India's Match Against South Africa Will Be True Acid Test !! Your Views Please!
By AKRao24
@AKRao24 (27422)
India
March 10, 2011 10:45pm CST
In the World Cup 2011 Tournament, tomorrows match between India and South Africa is going to be an Acid Test for Indian Team!
So far India has played against small teams or teams with no big achievements under their belts and won the matches. The only good team with with India played so far was Team England where they just escaped the defeat by one run to have a tie!
In the previous matches India hardly has shown any spark of an Champion team! If they want to show their real magic then now the Indian team is having two matches to play, one against South Africa to be played tomorrow at Nagpur another is the match on 20th of this month against West Indies!
What Do you feel about the India's performance in tomorrow's match...Yes I can understand nothing is certain in Cricket, but my main concern is about the silly mistakes which our players have committed so far in previous matches...Will they continue to play like that only or will there be any change in the behaviour of the players to prov their mettle!
Hope since the lat match their over confidence must have gt shattered and they must have come back again down to earth to show their talent again to the World!
Will there be any change in the team as far as the bowlers are concerned?
Kindly respond and give your views! Thanks !
What Do you feel about the India's performance in tomorrow's match...Yes I can understand nothing is certain in Cricket, but my main concern is about the silly mistakes which our players have committed so far in previous matches...Will they continue to play like that only or will there be any change in the behaviour of the players to prov their mettle!
Hope since the lat match their over confidence must have gt shattered and they must have come back again down to earth to show their talent again to the World!
Will there be any change in the team as far as the bowlers are concerned?
Kindly respond and give your views! Thanks !1 person likes this
7 responses
@krajibg (11922)
• Guwahati, India
11 Mar 11
Hi AK,
If there would be any change in the team Dhoni would retain Piyush Chawla. To be frank in this world cup India have never played a good game. If Dhoni favoritism continues India would be defeated in the following match. Compared to the team composure South Africa is much stronger than India.
If India wins well and good but if it loses I wont be surprised. One more thing about this game Sachin would not be able to score even half century and Gautam Gambhi would be caught at the long on.

@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
12 Mar 11
Hi Dear Krajibg! Yes,it is agreed that India never played any thing good so far in this World Cup tornament! It is clear that Dhoni is going to retain Chawla in today's game, because he want to test him here once again before using him against tough teams to be come at later on stage as we are sure to play quarter finals in anyway! No doubt at the present time South African Team is much stronger than ours because of our poor bowling attack! Our specialist bowlers are playing defensive way instead of attacking which is quite frustrating to see!
Like I said in one of my previous postings that we may have any sorts of upset! There won't be any big surprise if India looses than it actually wins today!
Well I really don't have that in depth knowledge about the playing style of Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir so I really can't pass any comment on these two players,but yes I will be definitely keep a watch on their play just to see how are your personal fixation got worked today!
Hi Dear Sameer! I liked your sense of Humour! Some times we Indians under the emotional feelings try to judge the game of cricket too far as the Cricket game is almost a religion in our country and every one thinks that they are none the way less tan any one else! So this makes some time to make some predictions like our friend Krajibg made today! Let us watch how far his prediction goes right!If his prediction goes right then, we have got a man who can fore cast he fixation and we can have some advantage from him!! LOL!
Thanks for responding dear friends!
Hi Dear Sameer! I liked your sense of Humour! Some times we Indians under the emotional feelings try to judge the game of cricket too far as the Cricket game is almost a religion in our country and every one thinks that they are none the way less tan any one else! So this makes some time to make some predictions like our friend Krajibg made today! Let us watch how far his prediction goes right!If his prediction goes right then, we have got a man who can fore cast he fixation and we can have some advantage from him!! LOL!
Thanks for responding dear friends!
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
12 Mar 11
Hi Dear Tareen! It is really a Million Dollar question, you have asked? Will South Africa give the chance?! I agree that India always gives a chance tote opponent team to win a match either with their poor fielding on the ground by leaving boundaries, important catches and by also giving bye runs! We have achieved the proficiency in giving an opportunity to make runs with our poor bowling performance,where our full timer or specialist bowlers are also bowling so called a defensive bowling which is thoroughly thrashed by the opponents! India is having fantastic World class bats man with so many records under their belt but they have also gained expertise in committing silly mistakes while playing which are not even committed by the teen aged cricketer of India playing cricket at the Indian streets!Run out, unnecessary tampering the ball to give a catch, to hit a silly hit to give an easy catch etc, are few to name!
