*Official* South Africa in India, Sep/Oct 2019

[Heboric]

Nah. We just haven't done the basics as well as India has.

Obviously a mute point but if we batted first I bet it wouldn't have made a difference.

Its sport, until I see it happen then I wont comment.

Look at the Boks in New Zealand recently, everybody was saying easy wins for New Zealand...

 

[Daemon]

The batting first = win myth still chugging along full steam I see

 

[SeamUp]

Graeme Smith highlighting the problems and insecurities with SA cricket at the moment.

 

[vcs]

Great catch.

 

[srbhkshk]

The batting first = win myth still chugging along full steam I see

Everyone believes it till their team gets to bat first in India and loses by 250 runs.

 

[vcs]

It's still a perfectly decent strip to bat on and SA are 129/6. No amount of complaining about the toss changes that.

7 down now. India have just been far better in all departments.

 

[SeamUp]

It is not even up for debate guys.

 

[srbhkshk]

Heh, big Vern's tired of all the ****.

 

[vcs]

Well, their two best batsmen of this match are out there now.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

This whole tough guy image Virat tries to cultivate for himself is comprehensively shattered anytime he has a bowl.

Right arm steak and kidney

 

[StephenZA]

Well, their two best batsmen of this match are out there now.

A dire statement of the rest of the batting line up.

 

[h_hurricane]

This whole tough guy image Virat tries to cultivate for himself is comprehensively shattered anytime he has a bowl.

Right arm steak and kidney

He bowls only once in a year these days.

 

[SeamUp]

This whole tough guy image Virat tries to cultivate for himself is comprehensively shattered anytime he has a bowl.

Right arm steak and kidney

Right-arm quick bowler , thanks very much

https://twitter.com/semperfiutd/status/1174394939393769472?s=20

Virat always sees himself as alpha male even in his lesser strengths. For the psyche you convince yourself

 

[StephenZA]

Those tickles down leg side are such extra kicks while down...

 

[Member Berry]

umesh finally being rewarded for his decade long plan of bowling filth down the leg side every other over to lure the batsman into a mistake. happy for him.

 

[Heboric]

It is not even up for debate guys.

Really !!

So there is absolutely no advantage batting first in India. at all, even stevens

So having access to the pitch which has almost no marking compared to a day and a half of sun baking down on it, bowlers and batsmen running on it.

 

[StephenZA]

Really !!

So there is absolutely no advantage batting first in India. at all, even stevens

So having access to the pitch which has almost no marking compared to a day and a half of sun baking down on it, bowlers and batsmen running on it.

Nobody said that. There is just not an innings and 150 run advantage, hence the results would likely have been the same.

 

[Starfighter]

As far as touring team in the conditions goes, I reckon this might be South Africa's worst touring side since their 31/32 tour of Australia, with the possible exception of their last time around in India and Sri Lanka. They're horrible.

 

[h_hurricane]

One striking feature of this victory is even split in wickets between pace and spin both innings. This is a team covered on all bases.

 

[Heboric]

Nobody said that. There is just not an innings and 150 run advantage, hence the results would likely have been the same.

Its pretty easy to captain and bowl with a huge score on the board. It accumualtes, plays on the batsmen, can set attacking fields