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Faced 16 Balls against Steyn and still no runs!
 
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and finally Rohit got a run on 17th ball, Congrats Rohit!
 
18 balls and 2 runs for Rohit against Steyn Strike Rate 11.11
 
Smart cricket from Rohit, I think this is India's tactics. Play out Steyn and attack the trundlers
 
I think he played really well . Fans of cross batted sloggers its difficult to understand .
 
Ashraful_Rox said:
Smart cricket from Rohit, I think this is India's tactics. Play out Steyn and attack the trundlers
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How do you find such theories? You seem to think that Indian batsmen can't do anything wrong and everything is well planned. I agree that they have been phenomenal and out of this world with their performance but you have got to understand that everyday is not Sunday. Some days its all good;some days its not going your way.
 
jusarrived said:
I think he played really well . Fans of cross batted sloggers its difficult to understand .
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ST1998 said:
This.
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this is a 50 over match not a test match where you can afford to play 3 maiden overs in a row looks at kohli batting he knows how to handle the situation.

rohit is looking clueless against other bowlers too in these conditions not only steyn
 
jusarrived said:
I think he played really well . Fans of cross batted sloggers its difficult to understand .
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How can those gazillion plays and misses be termed as well played?
You sound hurt but I think its for everyone to see that Styen has so far owned Rohit.
 
Not watching the match, but the way Rohit seems to be playing I think we have a great talent in Ahmed Shehzad.
 
Rohit run out after scoring 18 runs in 43 balls (Strike Rate 41.86)
 
Indian FTB's getting exposed here.

Raina ends his misery. All boundaries in edges. Most runs in edges.
 
lol people saying Rohit played well.

Imagine that was Shehzad.

Stop your blind hate. That was a horrific knock. Very selfish.
 
jusarrived said:
I think he played really well . Fans of cross batted sloggers its difficult to understand .
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where these theories goes missing when amla play one slow knock in a year against a quality bowling attack?

i know next argument will be amla is a choker or run machine :))

these indian batsmen are biggest run machines in own backyard i only respect kohli as a proper batsmen in this batting line who can play in any condition against any attack just like abd and amla.
 
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Pathetic knock by Rohit today-which makes the knocks played by Ahmed Shahzad even more commendable!:14:
Even Sohaib Maqsood adjusted better than that.
 
To be honest the pitch is very juich for bowlers , against pakistan they did not make such a pitch.
 
jusarrived said:
I think he played really well . Fans of cross batted sloggers its difficult to understand .
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he was lucky not to edge one of those half a dozen plays and misses. Not his fault it was freakish bowling but its dumb to call it good batting when it was mainly luck that helped him out there.
 
Have to say , Rohit looked like a man lost at sea against Steyn . If he doesn't pick his game up soon , Hafeez might finally find someone to share his sorrows with :) .
 
Anyone got the video clip when finally he touched the ball with bat? i think it was 15th ball or 16th and thn crowd cheered for him
 
JibranAnsari said:
To be honest the pitch is very juich for bowlers , against pakistan they did not make such a pitch.
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Incorrect.

Did you not see the ball whistling past the Pakistani batsmen's ears? Did you not see Steyn zipping it around all over the place?

If anything, this is slightly flatter than those Pakistan played on.
 
jusarrived said:
I think he played really well . Fans of cross batted sloggers its difficult to understand .
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He was not leaving all unplayable deliveries. He was asking for an edge. How can you say well played? Anyway, Rohit has a tendency to hang his bat early in his inning and if Steyn keeps it up then Rohit will be a walking wicket.

I personally think that Steyn bowled brilliantly and he should have gotten 3-4 wickets in his first 5 overs.
 
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JibranAnsari said:
To be honest the pitch is very juich for bowlers , against pakistan they did not make such a pitch.
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True but such track against Pakistan is risky because of quality seamers we have. We would probably bowl out SA under 150 on this track.
 
Dale Steyn vs Rohit Sharma

Who else had to rub their eyes and think is that Mohammed hafeez? I think hafeez does well to edge those deliveries :91:

Another side battle to keep an eye on.