In spite of all these set backs we can still win the match if our players become bit serious and sensible and realise the responsibility and prestige of the country that has been handed over into their hands to safe guard it! Dhoni just says on TV that it is not only eleven players who wins a match but it is the crores of people who actually are suporting him! Let us see if he is really remembering this statement or not today!
Any way let us wish all the best to the Indian Team and hope to see some good cricket today! Thanks for responding!
In spite of all these set backs we can still win the match if our players become bit serious and sensible and realise the responsibility and prestige of the country that has been handed over into their hands to safe guard it! Dhoni just says on TV that it is not only eleven players who wins a match but it is the crores of people who actually are suporting him! Let us see if he is really remembering this statement or not today!
Any way let us wish all the best to the Indian Team and hope to see some good cricket today! Thanks for responding!@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
12 Mar 11
No problem dear Krajibg! We all know 'Cricket thy name is uncertainty!'! Take it easy! Like all Indians let us also keep our fingers crossed and watch the match keeping aside our expert comments aside for some time! But i it possible? No way!! LOL!!
Happy Match watching! Thanks !
Happy Match watching! Thanks !
@krajibg (11922)
• Guwahati, India
12 Mar 11
Dear Ak Rao,
Yesterday too I had made a prediction and it proved wrong as Bangladesh won. But today I am expecting something ho happen in my favour. lol
Thanks for your nice add.

@ram_cv (16513)
• India
11 Mar 11
I expect it to be a great match. Also after India narrowly lost to South Africa in South Africa, it is time for India to prove their mettle here in India. I think the key would be how South Africa play against the Indian spinners. If the track is slow one, then I expect India to win the match. I would also be interested in seeing how the South African spinner Tahir performs against the first top class opposition that he has come up against.
Cheers!
Ram
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
12 Mar 11
Hi Dear Ram! Yes, like every Indian we also expect to have some interesting and great match today against South Africa! I fully agree with you that it is the turn of Indian team to take a sweet revenge with the South African team! May be today our spinners can make some miracles against this team! But then the track is bit faster which may be bit disappointing thing and there won't be much of dew as presently the weather at Nagpur is quite warm! Over all I think we would witness a action packed match with fast pitch at the hand with no much of change towards the end of the match!
Like you almost every fan will be interested in the performance of Tahir as he is one of the important person who can change the direction of the match with his bowling!!
Thanks for responding, hope to see you after the match! Till then have a nice time while watching the match! All the best!
Like you almost every fan will be interested in the performance of Tahir as he is one of the important person who can change the direction of the match with his bowling!!
Thanks for responding, hope to see you after the match! Till then have a nice time while watching the match! All the best! @balu_maris (240)
• India
11 Mar 11
Dear AkRao,
This match will surely be interesting. It should be a real test for India compared with all the other matches. South Africa had the upper hand against India in the recent South Africa tour. But then, India was not its full side then and plus the conditions are different now. But South Africa does have the better bowling line up. Their middle order batting is pretty weak though.
The Indian batting line up is pretty strong. But they do not have a good enough bowling line up to restrict South Africa. This is the same bowling line up that could not restrict England from chasing 338. Indians will have to bowl out of their skins to defeat the South Africans.
Steyn and Morkel Vs Tendulkar and Sehwag... A contest surely worth watching...!!!
I believe South Africa has the edge because, they have the better bowling line up...!!!
Share your views...
Balu.
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
12 Mar 11
Hi Dear Balu Maris! Yes, I think it is real test or India to prove as so far it has just played with the weak teams except for the England ! I agree that since India was not having its full team while playing at South Africa they might have had upper hand, but today also I feel bit apprehensive because of poor bowling line and loose fielding!
