down avaoidable.

 

[Omer2002]

this pitch looks even quicker than perth wicket

Yes but Indians are playing with heart..they bat deep too and bumrah and siraj will do the damage here

 

[MANU ROY]

India don't have a x factor batsman pant used to do that

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ashwin is not going to die wondering whether he can see off few more overs. He will attack.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Indians needed 200 to be competitive here, there are going to fall 50 short.

 

[jnaveen1980]

India don't have a x factor batsman pant used to do that

Pant is the only one. IN the current set up nobody. Iyer is the closest as he is naturally aggressive.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Growing up on these sort of wickets SA bastmen are likely to show better temperament. They know when to flick the switch

 

[Devadwal]

this pitch looks even quicker than perth wicket

Quicker is not a problem but uneven bounce .
Ashwin gone

 

[Devadwal]

Nothing can Ashwin do with that Ball

 

[Ali Active]

Rabada bowling at 133 but looks like its reaching to the batsmen at 155

 

[jnaveen1980]

Quicker is not a problem but uneven bounce .
Ashwin gone

Look at the bounce he generates at 133 kph. Last time Olivier bowled such bouncers at 125 kph.

 

[Devadwal]

Rabada bowl came much quicker after landing .

 

[kron]

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Yes but Indians are playing with heart..they bat deep too and bumrah and siraj will do the damage here

they bat deep. news to me. batting ends after this wicket. ashwin may play a cameo at best. thakur can score max 15 20 runs.
bumrah might at 10
siraj cant even hold the bat. prasidh cant bat either.

 

[Ali Active]

Quicker is not a problem but uneven bounce .
Ashwin gone

very tough wicket specially for Sa teams South african batsmen would bat easier here.

 

[MANU ROY]

There you go dravid master stroke ashwin at 7 done and dusted 2-0 coming up

 

[jnaveen1980]

Very tough wicket to bat on. You have to precisely leave the ball. Precisely go for shots. ANy mistake will cost your wicket

 

[kingusama92]

Rabada is a proper fast bowler.

Tall, strong, fast, and accurate. Becomes unplayable on this type of pitch.

 

[Ali Active]

South africa will bat today seems like it

 

[jnaveen1980]

There you go dravid master stroke ashwin at 7 done and dusted 2-0 coming up

Ashwin was always going to play as Jaddu is injured. INdia never goes with 4 bowlers.

 

[kron]

in these conditions with seam and bounce, rabada is the best bowler. this is perfect for his skillset and height.

 

[Ali Active]

Bazzball is the only solution here u cannot defend here one ball will get you

 

[kron]

Ashwin was always going to play as Jaddu is injured. INdia never goes with 4 bowlers.

should have been someone who cant bowl medium pace and bat. like pandya, washington etc.

 

[Devadwal]

Rabada is a proper fast bowler.

Tall, strong, fast, and accurate. Becomes unplayable on this type of pitch.

His strike rate is 39 which is best . unbelievable

 

[bluevision]

Just tuned in. Is this a green mamba or bad batting?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Rabada holds the seam in different ways to make the ball react different ways. Pitch responds.

 

[kron]

wai

Bazzball is the only solution here u cannot defend here one ball will get you

wait till safrica bat. it will become a belter. batting will get easier as day progresses

 

[MANU ROY]

Pant is the only one. IN the current set up nobody. Iyer is the closest as he is naturally aggressive.

Ishan can be a option for pant but he gone home

 

[jnaveen1980]

Just tuned in. Is this a green mamba or bad batting?

Worse than green mamba. Too many variables for batsmen to deal with.

 

[kron]

you just cannot come to a country with such crap batsmen. you cant be this bad vs swing and seam. yes india should have probably played some tour games but the technique needs to be better.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ishan can be a option for pant but he gone home

Ishant once in a blue moon will score a fast 100 on a flat deck. He is not touching the ball here

 

[kron]

prasidh may do well here. bumrah might too. i think siraj will struggle and he will let india down. thakur might be ok. but he is short.

 

[AAli98]

Nothing wrong with the pitch Indians just can’t bat.. travis head has won more in the last 10 months in what Kohli has won in his career.

 

[kron]

i have noticed indian middle order is tall. iyer rahul both look tall ish. and ashwin is tall.

 

[Devadwal]

Ishant once in a blue moon will score a fast 100 on a flat deck. He is not touching the ball here

Pant is very different player , people's think that he is slogger but in reality he is attacking player but with good defence . kishan is pure heck

 

[kron]

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Nothing wrong with the pitch Indians just can’t bat.. travis head has won more in the last 10 months in what Kohli has won in his career.

exactly this. pitch tbf is mediocre but indian batsmen cant play swing one bit. they are useless vs movement.

 

[kron]

gill rohit were utter trash.

 

[Ali Active]

lol commie saying lord thakur

 

[Ali Active]

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exactly this. pitch tbf is mediocre but indian batsmen cant play swing one bit. they are useless vs movement.

tbh every team and every batsmen struggles in challenging conditions

 

[kron]

average score is 270 here. how the hell would teams score 270 on this type of pitch. 220 240 max. guess it will get better though as day progresses.

 

[Devadwal]

Hope bumrah is not unlucky this time .he will create so many chances when he came to bowl .

 

[AAli98]

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exactly this. pitch tbf is mediocre but indian batsmen cant play swing one bit. they are useless vs movement.

Ricky ponting says I never use to give a **** about the pitch it’s just a piece of 22 yards. It’s all about a clear head good technique.

That’s y his the icc trophy king

 

[kron]

pa

Pant is very different player , people's think that he is slogger but in reality he is attacking player but with good defence . kishan is pure heck

pant is a goat level player. he is the best batsman in the world in my opinion. if people disagree then they need to go back and study the fundamentals of cricket. you think travis head is class? he is but pant is even better.