This series is shaping up nicely, just such a shame it's curtailed heavily.
 
hard to believe this guy made 200 few days ago

today he was unable to put bat on ball and made 18 of 43 balls.
 
saadsahabjee said:
hard to believe this guy made 200 few days ago

today he was unable to put bat on ball and made 18 of 43 balls.
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In India his mishits were going for 67M sixes and the pitches were flat as hell.

He's going to be taken to school in this series.
 
C'mon guyz give steyn the credit when its due he was bowling beautifully, even bradman would have got out, and the 2nd ball bowled to kohli by steyn was total gem, kohli was totally puzzled!
 
bluffmasterv2 said:
True but such track against Pakistan is risky because of quality seamers we have. We would probably bowl out SA under 150 on this track.
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Well our seamers are not exactly that good, it is our spin battery which wins us so many matches.
 
SOSami said:
Incorrect.

Did you not see the ball whistling past the Pakistani batsmen's ears? Did you not see Steyn zipping it around all over the place?

If anything, this is slightly flatter than those Pakistan played on.
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Well none of the pitches were that fast and bouncy and heck mclaren was moving it like crazy today. Against pakistan only steyn was swinging.
 
London_Lahori said:
Tendulkar would not struggle that badly ever against Steyn.
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He is the greatest bat ever. Why are you comparing him to Sharma when Sharma has plenty of time to go?

It was one match. Let's see if this home field beaters theory is true. As you all recall they did win the CT in England.
 
steelo green said:
He is the greatest bat ever. Why are you comparing him to Sharma when Sharma has plenty of time to go?

It was one match. Let's see if this home field beaters theory is true. As you all recall they did win the CT in England.
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Clarke would have done better. Pietersen would have done better. Bell would have done better, even shehzad would have done better. Are they the best bats ever?

Sharma looked as bad, if not worse, then hafeez today.
 
What happened to Sharma 2.0? Indians are Lions at home but are clueless abroad:30::30::30::30::30::30::30::30::30:. Good reality check for them.
 
JibranAnsari said:
Well none of the pitches were that fast and bouncy and heck mclaren was moving it like crazy today. Against pakistan only steyn was swinging.
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Philander got the ball to move appreciably and Tsotsobe got a lot more deliveries to climb just short of a length.

It really wasn't that bad a pitch today, or at least no worse than the ones Pakistan won on.
 
sohaib anwer said:
C'mon guyz give steyn the credit when its due he was bowling beautifully, even bradman would have got out, and the 2nd ball bowled to kohli by steyn was total gem, kohli was totally puzzled!
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This.

In ODIs, this was one of the best display of out swing bowling I have seen in very long time. Credit to Steyn. Guy can pitch it on leg stump and then move the ball by miles. He has been bowling very well but today he was doing it brilliantly.

Also, anyone comparing Sharma with SRT or KP are missing the point. SRT had played in SA many times and he was one of the best we have seen in last 50 years. KP is more used to playing swing bowling. Anyway, KP and SRT are in different class.

This Indian team is playing in SA against SA for the first time. I don't expect them to fair very well. Guys like KP are more used to playing against swing. Sharma will be mostly a walking wicket in this tour because he has a habit of hanging his bat outside of off-stump.

I expect batting and bowling of India to not able to adjust quickly. They may settle a bit later but by then tour will be over. Anyway, Simply enjoy the Steyn's bowling and gove some credit to him. No one else looked that threatening. His spell should have gotten him many wickets.
 
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JibranAnsari said:
Well none of the pitches were that fast and bouncy and heck mclaren was moving it like crazy today. Against pakistan only steyn was swinging.
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Pakistanis couldn't score much runs against them. The difference our bowling nothing more.
 
jusarrived said:
I think he played really well . Fans of cross batted sloggers its difficult to understand .
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18 off 43 isn't acceptable in any situation in limited overs cricket, let alone when you're chasing 359.
 
