So…we all know the result. It will be 1-0 for SA.
But please guess in how many days they can do it. Options are
2,3,4 or 5
I didnot put 1 as an option since I am sure SA batsmen will like to do some masti with Indian bowlers a bit. They need to have some 100s.
Re: India vs Aus 1st test Johannesburg
kya baat hai? bari tension mein ho aaj
SA ki jaga Aus likh diya subject mein?
anyway... it will be a good contest unlike the ODIs... 4 days i say
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
Yeah no chance in hell for the Indians and their over-hyped batting line-up although I expect Dravid to put up some resistance in the test matches.
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
Match will end in 4 days. Indian will cross 300 in one of their innings but will lose at the end.
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
SA is going in with an all pace attack.
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
quite a morale booster thats gonna be if india looses before going into the world cup..
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
only 2 possibilities - either SA pulverize India with pace attack or suddenly India batsmen find some backbone and beat SA squarely
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
The most unfortunate part of Indian Cricket right now is that there is no budding batting talent (no future Tendu or Dravid) in Domestic Cricket. Hence we have to make do with the same set of failed veterans - Gangu, Sehwag, Laxman et al. That a player of pace bowling like Gangu had to be recalled is in itself pathetic.
India has always been starved of bowling talents but this is probably the first time when there appears to be a dearth of good batters.
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
start delayed due to dampness:
Update 8.41GMTAnd finally we have official news from the New Wanderers. There will be an inspection at 11.15 local time, the toss will take place at 11.30, and play will start at 12.00 local time. That is 10.00 GMT, and a delay of ninety minutes from the scheduled start.
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
Toss News has just come in that India has won the toss and chosen to bat.
The team news is as follows:
India: Wasim Jaffer, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, VRV Singh, Sreesanth. The man to miss out is Harbhajan Singh.
South Africa: Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Hashim Amla, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Dale Steyn, Shaun Pollock. On the South African side it is Andrew Hall who misses out. He is the 12th man.
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
so we have a medium pace attack (Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, VRV Singh, Sreesanth)
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
16/2
Jaffer and Shewag gone.
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
:D ab to aalam yeh hai ki barbaadi main bhi hasi dihkti hain
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
^ 
I was watching it on TV, there are more players than spectators on the ground.
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
What will be the headlines tomorrow?
'flat-track bullies flattened on day 1!'
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
India showing some fight at last
69-2, SRT 37*, Dravid 14*
a much needed 55*- run partnership b/w Tendu and Dravid
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
83/3
SR Tendulkar c de Villiers b Kallis 44
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
Decent track, Suprising since I thought SA would prepare bowling tracks and try to destroy their batting lineup, o well i guess they have other plans.
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
Dravid falls.
Gangu and Lexman...Dada trying hard to perform.
140/4
Re: India vs SA 1st test Johannesburg (Fri 15 - Tue 19)
In a way, I am glad that Sehwag is being exposed for what I have always claimed he is.