 

[MANU ROY]

should have been someone who cant bowl medium pace and bat. like pandya, washington etc.

They never give chance Washington because he better batter than ashwin and jadeja if ashwin or jadeja played gaaba test we might not going to win that test

 

[kron]

Ricky ponting says I never use to give a **** about the pitch it’s just a piece of 22 yards. It’s all about a clear head good technique.

That’s y his the icc trophy king

tbf it is a trash pitch but doesnt absolve indian batsmen's pathetic technique vs swing from blame. they are culpable.

 

[Devadwal]

Need a 50 runs partnership somehow to reamin in the game .200 is competitive score

 

[kron]

They never give chance Washington because he better batter than ashwin and jadeja if ashwin or jadeja played gaaba test we might not going to win that test

so parchi quota lol. sub continent teams have no shame. this is not like a government job.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ricky ponting says I never use to give a **** about the pitch it’s just a piece of 22 yards. It’s all about a clear head good technique.

That’s y his the icc trophy king

But he was pathetically clueless in India on almost every tour.

 

[MANU ROY]

Pant is very different player , people's think that he is slogger but in reality he is attacking player but with good defence . kishan is pure heck

Better than kl ishan

 

[MANU ROY]

Ricky ponting says I never use to give a **** about the pitch it’s just a piece of 22 yards. It’s all about a clear head good technique.

That’s y his the icc trophy king

Ponting record in India not that great

 

[kron]

coetze 133 to 142
jansen 132 to 141
rabada 133 to 139
burger 133 to a fastest of 147 is what i saw

pakistan need to follow this blue print and develop good bouncer variations and outswing.

 

[kron]

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Ponting record in India not that great

he is talking about his attitude and he is right though.

 

[kron]

thakur looks fitter this time. paunch is gone and face looks leaner. meaner. very under appreciated cricketer. i like fighters like him.

 

[MANU ROY]

Why no more comment moderate in pp

 

[MANU ROY]

thakur looks fitter this time. paunch is gone and face looks leaner. meaner. very under appreciated cricketer. i like fighters like him.

Thakur better batter than ashwin he need to bat higher than ashwin

 

[kron]

jansen bowls like shaheen now.

 

[kron]

Thakur better batter than ashwin he need to bat higher than ashwin

maybe but you need a bowling AR. medium pacer AR instead of thakur. or washington. washington looks very talented. why cant he get chances?

 

[MANU ROY]

Ashwin should only play match in subcontinent India should grove Washington

 

[topspin]

If Pakistan had a decent bowling attack, they would've also left the Aussies at 140/6.

This is the difference between a world class pace attack and a near minnow bowling line-up.

 

[kron]

If Pakistan had a decent bowling attack, they would've also left the Aussies at 140/6.

This is the difference between a world class pace attack and a near minnow bowling line-up.

south africa is overrated. only good in SA and aus and england. they suck everywhere else.

 

[kron]

Ashwin should only play match in subcontinent India should grove Washington

ashwin is terrible. in sub continent he is king but not sen.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

IND 148/6 (40) CRR: 3.7
Day 1: 2nd Session

Can India cross the 200 mark here today.

 

[Devadwal]

south africa is overrated. only good in SA and aus and england. they suck everywhere else.

Are you even watched him when he was last tour Australia? He was one the reason why India won the back to back test series .

 

[kron]

rabada is the man for the job. he is a complete athlete. gives it his all. can bowl all day. good pace. 133 to 142
good bounce. can move the ball.

 

[kron]

Are you even watched him when he was last tour Australia? He was one the reason why India won the back to back test series .

what ? i was talking about SA? who? you mean ashwing?
yea thats australia. there is not much seam movement. here there is. ash averages 60 in bowling and batting is like 7.

 

[Devadwal]

what ? i was talking about SA? who? you mean ashwing?
yea thats australia. there is not much seam movement. here there is. ash averages 60 in bowling and batting is like 7.

No spinners can play a role on green pitch.

 

[Croma]

Thakur has been hit on the forehead. Bloke has shown some fight though, valuable 23 off 26 so far

 

[MANU ROY]

Thakur looks like really hurt

 

[kron]

i

Thakur has been hit on the forehead. Bloke has shown some fight though, valuable 23 off 26 so far

if we had 2 or 3 fighters like him we could win in aus.

 

[kron]

h

Thakur looks like really hurt

he wont give up so easily. he is a fighter

 

[Devadwal]

This type of pitch with uneven bounce is very dangerous for any batters. some serious injury can happen

 

[kron]

jansen burger should try bounce more.

 

[Croma]

Sweet 6 by Rahul off Jansen.

 

[kron]

This type of pitch with uneven bounce is very dangerous for any batters. some serious injury can happen

pitch will get better to bat on day 3 and 4 etc. its like nz pitches with more bounce.

yes injuries can happen. will be interesting to see prasidh a tall bowler bowl.

 

[Croma]

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if we had 2 or 3 fighters like him we could win in aus.

True.

 

[kron]

137
137
136
137
137 by jansenn

 

[Croma]

163-6, almost run out.

I dont know whats a good score on this wicket but 163-6 is certainly poor.

 

[vprasanna83]

Watching the match . I think 250 is a match winning score on this wicket . There is steep bounce , lateral movement throught the innings . A classic green top

 

[kron]

from what i remember, thakur bats better after he gets hurt generally. happened twice in the past. will be interesting today.

 

[kron]

163-6, almost run out.

I dont know whats a good score on this wicket but 163-6 is certainly poor.

240 250 would be good