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South Africa (489 & 260/5d) defeat India (201 & 140) by 408 runs in the 2nd Test to complete a 2-0 whitewash

Which team will win the 2nd Test?


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South Africa lost the 2024 T20 World Cup final & 2025 Women's World Cup final to India.

India returns back the favour by losing the home series to South Africa.

:rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
Draw means losing by 0-1 margin better than 0-2 & losing more WTC points.

Hope the Indian batsman show some fighting spirit in the 2nd innings.

Loving the desperation here as SA is delaying the declaration.

:yk :kp

SA not declaring due to IPL contracts coming soon.

:yuvi

Stubbs 54[146] & Mulder 18[35] saving the Test for SAF & lil Tembu !!!

Only 29 overs left for the day. Then tomorrow is last day.

#JustSaying

:kp

Target 515.

Jaiswal 320, Rahul 85, Sudarhan 45, NKR 60*, Pant 5 *

India win by 5 wickets.

This WTC cycle is also gone for India by the looks of it. After this, remove Gambhir from test set up, get a new coach, plead in front of Kohli and ask him to take his retirement back. Let him lead the side for couple of years and groom Gill under him as vice captain. That is the only way out.

Tiring them out going into final 3 tests of the series perhaps?
Has anyone seen this guy today ?
 
South Africa winning WTC last time round was a good achievement, there were question marks over how they got to the final and opposition they played to get their. This time round in current cycle to go to Asia and win 3 out of 4 tests has to be applauded. They have a world class bowling attack, the questions were always over the batting. However as a unit they have applied themselves when required to put runs on the board.

Most of well done Bavuma, his transformation as a batsmen and captain over last 2 years has been remarkable.

It's good to see SA becoming a good test side again , after years of not being at the level they should have been at.
 
Congratulations to India on successfully completing sindoor 2.0 pasted by SA.

Now India should invite their idealogical brother Afg and Unleash Bumrah on them
 
@BouncerGuy my focus is entirely sifted to World T20. Bilateral series kon seriously leta hai. , ICC events jitne hai hame 🤣🤣

Joke aside this is humiliation for team india . Our test team is struggling at this moment hopefully we will recover very soon.

:kp
India should arrange series vs Ireland and Afghanistan to regain some confidence, bumrah can play full series without feigning injury
 
Bringing Pakistan in your game thread is next level cope and attention diversion tactic
ANd bringing Ireland, Afghanistan here ? What they have done with this series?

I always give it back in same language. Stay in line or take it back.

:klopp :kp
 
ANd bringing Ireland, Afghanistan here ? What they have done with this series?

I always give it back in same language. Stay in line or take it back.

:klopp :kp
But Thread is about India... they should arrange a minnow series now to get some confidence... Why not call your afghan brothers to help you get out of this trauma?
 
South Africa is back to their 2010-2016 best when they were the number one in all formats. They have found their mojo again.

Gambhir should be held accountable. Clearly he is out of his depth in test cricket. It takes a special muckery to destroy a well oiled team groomed by Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid
 
Murli Karthik with a pathetic question. Asking the Destroyer Harmer. How do he feel about becoming a second fiddle to Maharaj back home?
 
South Africa is back to their 2010-2016 best when they were the number one in all formats. They have found their mojo again.

Gambhir should be held accountable. Clearly he is out of his depth in test cricket. It takes a special muckery to destroy a well oiled team groomed by Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid
There was a time when India was completely unbeatable at home. During Virat and rohit captaincy era, nobody dares to even any match in India.
 
Hopefully you'll not delete the Post . Apna time aayega. Continue :ssmith :kp
He won't. Everyone wants to see you post here. You are a good example of staying grounded after a defeat, even though you show arrogance nonstop in a place full of people you don't even like. :kp :inti
 
SA spinners, pacers and batsmen have all outclassed their counterparts.

Playing like true champions atm.

What should be the way forward for India? @Nikhil_cric selection needs to get better?

Too many issues to look at. Selection and coaching is part of the problem but not sure we have bowlers with the skill either.
 
Maybe India can draw some tests at home. Bumrah conviently hiding when going got tough
India was unbeatable at home from more than a decade which is dream for some team.

India has won multiple series in Australia where some of team can't even get a draw

:klopp :kp
 
I've seen malcolm Marshall play with a broken arm, anil kumble a broken jaw, then bumrah suddenly can't hack it when "injured"

Absolutely cowardly behaviour
 
U know a poster really gets to you when you become scared of him when u lose a game. @Bhaag Viru Bhaag
Look at him accusing me of only showing up when India lose a game. Haha. The last time someone said the same thing, I spoon-fed him screenshots, and he never spoke to me again, just added me to his ignore list. And the funny thing? He still uses incognito mode to read my posts. His name is @Devadwal. :kp :inti
 
@BouncerGuy my focus is entirely sifted to World T20. Bilateral series kon seriously leta hai. , ICC events jitne hai hame 🤣🤣

Joke aside this is humiliation for team india . Our test team is struggling at this moment hopefully we will recover very soon.

:kp
So you are quick to take credit when India wins, but when there is humiliation, it's only on Team India and never on arrogant fans? :inti
 
Can the Indian stats guru confirm how many times bumrah has got injured / chickened out, when India have been losing
 
Only difference was Pakistan winning a toss otherwise we know how pathetic they are at home or Away 🤣🤣🤣 :klopp :kp
Pakistan beat South Africa in Lahore, drew the series, and didn't get thrashed by 400+ runs, which is not something you can say, so :asad2
 
South Africa is back to their 2010-2016 best when they were the number one in all formats. They have found their mojo again.

