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3rd Test: Australia wins Sydney Test (scorecard), South Africa won Test Series 2-1.. T20 & ODI series follows.
Current Cricket Series : South Africa vs Australia, West Indies vs New Zealand. Coming Up : India in NZ 2009.

Give Kumble 350 runs : He'll win the test for us : 1st test Preview


I hope you have seen Seabiscuit - the story of a young boy, an old horse-loving man, a rich-sad father and an exceptional-but-sleeping horse. Those four had lost everything before they gel together and do, what no one expected they could..

People ask Jeff Bridges (the rich man) about what they can expect from future races as his horse has already lost so badly against the Champion horse..

Jeff Bridges said - "Our horse is too small, our Jockey is too big. Our trainer is too old and I am too dumb to understand all this"..... "You would think we'll run away rather than racing... but you are here, watching us, expecting the unexpected. SO WHY DON'T WE GO OUT THERE AND KEEP FIGHTING UNTIL WE TURN THE TABLES AROUND..!!"

I'm sure our Indian cricket team is up to the challenge and now it's time we spectators show some faith in them. I'll be trevelling for next few days and sadly, I'll miss nearly all of first India vs south Africa test match at Johannesburg. Me missing a match doesn't happen too often, so I guess I'll be awaiting newpapers very eagerly.
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I have a few notes for you till then --

A fact : The ball goes faster on day 2 than day 1 in South Africa, because their is always some moisture on the wicket on the first morning, which evapotates after first days play and pitch becomes concrete-dry. I hope our captain moves his front-foot-forward and decides to bat first. Our target should be to give 300 runs to Anil Kumble on Day 5 day. Great bowlers never fail if their batsmen can provide a cusion of those many runs. That's why Shane Warne is approaching 700 wickets. Anil Kumble is no less than him - only our batsmen need to do what Aussie batsmen do - make a cusion on runs.

If we're bowled out on the first day for even 150 runs - remaining 3 seam bowlers must take the responsibility to get innitial 10 South African wickets for no more than 250 runs. Make 300 in your second innings and see what Kumble can do.

Unleash VRV Singh : South Africa plans to throw chin-music for our batsmen.. Fine. That's what we expect and are prepared. What African batsmen haven't seen before is VRV Singh - the fastest bowler in India. what makes VRV a speciality is his height and weight. He gets termendous bounce and pitches will be idea for him - SO LETS BOUNCE SOUTH AFRICANS. Pitch the ball up only 2 times every over.

Their top order is shaky and their captain is a bunny of Zaheer Khan. Exploit it.

Time, telecast and highlights : India vs South Africa test matches will be starting at 1330hrs India time and will be live on Star Sports in India. channel ESPN will not be showing this test series and neither will Doordarshan. Nor the AIR (All India Radio) will give the radio commentory of the test series. You have to get Worldspace radio station if you want running commentory of India South Africa test series.

You can catch the highlights of each day's play at 0000hrs or midnight everyday on StarSports and also at 12 noon just before the start of next days play.






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