That was absolutely some class bowling on display. Steyn was too good for Rohit to even find a nick. After a while the gulf in skill was so obvious that you start to enjoy it even if one of your own is under the cosh.

Having said that I don't think Sharma should feel bad about it. He should realize that this is just the start with respect to facing world class bowlers in hostile conditions - now that he is a regular opener and a test batsman. Needs to put in the hard yards to come up trumps. I believe he has the game to back it and succeed.
 
Kohli and dhoni looked a different class as compared to the other Indian bats!
 
WebGuru said:
Anyone got the video clip when finally he touched the ball with bat? i think it was 15th ball or 16th and thn crowd cheered for him
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That was the amazing part, he could not even put the bat to the ball...

Indians should be happy that Steyn's partner Philander was injured, otherwise Dhawan would be in trouble as we'll... They have crash landed from roads to wanders, what a venu to pick for tour opener... Next time BCCI would refuse to play in wanders

SA has bold out AUSTRALIA,NZ,PAK in less than 50 in test in wanders... India's first target would be to avoid that... You may never know test from wanders is switched, after all IPL stars reputation is on the line ;-)


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Buffet said:
This.

In ODIs, this was one of the best display of out swing bowling I have seen in very long time. Credit to Steyn. Guy can pitch it on leg stump and then move the ball by miles. He has been bowling very well but today he was doing it brilliantly.

Also, anyone comparing Sharma with SRT or KP are missing the point. SRT had played in SA many times and he was one of the best we have seen in last 50 years. KP is more used to playing swing bowling. Anyway, KP and SRT are in different class.

This Indian team is playing in SA against SA for the first time. I don't expect them to fair very well. Guys like KP are more used to playing against swing. Sharma will be mostly a walking wicket in this tour because he has a habit of hanging his bat outside of off-stump.

I expect batting and bowling of India to not able to adjust quickly. They may settle a bit later but by then tour will be over. Anyway, Simply enjoy the Steyn's bowling and gove some credit to him. No one else looked that threatening. His spell should have gotten him many wickets.
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Exactly ... Summed it up perfectly.
 
Buffet said:
This.

In ODIs, this was one of the best display of out swing bowling I have seen in very long time. Credit to Steyn. Guy can pitch it on leg stump and then move the ball by miles. He has been bowling very well but today he was doing it brilliantly.

Also, anyone comparing Sharma with SRT or KP are missing the point. SRT had played in SA many times and he was one of the best we have seen in last 50 years. KP is more used to playing swing bowling. Anyway, KP and SRT are in different class.

This Indian team is playing in SA against SA for the first time. I don't expect them to fair very well. Guys like KP are more used to playing against swing. Sharma will be mostly a walking wicket in this tour because he has a habit of hanging his bat outside of off-stump.

I expect batting and bowling of India to not able to adjust quickly. They may settle a bit later but by then tour will be over. Anyway, Simply enjoy the Steyn's bowling and gove some credit to him. No one else looked that threatening. His spell should have gotten him many wickets.
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Well said!
 
Not the best quality, but Dale Steyn's 1st over vs Rohit Sharma

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There is a difference between Hafeez-steyn and Hafeez-Rohit. Hafeez just looked clueless against Steyn and the deliveries he got out to where not unplayable.

Yesterday's spell had class written over it, I was suprised that he didn't manage to take a wicket in his first 4 overs
 
Executioner said:
There is a difference between Hafeez-steyn and Hafeez-Rohit. Hafeez just looked clueless against Steyn and the deliveries he got out to where not unplayable.

Yesterday's spell had class written over it, I was suprised that he didn't manage to take a wicket in his first 4 overs
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same happened with wasim in many matches where in his many good spell it was always looking a wicket is coming next ball but remained wicket less in that spell. it think batsmen luck and your bad luck plays a big factor too.
 
Despite steyn's useless abusive language and behaviour against Pakistan, I hve to say he is All Time Great bowler, he just doesnt bowl out swing deliveries, his delivery actually drifts into right handers a bit and then swings away after being pitched and that too around 140ks, it is a special talent world has seen , i dont think any1 in the history of cricket has seen or bowled those special deliveries. And one gotta admire his passion and aggressiveness the ways he runs-in to deliver the ball, his face expression while delivering are all just symbols of quality fiercest fast bowler.

