
Kohli blames inept batting for Newlands loss
The thinking behind dropping Bhuvneshwar in the second Test is, perhaps, the lack of swing at the SuperSport Park in Centurion, combined with the extra bounce that Ishant could exploit. He spoke about the batting.
Interestingly, Kohli also spoke along the same lines in his post-match press conference.
Kohli said there was no need for panic yet. India skipper Virat Kohli and his men will look to fight back and level the series.
As much as we would like to ignore this, but still something seems fishy in how India went about selecting its playing XI in the second test. The batting did not come together well. "The batting didn't come out well so I'm not anxious on the bowling front at all. We believe we can get them out twice again", Kohli said.
If Bhuvneshwar Kumar would have heard those words, he would relaxed a little.
With mentioning names Holding also said that he heard from someone high up in the Indian cricket hierarchy that India dropped Bhuvneshwar from this Test because they felt that Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah offer the same thing and can not be played together in the same XI. He took the most wickets among Indians (6 wkts); second-most after Philander (9).
Though the visiting bowlers thrived on the lively pitch, the technique and approach of the batsmen was questioned as they failed to chase down a target of 208. "We knew that if we could put pressure on them then we could get through them", Du Plessis said after the triumph.
Virat Kohli in action during the first day of the first Test cricket match between South Africa and India at Newlands in Cape Town. Despite the selectors making few changes in the team, the final result was not what many expected.
Shikhar Dhawan was found waiting while facing the short stuff from South Africa. Tom Moody, VVS Laxman were in the same boat as him. Even if it makes no sense to anyone else. However, going by the conditions, Rahane should have been in the XI.
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And then we come to the bowling.
Centurion: South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis won't mind if their fast bowlers, who have "X factor", shape their victories against India and admitted they have demanded wickets which assist pace and bounce.
And that is fine. Bhuvi has done enough in the past couple of years to prove he is not a one-trick pony. How does Bhuvneshwar get the chance to show he can take wickets in all conditions?
Some of these changes have been necessitated by injury while others have been due to loss of form and a horses for courses approach. Markram starred alongside Kagiso Rabada in the 2014 Under-19 World Cup and is considered by many to be a future captain of the Proteas team. He just doesn't offer us the reliability that other slip fielders do.
To be fair to Rahane, he's a classic Test match cricketer who deserves a place in the eleven, especially with India playing overseas when he averages close to 55. It's all fine while you are winning but the moment, you start losing... the discontent will rise faster than a rocket heading to the moon.
South Africa's captain and the coach Ottis Gibson have waved the banner for aggression and positivity, and in that regard, it would mean sticking with the structure of six front-line batsmen, four seamers and the spin of Keshav Maharaj that won them the first Test. Evidently, the players have gotten used to this new order of things for when quizzed about how he deals with the shuffling of openers in Tests, Murali Vijay has often talked about an absence of enmity between the players and an understanding of what's best for the team. People ask me if psychology helped me in this role. If you don't have pace, your attack can get one-dimensional.
Kohli reviewed but it was more out of hope than expectation, and he was sent on his way. Is he playing this team right or is forcing them into a corner which will eventually see them rebel?
One can not ignore the fact that both players have got Test hundreds in Australia.
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