Merely Good

what a test match. what an amazing fight back by sa. what single-minded application. what a disappointingly tame and ultimately anti-climactic end.

with three overs left and just 16 runs to get i really thot they would go for it. to have come this far, against all odds and expectations and then to just let it go. well... i was, and still remain, dumbfounded.

team india too let it play out that way, sending all the fielders to the boundary at one point. but then they have always played it safe, with at least one eye on what their media will make of things.

i really did not expect this level of khassi-ness from the proteas. oh how i wish that some of the baggy green moxie would permeate the lacklustre spirit of other teams. surely nothing would have revitalised test cricket more than a south african win yesterday.

scribes have been calling this a “great” test. i would beg to differ. this was an exciting, thrilling, wonderful test match which could have been great but ended up being merely good.




on a related note, great to see the paki team's batting and bowling both clicking in the same match.
kya ghol ke pilaya hai bachon ko misbah bhai aur dav chacha ne?