Comments on: India Vs RSA :: 2nd Test :: Preview

By: Saint

Saint — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:26:46 +0000

Looks like India will have a chance to bowl before the lunch interval …. Parsanna was right – the pitch will produce a result !!!

By: Saint

Saint — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:19:17 +0000

Good God – 6 wickets down – and inside 15 overs

By: gnbmdr

gnbmdr — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:33:18 +0000

Given Sehwag’s initial backfoot movement towards square leg to make room for his uppish cut shot, he gets cramped up for a rising ball on the middle and leg stump. This is well known weakness that McGrath used to exploit. The problem is that wickets in India are not quick or bouncy enough for the fast bowlers. So, Sehwag will flourish in Indian or Pak wickets.

Sehwag can not pull or hook the bouncer also.

There is a nice article in Cricinfo – Does footwork or technique matter anymore ?

http://content-www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/344671.html

By: p

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:16:57 +0000

“wonder how the South Africans cope with the dry heat of Ahmedabad?” for that matter any human being. It is very cruel to play cricket for 5 days in such awful weather conditions.

By: Saint

Saint — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:05:19 +0000

Dhiraj Parsana , the curator at Ahmedabad says that the pitch will be sporting and will even have grass on the surface!!! If this does happen to be true, I wonder if Smith, in the event of winning the toss will opt to have a go at the Indian batsmen. If India go in with 3 spinners, assuming that Kumble is fit, almost certainly, India will opt to bat first.

Several teams have tried bowling short, close to the body at Sehwag, albeit unsuccessfully. He did not do too well against South Africa when India visited South Africa in 2007 – so it remains to be seen how things work out.

Seems like an interesting test and wonder how the South Africans cope with the dry heat of Ahmedabad?