But he shuld slow down a bit and not use foul language, and then he will be honoured, respected and revered more!
 
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Strike Rate said:
same happened with wasim in many matches where in his many good spell it was always looking a wicket is coming next ball but remained wicket less in that spell. it think batsmen luck and your bad luck plays a big factor too.
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Luck is always a crucial factor. But one thing you have to admit that even those wicketless spells of Wasim were crucial.

As he was troubling the batsman, they try to find alternative batsman to score run against. That particular tries to be aggressive and in the process loses his wicket. There is a saying that the best bowlers don't always get the wickets, but one must never overlook the importance of a good spell.
 
Executioner said:
Luck is always a crucial factor. But one thing you have to admit that even those wicketless spells of Wasim were crucial.

As he was troubling the batsman, they try to find alternative batsman to score run against. That particular tries to be aggressive and in the process loses his wicket. There is a saying that the best bowlers don't always get the wickets, but one must never overlook the importance of a good spell.
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Agree with you wasim created pressure many times and other bowlers took wickets just like yesterday steyn and to some extent morkel created the pressure.
 
This is Tendulkar on Steyn - "It is definitely one of the best spells I have faced. There was good movement off the seam, in the air. Dale Steyn moves the ball consistently. Also something that was alarming was the off-the-wicket movement. Even if you felt the ball was coming straight to you, off the wicket it was moving significantly. That was something one had to be aware of.

Steyn bowled 10 overs post lunch, Tendulkar faced 48 balls, and in the remaining 12 balls Steyn took 3 Indian wickets. This is what Tendulkar had said about that spell - "On not many occasions do these things happen in your career. I remember a similar thing happening to me in Mumbai, when we played Australia [in 2001]. I was batting with Rahul. From one end Jason Gillespie bowled, and from the other end Glenn McGrath. And I played all the overs of Glenn McGrath, and Rahul played all the overs of Jason Gillespie. We hardly must have rotated strike. Similar situation, but those are the moments you never forget in life. This is definitely one of them."

Well, PPers can try to find joy in creating threads of maiden overs, but its no shame for Rohit for not been able to score of the one of the best 3 fast bowlers ever. Steyn is a legend, Rohit is just a good batsman as of now, there is absolutely no harm done by playing Steyn carefully. If SRT found Steyn as one of the best ever, then i give 8/10 marks to Rohit for not getting out to Steyn.
 
Round 2 is coming soon. Alien conditions got Rohit here. Series has just started. Let Indians settle a bit...
 
pungi said:
This is Tendulkar on Steyn - "It is definitely one of the best spells I have faced. There was good movement off the seam, in the air. Dale Steyn moves the ball consistently. Also something that was alarming was the off-the-wicket movement. Even if you felt the ball was coming straight to you, off the wicket it was moving significantly. That was something one had to be aware of.

Steyn bowled 10 overs post lunch, Tendulkar faced 48 balls, and in the remaining 12 balls Steyn took 3 Indian wickets. This is what Tendulkar had said about that spell - "On not many occasions do these things happen in your career. I remember a similar thing happening to me in Mumbai, when we played Australia [in 2001]. I was batting with Rahul. From one end Jason Gillespie bowled, and from the other end Glenn McGrath. And I played all the overs of Glenn McGrath, and Rahul played all the overs of Jason Gillespie. We hardly must have rotated strike. Similar situation, but those are the moments you never forget in life. This is definitely one of them."

Well, PPers can try to find joy in creating threads of maiden overs, but its no shame for Rohit for not been able to score of the one of the best 3 fast bowlers ever. Steyn is a legend, Rohit is just a good batsman as of now, there is absolutely no harm done by playing Steyn carefully. If SRT found Steyn as one of the best ever, then i give 8/10 marks to Rohit for not getting out to Steyn.
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Well, SRT knows more about fast bowlers than all PP combined so respect for Steyn.