Yes, it would be a feast to the spectators to watch a good batting from both the sides, as the pitch is very congenial for batting at Nagpur! Though the batting line is good with both the teams the only difference would be in the bowling attack and also the fielding on the ground! Since Dhoni indirectly has give the indication that he is not going to change Chawla, we may likely have similar problems what we had in the past because of this bowler in the past! Unfortunately our specialist bowlers are also not coming up to the mark!
Let us see if the Indian team can come up with some magic to perform and please the much awaited Indian crowd this time at Nagpur against South Africa!Hope to meet you gain after the match! Thanks for responding!
Yes, it would be a feast to the spectators to watch a good batting from both the sides, as the pitch is very congenial for batting at Nagpur! Though the batting line is good with both the teams the only difference would be in the bowling attack and also the fielding on the ground! Since Dhoni indirectly has give the indication that he is not going to change Chawla, we may likely have similar problems what we had in the past because of this bowler in the past! Unfortunately our specialist bowlers are also not coming up to the mark!
Let us see if the Indian team can come up with some magic to perform and please the much awaited Indian crowd this time at Nagpur against South Africa!Hope to meet you gain after the match! Thanks for responding! @sameer_1984 (215)
• India
11 Mar 11
I will say 50-50 chances for both teams.I know that India didn't got any significant victories in the series but we had good team.If Dhoni and team management give chance to R.ashwin instead of chawla and Raina instead of Gambhir or Kohli then our team will become more strong.Strong point for India is Yuvraj performing very responsibly,Zaheer is in stremendous form and atlast how can we forget our opening pair.If any one of this pair will strike tomorrow then only God can help south africa.
@aimankarikal (169)
• India
11 Mar 11
well this will be one of the most interesting match in this world cup & hope it will goto wire. both team are playing good. amla & divilliers are in outstanding form they will be key. zaheer is the key bowler for india & hope he will castle both. how we can forget tendulkar & sehwag they are best of all. & i hope india will win.
@krajibg (11922)
• Guwahati, India
11 Mar 11
No, this would not be any interesting game. Just wait and see.
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
12 Mar 11
Hi Dear aimankarikal! Hope this match would be interesting one and there should be a tight finish! You have rightly said that Amla and De Villiers from South African team are in good form and they may play a major role in making South African Team a stronger one today with their contribution! It seems there won't be any change in the bowlers today which apparently evident from Dhoni's statement made yester day and so it has to be Zaheer only to checkmate these run machines!
If they play carefully together with our openers Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, we have got fantastic batting line till number seven, and they can make a huge heap of runs to the score. Nagpur ground has been a run making one and we can expect lot of action here on this ground from both the teams!
Hi Dear Krajibg! Though initially I too thought like you that this match will be a lack lustre one,but having seen the win of Bangladesh yesterday I am sure Dhoni and his company must have realised the pressure on them to win the match as Bangladesh has beaten England in an very appreciating manner and we could just barely managed to draw the match against that team! If by any reason if Indians loose this match then people will not forgive them as this is the first serious game in this World Cup Series where they actually need to show their talent and mettle, though they had a good match against England, it was a frustrating draw!
Let us see what is there in reserve for us! All the best to Indian team and the spectators of India , to witness some great moments on TV and ground! Thanks for responding!
Hi Dear Krajibg! Though initially I too thought like you that this match will be a lack lustre one,but having seen the win of Bangladesh yesterday I am sure Dhoni and his company must have realised the pressure on them to win the match as Bangladesh has beaten England in an very appreciating manner and we could just barely managed to draw the match against that team! If by any reason if Indians loose this match then people will not forgive them as this is the first serious game in this World Cup Series where they actually need to show their talent and mettle, though they had a good match against England, it was a frustrating draw!
Let us see what is there in reserve for us! All the best to Indian team and the spectators of India , to witness some great moments on TV and ground! Thanks for responding!@aimankarikal (169)
• India
12 Mar 11
well i am just hoping for an interesting game it is just my prediction lets wait & watch what will happen.
@gopakumar85 (54)
• India
11 Mar 11
it surely will be a real test for india for sure but still india is still not sure about there team composition hope they may well go for riana against them dropping gautam that would be an idea.






