Long Live Test Cricket !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   

Wow!!! emotions were running high in the mind while watching the  India- South Africa first test match last day last session.  It was unbelievable batting display by A .B.  de Villers  and Faf Du Plessis.  No one would have thought  that any team would be able to chase and come close  to victory. The manner in which both of them stood upright against an unpredictable bounce on the pitch .

     Pre- match with India loosing the one day series it was foregone conclusion that Indians would fall like a pack of cards and continue there  bad  show overseas. It cannot be blamed entirely to the players since considering the previous India didn't have a single practice  game to play  and acclimatise with the conditions.

     It was heartening to see the Indian captain chose to bat and face the  pacers on the first day  of the match.  It was great to watch the new bunch of cricketers with there first tour to SA played with such grit and patience. Cheteshwar Pujara & Virat Kohli played  with such concentration that it was  a treat to see  them leaving the balls outside off stump that earlier our players used to knick it down to the slips. It was treat to see Virat Kohli  smashing the bad deliveries and treating  the good deliveries with the respect. Nice to watch Ajinkya Rahane also facing the pacers with  superb technique  and front face of the  bat.. Still , the surprise was on the day 2 when the  Indians pacers bowled brilliantly  to restrict  SA   and take marginal lead. Of the pack   Shami looked lethal with his good length and pace . Ishant was a surprise to deliver the goods. The Indian second innings was  a surprise to the Indians when the Pujara and Kohli made a big and brilliant partnership to give Indians  a score  from where  they could attack and win the match .The SA  second innings was stable with less setbacks but to cover the huge mountain was really a daunting task  which everyone thought would be impossible to reach even 300 or near it.

       The last final day was  just one how the Indian pacers  would use the morning session and the unpredictable bounce and win the match by tea. But  A .B.  De .Villers  and Faf Du Plessis had some interesting thing in there mind  they batted like warriors who never give up. They  put back the horrendous decision given to Kallis in there strides and played an innings which was making the huge mountain hill target  within there reach.  The Indian pacer trio Shami,  Ishant and Zaheer  bowled with there heart out  but were without luck missing the knick or ball failed to kiss the bails.  When the target was within reach Rahane  made a direct hit which changed the course of the  match . The match which was in ways SA hands was then drifted by the fear of loss which made them draw the Test . Surprisingly , Philander and Steyn didn't felt they could score the 16 runs in the final 3 overs. Everyone present there and watching all over were surprised that there was no intent to win .

        Overall, the match was the memorable match which will be in the history for  the  best run chase  seen . It would be having  a fitting  a decisive result  for the match  for which everyone showed an impressive fightback in all departments of the game .Kudos  to both  teams  which played an excellent test  match  to make the series  more exciting and liven up the Test Cricket in the era of T20s and ODIs.

Looking forward  to the  Durban Test  on the Boxing Day.  Ready for exciting Fight.....