Captain Elgar’s gritty approach towards the opening has ensured the series goes ahead of the Cape Town Test
Ask Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara or Rahul Dravid About this Dean Algary, and the answer you get will be almost the same! “Looks like he will get out on the next ball, but he doesn’t,” the trio would say during the second Test. And by the end of the day, the South African captain still stands tall. When India registered their famous ‘turnaround’ win at the Wanderers four years ago, Elgar had batted on a difficult pitch.
It was an action replay of sorts on Thursday as well, just like Elgar won. The win comes as a huge blow to South Africa, who have found it difficult to achieve success in this period of transition following the retirement of their superstar AB de Villiers. Hashim Amla, Faf Du Plessis, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and the latest, quinton de kock,
It would have been easy for any team going through such a huge transformation to be completely shattered against a quality side like India. But Elgar ensured that the series went 1-1 in the final Test in Cape Town. Elgar has taken these retirement blows to his chin, just like he has taken those body blows against Indian fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah And Mohammed Shami In Bullring.
He looks vulgar, hitting his body several times, but Elgar has a simple vision. “When it hits me, I can’t get out. Some people call this kind of approach stupid, some say it’s brave, I’ll take that later… and believe me That if I can do it for the team, so should my teammates, Elgar said after winning a match-winning 96* on Thursday.
On a tough pitch, it was a real exhibition of leading from the front and the 34-year-old says it is something that comes naturally to him. “Leading from the front is something I love to do as a schoolboy. It makes my job easier and it’s easier for the boys in the dressing room to follow me,” Elgar said.
While in the second innings of the first Test, India found it difficult to get him out, he made significant contributions in both the innings of the Wanderers. Elgar says his primary objective as an opener is to last 40 overs to take care of the new ball. The opener, who has been a tough fight for India, said, “It doesn’t matter how much I score. And I know it won’t happen everyday… Maybe that’s the reason why I have played three times in Test matches.” Has tossed the bat, while he considers his performance in the second Test to be one of his top-3 Test innings.
Elgar, Captain Elgar, said, “It’s okay… but I don’t play for praise, I play for teammates and to win. Don’t want to go out.” in front of him.
He has such a command over the team that Elgar might even go down on the team’s only superstar, Kagiso Rabada, and discuss it publicly. During the second Test, when he felt he was “resting a little too much”, he said a harsh word to the fast bowler.
“I told him he wasn’t doing his best. I thought he was undercutting his worth because his performance in the change room was huge. Yes, it was a tough conversation and how well he responded.” Elgar did not mince words. ,
For now, the captain is enjoying a moment of success, but he knows the biggest fight will take place in Cape Town. And he promises to make it as difficult as possible for India to conquer its ‘last frontier’. It remains to be seen whether the Indian bowlers find a way to deal with the warrior captain of a troubled team that is trying to become a serious force in world cricket again.
Ask Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara or Rahul Dravid About this Dean Algary, and the answer you get will be almost the same! “Looks like he will get out on the next ball, but he doesn’t,” the trio would say during the second Test. And by the end of the day, the South African captain still stands tall. When India registered their famous ‘turnaround’ win at the Wanderers four years ago, Elgar had batted on a difficult pitch.
It was an action replay of sorts on Thursday as well, just like Elgar won. The win comes as a huge blow to South Africa, who have found it difficult to achieve success in this period of transition following the retirement of their superstar AB de Villiers. Hashim Amla, Faf Du Plessis, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and the latest, quinton de kock,
It would have been easy for any team going through such a huge transformation to be completely shattered against a quality side like India. But Elgar ensured that the series went 1-1 in the final Test in Cape Town. Elgar has taken these retirement blows to his chin, just like he has taken those body blows against Indian fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah And Mohammed Shami In Bullring.
He looks vulgar, hitting his body several times, but Elgar has a simple vision. “When it hits me, I can’t get out. Some people call this kind of approach stupid, some say it’s brave, I’ll take that later… and believe me That if I can do it for the team, so should my teammates, Elgar said after winning a match-winning 96* on Thursday.
On a tough pitch, it was a real exhibition of leading from the front and the 34-year-old says it is something that comes naturally to him. “Leading from the front is something I love to do as a schoolboy. It makes my job easier and it’s easier for the boys in the dressing room to follow me,” Elgar said.
While in the second innings of the first Test, India found it difficult to get him out, he made significant contributions in both the innings of the Wanderers. Elgar says his primary objective as an opener is to last 40 overs to take care of the new ball. The opener, who has been a tough fight for India, said, “It doesn’t matter how much I score. And I know it won’t happen everyday… Maybe that’s the reason why I have played three times in Test matches.” Has tossed the bat, while he considers his performance in the second Test to be one of his top-3 Test innings.
Elgar, Captain Elgar, said, “It’s okay… but I don’t play for praise, I play for teammates and to win. Don’t want to go out.” in front of him.
He has such a command over the team that Elgar might even go down on the team’s only superstar, Kagiso Rabada, and discuss it publicly. During the second Test, when he felt he was “resting a little too much”, he said a harsh word to the fast bowler.
“I told him he wasn’t doing his best. I thought he was undercutting his worth because his performance in the change room was huge. Yes, it was a tough conversation and how well he responded.” Elgar did not mince words. ,
For now, the captain is enjoying a moment of success, but he knows the biggest fight will take place in Cape Town. And he promises to make it as difficult as possible for India to conquer its ‘last frontier’. It remains to be seen whether the Indian bowlers find a way to deal with the warrior captain of a troubled team that is trying to become a serious force in world cricket again.
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