Dhonis first test defeat under his captaincy.gambhir,dhoni,harbhajan all failed!

India
February 9, 2010 6:26am CST
Dhoni face the first test defeat under his captaincy. Mr. consistent gambhir dhoni and the youngstersall failed. our bowlers were not upto themark. gambhir scored only 13 runs in two innigs,dhoni scored only 31 in 2innigs. bajji took only two wicket(world class spin bowler). Its like proving the statement that if DRAVID & LAXMAN is not in the tem then we are not able to win. team selection was the most worst one that i had seen. will india be able to win next one and keep the top position?
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
9 Feb 10
I think after such a magnificent run, Gambhir was bound to have one bad game. Unfortunately, it happened when the original Wall was missing from the team, so there was no one to stabilize the innings. This is the reason why I had felt that Gambhir should have been sent one down and Vijay should have been sent to open in the first place. Again the importance of Dravid in the Indian team has been underlined and the selectors would do well to identify a good successor for him. Similarly, we need to unearth a match-winning leg spinner from somewhere and that is going to be paramount for India's success. I do not think Bhajji can lead the spin bowling department. He can be a good second spinner, but not the first spinner in the team. Cheers! Ram
• India
9 Feb 10
what we expect from the new comers or the yougsters is the valuable performance. they were given the big platform and chance to prove themselves but they failed. youngsters sholud be like virat who are lloking for chances to grab and perform.
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
10 Feb 10
Yes, we would like new comers to come and perform straight away. But if I see the performance, I would not say that Badri or Vijay performed badly. Saha was a twist of fate. In fact, it was the senior pros like Dhoni and Gambhir who faltered more than anybody else!! Cheers! Ram
• India
10 Feb 10
you know,the main problem is that we do not have quality fast bowler.Again our batsman are also accustomed to play spin and medium pacers.But when it comes for good fast bowlers,they becomes zero.Bowlers like zaheer and ishant was unable to get the reverse swing,but steyn and morkel get it in the beginning itself
• India
10 Feb 10
ya we are always back in seem bowling. lokk how well the quality fast bowlers perform (steyn). indians should learn from him. in past we had a good spinner now that too is gone.
• India
9 Feb 10
the kind of situation team india is in at the moment i dont think india will be able to win the next test and keep the top position..its like an uphill task for our team.... gambhir who was in the best form scored only 13 runs and dhoni another concistent performer failed...there was no dravid,lsxman,yuvraj and i think they can never be replaced by these players..why the hell was riddhiman saha played for?? the managemnet should have to go back to the drawing board and chalk out the right team otherwise india will loose the top spot
• India
10 Feb 10
ya you are correct. we should took the best team we can have at present to face the SA. but still dravid is a big miss.
• India
10 Feb 10
yes we can win next match if we prepare a turning pitch . i dont think we can win if we prepare flat pitch . south africa have strong batting and bowling and only turning pitch will do the trick .this is first defeat for dhoni and was expected from the first ball bowled. with saha and below par harbajan we cant win any test match for sure
@dasj20 (127)
• India
10 Feb 10
hi yes,this is really very sad day for Indians... In the first innings sehawag and second innings master sachin give some relief to Indians. i think in this match gambir,dhoni... don't play seriously,that impact shows on our rank. master blaster's innings is really so so good...this is only one issue we talk about match .... i like master's innings ...... But anyway in the next match we will definitely win....and we continued the first rank also.... thanking you have a nice day
• India
9 Feb 10
its a sad day for all indian cricket fans since we have lost the first test match with south africa . nothing went well for india in this match starting from the toss . i think we missed dravid and laxman in these times since they are the big match players . the debutants cant replace them and the important players like dhoni,gambhir and bhaji dint do their job. let them put this defeat and prepare for the next one . the return of laxman will strenghten the middle order but we have to play a well as a whole unit to get . the lack of partnerships in the 1 test match shouldnt be there . lets us pray that india wins the 2 test and maintains the number 1 status in test rankings
• India
9 Feb 10
ya lets hope they will perform well in next match and win next test. but the selectors made huge mistake by leaving karthik and virat, i think so. do you expect any change in the squad for next match?