Gambhir should be held accountable. Clearly he is out of his depth in test cricket. It takes a special muckery to destroy a well oiled team groomed by Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid
Gambhir has completely destroyed Shastri & Dravid's work.

VVS should have been the candidate to take over the red ball team.

Genius Gambhir playing home test match with only 3 batsmen Rahul, Jaiswal & Pant. He thinks test cricket = IPL

Hope he gets sacked asap.
 
India plays no more test cricket until Aug 2026. All white ball cricket until then. So I worry this will be forgotten and Gambhir is not going anywhere.
 
India play next test match in July-August 2026, South Africa play next in October 2026.

Ridiculous scheduling.
Yes Pakistan often has tests scheduled like this too. T20 cricket has taken the entire cricket calendar hostage, and boards are all too willing to benefit from it.
 
Bowling attack is not good enough. Batsmen will eventually come through but this bowling attack won't win too many matches especially at home.
Just sums up how integral guys like Shami, Umesh and even Ishant (for a period) were to India's success at home, along with Ashwin and Jadeja. I think it will take India a very long time to find someone like Ashwin in particular, who has a genuine case for being the best spinner of all-time in Indian conditions.
 
Indian fans shouldn't be sad at this result. When South Africa wins, India wins.

Atleast, that is what that one Indian poster who hides behind a Pakistani username said. Indians aren't immigrants to South Africa so they are effectively South Africans. Win-Win boyzz :afridi
 
Monumental achievement by the Proteas, Australia would give anything to do this to india in india. Exceptional by Bavuma and co.
 
Was surprising seeing the comments yesterday on South Africa not declaring.

Just like when Gill was called defensive for not declaring in England.

South Africa were ruthless and it was the right decision to bat as much as possible.
Yes, Shukri and South Africa were vindicated today.

Credit to them for having a clear goal in mind and attaining it
 
Just sums up how integral guys like Shami, Umesh and even Ishant (for a period) were to India's success at home, along with Ashwin and Jadeja. I think it will take India a very long time to find someone like Ashwin in particular, who has a genuine case for being the best spinner of all-time in Indian conditions.
Jadeja himself is not the bowler he used to be.

Both Sundar and Jadeja were bowling far too quick for these particular pitches whereas the Saffer spinners bowled the right speeds.

And as you said, Shami and Umesh were terrific on these pitches.

Just not enough quality now
 
@Devadwal milgya update?
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Yes, Shukri and South Africa were vindicated today.

Credit to them for having a clear goal in mind and attaining it
As much a story of South Africa's revival in Test cricket as much as India's decline.

They were nowhere 3 years ago. But investing in the SA20 and rotating their players has reaped rich dividends.

They rested their main players from the white ball leg of the PAK tour whereas some of our guys were in Australia 3 days before this Test series began.
 
What a epic Pasting, and in India as well.

Next time indian fans trolling and derailing the Ashes thread think twice.
Atleast England are never on the end of hammerings at home.
 
Jadeja himself is not the bowler he used to be.

Both Sundar and Jadeja were bowling far too quick for these particular pitches whereas the Saffer spinners bowled the right speeds.

And as you said, Shami and Umesh were terrific on these pitches.

Just not enough quality now
Yeah once again Harmer showed the way, just like he did in the second test in Pakistan. Jadeja bowled a few slower deliveries towards the end of South Africa's second innings and they were turning square. So not sure why he didn't do that more consistently. Sundar does not seem good enough to fill Ashwin's shoes. I still think he should be in the side because of what he offers as an all-rounder, but I don't see how you can rely on him as one of the frontline spinners. Even Kuldeep didn't look as effective as he was expected to be. And he bowls much slower too.
 
Just sums up how integral guys like Shami, Umesh and even Ishant (for a period) were to India's success at home, along with Ashwin and Jadeja. I think it will take India a very long time to find someone like Ashwin in particular, who has a genuine case for being the best spinner of all-time in Indian conditions.
Ashwin was an ATG especially in Indian conditions, a very intelligent bowler. And you can't replace a specialist, that too a great one, with bits and pieces players like Sundar or Patel. If India want to continue preparing spinning wickets, then they too need to find experienced specialist FC spinners like Nauman and Harmer. It is time they put aside IPL performances when selecting test squads and rely more on Ranji and overall FC performances. It is also a sin not to have Shami in the mix. The selection has been appalling to say the least, I was really perplexed when I saw the team for the first test. As i said earlier, don't know whether it was ineptitude or arrogance, but no sane coach would have picked that kind of team, that too against a team that has been performing consistently well and just leveled a series on dustbowls in Pakistan. Fortunately for India, they have the resources they need to succeed, but only if their management is willing to learn from this debacle.
 
Yeah once again Harmer showed the way, just like he did in the second test in Pakistan. Jadeja bowled a few slower deliveries towards the end of South Africa's second innings and they were turning square. So not sure why he didn't do that more consistently. Sundar does not seem good enough to fill Ashwin's shoes. I still think he should be in the side because of what he offers as an all-rounder, but I don't see how you can rely on him as one of the frontline spinners. Even Kuldeep didn't look as effective as he was expected to be. And he bowls much slower too.

GG will get away with this because our stocks in red ball cricket ain't all that to be honest

If he manages to mess up our white ball sides with the stocks we have, then that would be completely unforgivable
 
The fact India littered the team with T20 players. Fake all rounders and bits and pieces players, they deserved this humiliation
 
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