Although by no means he is in top 3. You just watch and see Kohli will annihilate him.
Heck even chota Akmal and Bhatti smacked him some boundaries. So did Khurram!

He is not in 2Ws, Imran or WI of 80s league. Its just Pak have the worst batting ever and India are coming from SC. They were unable to judge bounce
 
JibranAnsari said:
To be honest the pitch is very juich for bowlers , against pakistan they did not make such a pitch.
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Thanks. Atleast someone understood my point I was trying to make from yesterday.

This pitch was much faster than the Pakistan series.

Lets wait for Rohit's response in Durban :)
 
i remember people criticizing amla and specially pakistani batsmen for playing slow against quality bowling in recent month and always saying its not a test match and now appreciating rohit for playing 3 maiden overs of a quality bowler without scoring in a one day match. ok fine steyn was the threat so what happened next? how many runs rohit made in other bowler overs?

the best thing in forums is that you cant edit your post after some time so your double standards are easily exposed when you criticize one person for same thing in another thread and appreciate or dont criticize another person doing same thing.
 
Strike Rate said:
i remember people criticizing amla and specially pakistani batsmen for playing slow against quality bowling in recent month and always saying its not a test match and now appreciating rohit for playing 3 maiden overs of a quality bowler without scoring in a one day match. ok fine steyn was the threat so what happened next? how many runs rohit made in other bowler overs?

the best thing in forums is that you cant edit your post after some time so your double standards are easily exposed when you criticize one person for same thing in another thread and appreciate or dont criticize another person doing same thing.
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If u need 12 runs of 12 balls, and u score 2 runs of the 49th over, then that "playing slow" is not the same as playing out a couple of maiden overs in the start.
 
pungi said:
If u need 12 runs of 12 balls, and u score 2 runs of the 49th over, then that "playing slow" is not the same as playing out a couple of maiden overs in the start.
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ajmal is not a kid with the ball he is like steyn with new ball because of his tight line in limited over games. Pakistan managed to lose the match when 9 runs were needed in 40 balls and 6 wickets in hand so dude it is limited over cricket where anything can happen england can choke from a winning poisition in ct final and new zealand tail ender can score 25 against herath in last over to win the match.

i just want people to be consistent with their approach if they are appreciating rohit today for leaving new ball they should understand the situation of another batsmen when they are batting against the tight line of ajmal.
 
lilFlip said:
Well, SRT knows more about fast bowlers than all PP combined so respect for Steyn.

Although by no means he is in top 3. You just watch and see Kohli will annihilate him.
Heck even chota Akmal and Bhatti smacked him some boundaries. So did Khurram!

He is not in 2Ws, Imran or WI of 80s league. Its just Pak have the worst batting ever and India are coming from SC. They were unable to judge bounce
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dude, Steyn is a total freak, takes wickets against all opposition, and in every part of this world. Even Waqar Younis puts Steyn in the list of 3 all time best bowlers.

To say that he is not in the same league as Wasim, is like saying Warne is not in the same league as Murali.

Waqar, and IK ? Well tell me one player who would say that Waqar or IK was the best they had faced. As a bowler, Steyn would always be considered far more significant than any Pakistani bowler baring Wasim, who could be put in the same league as Steyn.
 
Strike Rate said:
ajmal is not a kid with the ball he is like steyn with new ball because of his tight line in limited over games. Pakistan managed to lose the match when 9 runs were needed in 40 balls and 6 wickets in hand so dude it is limited over cricket where anything can happen england can choke from a winning poisition in ct final and new zealand tail ender can score 25 against herath in last over to win the match.

i just want people to be consistent with their approach if they are appreciating rohit today for leaving new ball they should understand the situation of another batsmen when they are batting against the tight line of ajmal.
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i don't know if you are getting what is being discussed, bcoz i don't get the point of the examples you have quoted. People would be baying for Rohit's blood if he lets Steyn bowl the 49th over as a maiden over. At the start, he could afford to play Steyn safely and so he did.
 
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