Comments on: The Real Test begins! http://i3j3cricket.com/2010/02/06/the-real-test-begin/ India-India-India Jai-Jai-Jai (i3j3) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:00:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Questions remain as India retain #1 « i3j3Cricket :: A blog for fans of Indian cricket… http://i3j3cricket.com/2010/02/06/the-real-test-begin/#comment-13192 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:05:43 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.com/?p=2301#comment-13192 [...] Africa does have some deep questions of their own to answer. At the start of the series I did say that my main concerns with them were (a) the form of Duminy and Ashwell Prince, (b) the ability of [...]

]]> By: Adithya Ramesh http://i3j3cricket.com/2010/02/06/the-real-test-begin/#comment-13143 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:36:00 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.com/?p=2301#comment-13143 India surely miss dravid & laxman.
Hopes r there that laxman will be back for his favorite eden gardens.

BY THE WAY, another good news for India as Sreesanth has recovered and will play if selected!

]]> By: Adithya Ramesh http://i3j3cricket.com/2010/02/06/the-real-test-begin/#comment-13142 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:33:46 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.com/?p=2301#comment-13142 http://wp.me/pKjle-6m South Africa win! poor show by the men in blue

]]> By: gnbmdr http://i3j3cricket.com/2010/02/06/the-real-test-begin/#comment-13140 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:36:58 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.com/?p=2301#comment-13140 What a spell by Steyn.

The delivery which Vijay got in the first innings is similar to Balwindar Singh Sindhu – had Greenidge clean bowled. The difference much faster speed 140 kmph+ . Superb movement off the seam.

The ball that got Sachin – Andy Roberts like. The previous over – same length moving in – Sachin stepped up a bit had a copy book off-drive. The next over the same length, but moving out and Sachin committed to the same host and the outside edge.

The innocuous ball from Paul Harris seemed to climb up on Dhoni, soft dismissal.

Doesn’t India miss Dravid and Laxman ??

]]> By: gnbmdr http://i3j3cricket.com/2010/02/06/the-real-test-begin/#comment-13138 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:35:32 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.com/?p=2301#comment-13138 India 47 for 2. This is exact situation that needs Rahul Dravid or Laxman.

Dravid had surgery Manipal Medical college and was recuperating till last week. No way, he could have played in this match.

As a selector, if Dravid is not there, you want to have atleast Laxman.

I was really curious about Yuvraj’s injury @ Bangladesh 2nd test :-)

]]> By: mohank http://i3j3cricket.com/2010/02/06/the-real-test-begin/#comment-13137 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:43:50 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.com/?p=2301#comment-13137 I agree Srikanth and after the Ahmedabad Test against SL, the Delhi ODI fiasco and now this Test in Nagpur, I’d like the Indian pitch committee to be in the docks with Laxman! Pitches like these will kill Test cricket.

Having said that, there is still a mountain to climb for India. The reply has only just begun. But really, there was nothing in that pitch for the bowlers — unless of course, the RSA bowlers prove me wrong! As I said, India has it all to do.

]]> By: Srikanth Mangalam http://i3j3cricket.com/2010/02/06/the-real-test-begin/#comment-13136 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:55:36 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.com/?p=2301#comment-13136 Dravid, apparently, was also keen on playing this series but Srikkanth talked him out of it. I think it requires a great of deal maturity, courage, and self belief (and possibly the stature of Tendulkar or Dhoni) to speak the truth in this environment. Having said that, I am in complete agreement with you Mohan on penalizing VVS.

I may be in the minority, but I thought the Indians bowled reasonably well and were a trifle unlucky. The way Sehwag and Gambhir started out, this game ain’t over yet…

]]> By: Adithya Ramesh http://i3j3cricket.com/2010/02/06/the-real-test-begin/#comment-13135 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:00:40 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.com/?p=2301#comment-13135 I can accept to this
But according to Laxman, a player who player about 30 days of international cricket in a year will surely think of playing more.
He might have thought this is a small injury and didn’t want to miss the match.
It maybe wrong, but to him poor fellow he players only test cricket and gets to play only around 5 tests in a year.

]]> By: mohankaus http://i3j3cricket.com/2010/02/06/the-real-test-begin/#comment-13134 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:24:13 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.com/?p=2301#comment-13134 If a sportsperson doesn’t know his/her body he/she shouldn’t be on the park! It is easy to blame the physio and I suspect that, given it is Team India, the physio, the next door neighbour, the team bus drivers’ cat and the media managers’ office tea-boy will all get the sack! What really needs to happen is that Laxman should be banned for 5 Tests for not being honest about the state of his own health. He let the team down. Last year Dhoni said he was mentally tired and wanted a break from a series in Sri Lanka. He was lampooned! Only in India is honesty a bad/needless trait. Accountability can take a back seat! Meanwhile, right now the team cooks’ cat had better be careful… :-)

]]> By: gnbmdr http://i3j3cricket.com/2010/02/06/the-real-test-begin/#comment-13133 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:00:43 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.com/?p=2301#comment-13133 The sad thing is this is not first time.

IIRC, during India – Australia series, @ the Melbourne test, after the historic Adelaide victory, there was a question mark over Zaheer’s fitness and he bowled 5 (five) overs in the test match. Already it is difficult to win with 4 bowlers. and it is impossible to bowl Australia with 3 bowlers. I would blame the fitness guy for not giving a realistic report to the team, whether a player can play or not.

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