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Bruce Wayne Returns

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So now grapevine has it that

*Munaf might play instead of VRV Singh at Durban (If he is 100% fit)

*Pathan might open instead of Jaffa

Looks like someone in the management is hell bent on finishing Pathan's career. Sacrificing him as a regular one drop batsman was not enough now. Now he ahs to take more pressure of not just opening India's bowling, but batting as well. What next. Pathan wicketkeeping as well?

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*Chandan*

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Congratulations to India for the fantastic victory......the first ever in SA !!!!

It was a complete team effort and I hope it remains that way.

It was a tense 3 days of cricket when the unthinkable happened.

Congtrats to team India again!

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Dwayne W II

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Congrats India, outplayed SA every step of the way

As Barry Richards was pointing out, this will be an interesting time for some of the Saffie bats, such as Sniff, De Villiers, Gibbs and "The Terrorist"

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Dusk

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You would think that maybe two of Smith, AB, Amla and Gibbs would have to be dispensed with.

Australia #1 in tests and one dayers and that's the natural order.

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*Buckaroo*

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Originally posted by Vikas B. Forever:

Looks like someone in the management is hell bent on finishing Pathan's career. Sacrificing him as a regular one drop batsman was not enough now. Now he ahs to take more pressure of not just opening India's bowling, but batting as well. What next. Pathan wicketkeeping as well?

well he was 'not out' in 2 innings on the seaming pitch of Potchefstroom. So that shows he is in touch with the bat and he can grit it out. Gambhir on the other hand hasn't had even one match in South Africa (not his fault really, but still)so he is still too much of a risk as an opener.

And Pathan won't open the bowling when

Munaf
Zaheer
Sreesanth

are around.

He will be the 4th seamer, who will relieve a few tired legs or replace anyone injured or resting like today.

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Surender Goel

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Welcome back, Chandan.

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Surender Goel

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And Pathan won't open the bowling when

Munaf
Zaheer
Sreesanth

Pathan opening Indian bowling?

Can anyone in his right frame of mind, can even think of it?

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*Buckaroo*

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c'mon don't snipe at vikas from my shoulders

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Surender Goel

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As Barry Richards was pointing out

Barry Richards must have been eating humble pie as right fom the start of this tour, he has been blabbering a lot in his columns about India' being a pi$$weak team away from home, that India's batsmen can only succeed on flat decks, while SA is untouchable at home.

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cric nut

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did u see the indian teams celebration

kudos to them, never easy to beat the saffies at home. good for asia cricket with sl beating nz on a pacey wicket.

btw sreeshanth's bangra

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*Chandan*

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Welcome back, Chandan.

Thanks Goel. I hope you all enjoyed this match as much as I did.

And have you all noticed how so many columnists in media have changed their tunes after bagging India so badly after the ODIs?

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*Chandan*

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did u see the indian teams celebration
kudos to them, never easy to beat the saffies at home. good for asia cricket with sl beating nz on a pacey wicket.

btw sreeshanth's bangra

That was some break-dance I suppose!!

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cric nut

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did u see the indian teams celebration
kudos to them, never easy to beat the saffies at home. good for asia cricket with sl beating nz on a pacey wicket.

btw sreeshanth's bangra

That was some break-dance I suppose!!

more like belly dancing!

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Furriner

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Now then: Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!

............................
"The prisoner Pierre Laval is in no danger of dying"

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Kam

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Well played India, with Sri Lanka winning away too its been an excellent week for the subcontinent sides.

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Jiffy Mix

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Now then: Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!

Exactly

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Ash

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Originally posted by Vikas B. Forever:
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Originally posted by Surender Goel:
Atleast Pathan's batting could be handy, VRV has been as useless as he has ever been.

I thought it was VRV's batting and partnership with Dada that really brought us back in the match in the first innings. If anything he showed all the senior batsmen how easily Saffies could be dealt with and was nothing short of sensational.

One cannot be too sure of these things. Pathan is terribly out of form and Munaf injured and you can't keep on playing an out of form player again and again. The bench then has to be considered.

I would definately like to see Sehwag dropped next test and replaced with gambhir even if he isn't better than Sehwag for this type of pitches. A message has to be sent out and repeated failures shouldn't be given too much leeway. This was one of the reasons why India suddenly ahd to drop Zaheer, Ganguly, Laxman and Yuvraj in the past.

yes

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Makaveli

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Congrats India, hopefully we can win atleast 1 test when we go over there!

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Ash

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Originally posted by Vikas B. Forever:
I don't see why people are talking about Kumble? Kumble has been our best bowler in the last 2 years successful in every series he has played. After a long time he has had a bit of an off in a test and here too he ahs at least taken 4 wickets on a pitch tailor made for the pacers. Give the man a break. Bhajji would have fared as much as VRV on this track.

VRV is effective only when he packs the ball in with pace. Pace is his strength and he will be ineffective if sticks to a mere line and length bowling since he can't swing the ball as much as Sree, Pathan or Zaheer.

youre talking a lot of sense today vikas, i like it

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Ash

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re: VRV. he had an average match but his slogging/batting (whatever you want to call it) in the 1st innings gave india a psychological boost, going in to bowl with a par score and putting SA under some semblance of a pressure. so credit where due...as for his prospects a s fast bowler imo he has shown enough to persist with. he has a pretty easy/natural action and with the height he will get good boue. he seemed to be bowling within himself yesterday. i didnt see him bowl today but no balls seem to be a problem. certainly a better prospect than RP singh, nehra, agarkar etc. ian bishop and mike holding seem to think he is a prospect too

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Ash

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Originally posted by Vikas B. Forever:
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Originally posted by *Buckaroo*:
So now grapevine has it that

*Munaf might play instead of VRV Singh at Durban (If he is 100% fit)

*Pathan might open instead of Jaffa

Looks like someone in the management is hell bent on finishing Pathan's career. Sacrificing him as a regular one drop batsman was not enough now. Now he ahs to take more pressure of not just opening India's bowling, but batting as well. What next. Pathan wicketkeeping as well?

again i agree. if pathan is made to open in the next test, dravid and chappell should be sacked. it would be ludicrous to the extreme. if anything, dravid should go up to open and pathan come in at 7. he may in time be a number 6 but his bowling desperately needs working on. hopefully a chat with wasim would have helped

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Ash

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As Barry Richards was pointing out

Barry Richards must have been eating humble pie as right fom the start of this tour, he has been blabbering a lot in his columns about India' being a pi$$weak team away from home, that India's batsmen can only succeed on flat decks, while SA is untouchable at home.

ive never heard richards say a good thing about a subcontinent team, not entirely a coincidence i reckon

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Cricketer

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