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South African plans against our players.



Following is the South African analysis of Indian cricketers and how to handle them. This document was somehow extracted by "sportscentre", the news agency of channel ESPN and Starsports.

Rahul Dravid : GraemeSmith Closeup.jpg
-:- Main batsmen, tough but susceptible to sledging.
-:- Very strong square of the wicket.

Weakness and game plan -
Tries to take singles through gully, runout player - Pitch it up and curve it in.

Sachin Tendulkar :
-:- Can adapt to any surface, likes to attack and plays short bowling well.

Weakness and game plan -
Attack middle stump and have Gully and Third man.
Never fields at boundaries

DO NOT SLEDGE SACHIN - It pumps him up and that's not good news.

Virendra Sehwag :
-:- Boundary hitter but can digg in.
-:- Under pressure for runs and a backfoot player.

Weakness and game plan.
Can't play balls on body. A Runout player - Pitch it short and at the body.
Mickey Arthus Concerned.jpg
Mahendra Singh Dhoni :
-:- Hard hitter with no set batting slot.
-:- Likes to go down the ground through leg.
-:- Improvises a lot.

Weakness and game plan.
Inexperienced, footwork problem - block his fours and pitch it up.

Mohammad Kaif :
-:- Is a good fielder.
-:- Can play the waiting game.

Weakness and game plan.
Instinctive pull/hook player, likes to drive early - Pitch it up and use inswingers.

Anil Kumble :
-:- Makes the batsmen play all the time.
-:- Changes pace and line.
-:- Good top spinner.

How to play.
Flights his Googlies more and bowls them slower. Is slow in field.

Harbjahan Singh :
-:- Strike Bowler. Jonty Rhodes.jpg
-:- good Doosra.
-:- Not much flight.

How to play.
Sweep, play through the on side. But watch out for the fielder at 45 degerees.

DO NOT GO DOWN THE WICKET TO HIM.

Notes :

-:- What sportscentre also revealed on Monday that this document contains no mention about any other bowler from India. Probably they don't see anyone else as a trouble.

-:- Sportscentre journalist - Dinesh Chopra also said that above game plan was jointly made by South African Captain Graeme Smith, coach Mickey Arthur and Jonty Rhodes. They worked on the same plan when South African team last came to India for a series of 5 ODI. That series ended as 2-2.






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