South Africa vs India | 1st Test | Day 3 Discussion | Johannesburg | 20/12/2013

[Ashraful_Rox]

This is just too easy for Team India, this young team will go far, Tendulkar's retirement was a blessing in disguise. Kohli and Pujara, class.

 

[IndianWillow]

Pujara is scoring at run a ball for the past one hour. He was 9(61) and now 94(166)

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Lead is not even 400 folks ... some are talking about declaration

 

[mithun_minhas]

If these 2 can carry on for another 20 overs, India will easily add 100 runs in no time.

If all goes well, India should declare just before tea tomorrow with a lead of around 500.

 

[Electron]

Pujara is scoring at run a ball for the past one hour. He was 9(61) and now 94(166)

Pujara so far looks solid like Dravid, but seems to have two extra gears to him.

 

[Justcrazy]

SA made a huge mistake by playing Tahir , he is ordinary bowler.

 

[Mp812]

Were is steyn
Pitch suddenly change

Ya it does usually when India is batting and score well it suddenly becomes a flat track but when India bowl on same track in next innings in same test match and manage to get wickets it suddenly transforms to a helpful track. And when India bat again it suddenly becomes flat track again...Funny and weird eh???/ Perhaps BCCI gets them changed in darkness of night

 

[IndianWillow]

If India want a lead of 400, SA may manage a draw. India may have to take a bit of risk to win this match.

 

[Justcrazy]

18 more overs left , India can easily get another 70 here. that would mean a lead of 320 by stumps.

 

[cricketindiafan]

Pollock saying pitch still has a lot in it for seamers

 

[Mp812]

last 10 over 13 runs )

How times change dont they?
Rafnas: "Last 10 Overs : 65/0 Well done!!"

 

[Mp812]

last 10 over 13 runs )

How times change dont they?
Rafnas: "Last 10 Overs : 65/0 Well done!!"
And both batsmen are same not different ones

 

[Justcrazy]

If India want a lead of 400, SA may manage a draw. India may have to take a bit of risk to win this match.

No need for that risk , SA batting is not that Good.

 

[Ims1]

Draw which was quoting at 15 when saffers were bowled out is 2.90 now .

 

[Electron]

Classsss.... 100, drives Steyn for :4 !

Take a boww..

 

[battler]

100 for pujara

 

[prayas]

100 for cheteshwar
6th 100

 

[prayas]

100 for cheteshwar
6th 100

 

[Vayuu]

100 Che take a bow

sent from dil se

 

[Saurav]

what an innings

take a bow

 

[Sadevdesai]

There would be an absolute MAYHEM tomorrow morning if these two are still around. Why not ??? 100 for Pujara .... well played. .... indeed !!!!!

 

[mithun_minhas]

Pujara you beauty

100 for the future star.

 

[Justcrazy]

I think India will continue to look for runs here, considering the forecast tomorrow.

 

[Mr Consistent]

chirta 100

 

[prayas]

He is always convert its 100 to 200

 

[Mr Consistent]

well played chitra

 

[Ims1]

looks like a draw .

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Better than Kohli's ton. Sir Che Pujara. What a performance!

 

[Justcrazy]

100 for Pujara

 

[prayas]

Pujara made first 50 in 127 ball and next in 41

 

[IndianWillow]

Top innings under not so easy conditions.

 

[Ims1]

well played chitra

why do you misspell only names of Ind cricketers ?

 

[Electron]

Pujara, averages 68 now ! :bradman

 

[Justcrazy]

SA need to bowl some tight overs , slow down things a bit here.

 

[prayas]

Lol chitra
Sex change

 

[prayas]

Lol chitra
Sex change

 

[saiyan0312]

India what a victory yaara. This match is yours to lose.

 

[Justcrazy]

Tahir on again.

 

[Justcrazy]

Will India tahir here and finish his Test carer forever ?

 

[Ims1]

India what a victory yaara. This match is yours to lose.

i think saffers can draw this .

 

[Justcrazy]

better over from tahir , just a single.

 

[Justcrazy]

Styen has been a big let down here

 

[Mr Consistent]

:4 by chitra

 

[Dee90]

Most people thought India would play good in the ODI's but be hopeless in the tests, thank god it's the other way around.

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

runs continues to flow here

 

[Swaraj!!]

Bad news for SA .... Morkel out of the series

 

[Mr Consistent]

again :4

 

[Sandeep]

Steyn being put to sword here

 

[Justcrazy]

Morne Morkel has a grade 1 ligament tear on his ankle and will be out for seven to ten days. He will not take the field for this game and his fitness might be in doubt for the next Test as well

 

[leatherface58]

Steyn has been poor. Too wide and wayward. Seems frustrated too. Back him to come back strongly though.

 

[Justcrazy]

India lead by 270 runs with 8 wickets remaining

 

[Mr Consistent]

Morne Morkel has a grade 1 ligament tear on his ankle and will be out for seven to ten days. He will not take the field for this game and his fitness might be in doubt for the next Test as well

 

[Sandeep]

India should gift some wickets to Tahir.. Will feature in the next match

 

[Justcrazy]

15 overs more left

India should get another 50 here easily.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Morne in doubt for next Test. People are being harsh on Steyn here.

 

[Swaraj!!]

For some reason Kohli seems to have sobered down in the last few overs....

 

[leatherface58]

Tahir wow. Giving leggies all over the world a bad name.

 

[Swaraj!!]

While Pujara seems to have taken up Sehwag's gear

 

[Mr Consistent]

4

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

Runs flowing

 

[Haripotter]

Will India tahir here and finish his Test carer forever ?

No... Pakistan will make him do a grand comeback

 

[Justcrazy]

SA looking hopeless here

 

[Mr Consistent]

241/2

 

[Justcrazy]

lead 277 runs here

 

[Mr Consistent]

:4

 

[Electron]

Pujara treating it like a one-day. full-tosses are too easy.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

From cricinfo

Arpan Nigam: "As soon as Indians are batting well...questions and comments like it's a belter...pitch eased out , etc are coming up! Weird...if indians make runs, pitch has to be a flat belter! can we have a test match on Rocky mountains next?

 

[Mr Consistent]

tahir rubbish

 

[mithun_minhas]

Tahir like all Pakistanis has a big heart.

Serving full tosses now

 

[Kianig89]

SA murdered here :bow

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Boundary and then the single. Che seems a busy man now. Making Kohli look like a tuk tuk batsman.

 

[Justcrazy]

SA need to control the flow of runs here.

 

[giri26]

SA made a huge mistake by playing Tahir , he is ordinary bowler.

SA would have never played a spinner against India but they couldn't ignore him after the great series he had in UAE against Pakistan.

 

[Kianig89]

If india wins this game and wins the series then has to be acknowledged as the greatest modern skipper > than Ponting

 

[Kianig89]

Dont forget already took India to no.1 rankings

 

[Kianig89]

Steyn n Tahir being bullied here

 

[BillyM]

No... Pakistan will make him do a grand comeback

 

[Kianig89]

Pujara averaging 69.28 :bradman

 

[JibranAnsari]

Would south africa be dethroned if its a drawn series?

 

[Mp812]

SA beat the no.1 ODI team and India replying in kind to the no.1 test team! Pujara! What a champ!"