India Tour of South Africa - 2018

[Rom1moR]

 

[piinku1]

SA CB should be warned for poor pitches.

 

[Endgame]

SA CB should be warned for poor pitches.

Agreed, if Nagpur could, why not Capetown?

 

[Vijay Krish]

I don't say, rohit or others r doing well.... may be rahane can keep wickets, and play in d team.

Wicket keeping is a difficult job for someone to do it as a part time role. May be in ODI's or T20's its manageable like Dravid used to do but then in test matches we need 20 wickets to win. So a good wicket keeper is as important as a great strike bowler or a top class batsmen. Apart from Dhoni there's no good wicket keeper who can also contribute with batting. And Saha is an extraordinary wicket keeper with average batting talent. But its ok as long as he contributes with his glove work even if he averages 20 with the bat. But Parthiv and Karthick are pathetic wicket keepers who are just about ok ok type batsmen. Opinions might differ but as of now Saha is the best choice.

 

[Vijay Krish]

Sanju.samson is better than risabh.and ishan kishan both rishab and kishan is technically weak not suited for test cricket till date

Sanju was a great prospect. He was considered to be an ideal guy to replace someone of Dhoni's class but it seems Sanju Samson has given up wicket keeping to concentrate on his batting carrier. Its such a shame. But I dont know whether or not he has started keeping wickets again. But right now all eyes on Rishab Pant and Ishaan Kishan who can be as dangerous like De Kock if groomed properly.

 

[Nikhil3]

Wicket keeping is a difficult job for someone to do it as a part time role. May be in ODI's or T20's its manageable like Dravid used to do but then in test matches we need 20 wickets to win. So a good wicket keeper is as important as a great strike bowler or a top class batsmen. Apart from Dhoni there's no good wicket keeper who can also contribute with batting. And Saha is an extraordinary wicket keeper with average batting talent. But its ok as long as he contributes with his glove work even if he averages 20 with the bat. But Parthiv and Karthick are pathetic wicket keepers who are just about ok ok type batsmen. Opinions might differ but as of now Saha is the best choice.

If they get opportunities they will prove good or bad in wicket keeping sanju samson should get.chance in.indian team. He still keeps gud. He wkt keeped against srilanka in a warmup.match in this november. He.is far ahead of w saha in batting skills. His keeping skills will get surely increased if.he get continous chances. Rishabh panth is not suited for test cricket. Till.this.date. then ishan kishan if ishan kishan get a chance infront of sanju then it will show the bad politics in indian cricket. Clearily.

 

[Nikhil3]

Karthick is really a bad keeper. Misses a lot of chances while Saha is actually good with his wicket keeping. This is where MS Dhoni was always special. A true wicket keeper batsmen which we never had. Parthiv and Karthick are not good enough. Its high time we groom someone like Rishab Pant and Ishaan Kishan.

Dont under estimate karthik.

 

[Shivraj]

South Africa V India 2nd Test Match:

Did you know?

- Hashim Amla has scored 1202 runs in Centurion at 80.13 while AB de Villiers's 1157 runs have come at 60.89. On the other hand, Faf du Plessis and Dean Elgar averages only 33.60 and 14.00 respectively from their four and three Tests at Centurion.

- Spinners average 47.88 from 22 Tests in Centurion and the numbers go higher for the visiting spinners - 52.85 - both the poorest among the five major Test venues in South Africa.

- Mohammed Shami needs one more wicket to become the seventh Indian pacer to reach the milestone of 100 wickets. If he gets there in his next Test (29th), he will be the third fastest among the seven, after Kapil Dev (25) and Irfan Pathan (28).

- The last five first-innings scores in Cenurion reads 409, 397, 552, 475 and 481, and the sides posting those went on to win the respective Tests.

 

[TJ_DJ]

Ready to if Second Test too is not full screen, and its seeming highly unlikely too.

 

[Sagar]

This second test is very important for team India, this can deside everything of this young team. We had more experienced team under Dhoni's captaincy but they couldn't win test series in SA, ENG & AUS, imagine how difficult is it! India touring SA with 8 successive series win but all 8 series were easier than this one. Hope India will win both remaining games like they did last year in home!