Not only the pace they bowl or maybe the tactics, plus also the pressure. Talking about the key to spinners’ success on this track, Henderson said, “In the past, I haven’t seen one Indian spinner not being successful at home and a lot of spinners in the past have come here and they have found it difficult.
So it is going to be interesting,” he opined. The bigger the score, the longer you can carry catchers around. But obviously, if they are going to go past 300, then it is going to be really difficult. Anything can happen the good thing is there is a lot of time left.
“With our batting line-up, I won’t get easy if I am India because there is a lot of time left in this game and we don’t know what can happen with this game. Anything above 200 I believe will be challenging but saying that, I have seen this team doing some special things,” he said. They are 140-plus already, we need wickets early to try and create pressure. Henderson agreed that the road ahead is tough for South Africa but warned the hosts against complacency. Maybe that happens tomorrow,” Henderson said when asked about the surprising move. “But I agree, I would have loved to have seen him probably bowl a bit more longer today but look, it has been a quick day for South Africa on the field. Maybe use him in short spells and Dean Elgar has taken four wickets in the first innings. He is obviously seen as an attacking bowler by Hashim. Imran Tahir has just come back into Test cricket. Leg-spinner Imran Tahir was brought into the attack after Elgar and off-spinner Simon Harmer in both the innings and Henderson, who played seven Tests and four ODIs for the Proteas national team, was also surprised at the strategy. But if I was the Indian coach, I would probably do the same,” the former international cricketer said. If you ask our batsmen, it is not a nice wicket. Watching it, it is exciting to see spin taking wickets. India now hold an edge after managing a 142-run second innings lead, and Henderson admits it will be tough for the visiting batsmen. I wasn’t surprised when I saw the wicket, I think it is good tactics by India, preparing a wicket like that, but it is not going to get easier,” Henderson said after the second day’s play.Īfter part-time spinner Elgar turned out to be the unlikely hero of Day 1 by bagging a four-wicket haul, Ravichnadran Ashwin, who bagged a fifer today, made it count for India on the second day. I think the wicket is going to be really tough, it’s not going to get easier. “I think their batsmen played really well.
The question will always be why didn’t our spinners turn it more than theirs.
“We have lost quite a bit of wickets now, only on day two really. The turning Mohali wicket has been under the spotlight with Proteas opener Dean Elgar calling it a bad cricket wicket, but Henderson said that the visitors expected this kind of tactic from the hosts. South African batsmen may have criticised the pitch on offer during the ongoing first cricket Test at the PCA Stadium in Mohali, but the visiting team spin coach Claude Henderson on Friday said he also would have preferred a turning track had he been part of the Indian team management.
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