India continued their tradition of not losing a Test at the Wanderers by beating SA in the third and final test. A hard fought match with a lot of pain for batsmen - watch this one from Bumrah to Elgar :
http://www.espn.in/video/clip?id=22223231
That moment almost caused the match to get called off. The game went on and India recorded one of their more famous recent Test victories. A few things to carry home (and abroad) from this series :
1. This team does indeed have a chance of giving us Test Series wins abroad. But the players need a lot more practice. That either means more practice matches or as someone had suggested (I think that was Boria Mazumdar) start the series with the T20 and ODI matches so that the team gets enough time to get acclimatized to the conditions.
2. Maybe Parthiv Patel should play a little more and open as well - the 2nd innings of the third test might not be an accurate sample, but it did change the pattern for India. And oh yes, Parthiv Patel held onto the chances (when keeping) in this one.
3. India has good fast bowling options; bowlers who can do well when there is seam, swing and bounce! So, it might not be easy for Eng and Aus to roll over this team.
4. Lastly - Dan Elgar's the man to learn batting from (for an opener atleast). He bats ugly, but he does the work required of an opener - stick around and tire out the opposition team so that the rest of the team gets a chance to play. Maybe crude, but very effective. Lets hope we can train our openers under him!
http://www.espn.in/video/clip?id=22223231
That moment almost caused the match to get called off. The game went on and India recorded one of their more famous recent Test victories. A few things to carry home (and abroad) from this series :
1. This team does indeed have a chance of giving us Test Series wins abroad. But the players need a lot more practice. That either means more practice matches or as someone had suggested (I think that was Boria Mazumdar) start the series with the T20 and ODI matches so that the team gets enough time to get acclimatized to the conditions.
2. Maybe Parthiv Patel should play a little more and open as well - the 2nd innings of the third test might not be an accurate sample, but it did change the pattern for India. And oh yes, Parthiv Patel held onto the chances (when keeping) in this one.
3. India has good fast bowling options; bowlers who can do well when there is seam, swing and bounce! So, it might not be easy for Eng and Aus to roll over this team.
4. Lastly - Dan Elgar's the man to learn batting from (for an opener atleast). He bats ugly, but he does the work required of an opener - stick around and tire out the opposition team so that the rest of the team gets a chance to play. Maybe crude, but very effective. Lets hope we can train our openers under him!
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