da bet sport： Sanjay Manjrekar looks at the key points from the first day of the second Test between India and South Africa in Bangalore
da bet nacional： 14-Nov-2015’Brave call by Kohli to field’
Having won the toss, Virat Kohli chose to field, which was described as a risky yet “brave call” by Sanjay Manjrekar. India left out Amit Mishra for an extra seam-bowling option in Stuart Binny but R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja combined to take nine wickets between them. .1:17
Manjrekar: Brave call by Kohli to field
‘Du Plessis’ failure hurting South Africa’
South Africa were intimidated by spin and their batsmen’s footwork wasn’t confident enough as exemplified by Faf du Plessis’ struggles at No. 3.1:52
Manjrekar: Du Plessis’ failures hurting South Africa
‘India spinners should be proud of their performance’
R Ashwin looped the ball beautifully and deceived batsmen in flight while Ravindra Jadeja found enough turn to spin South Africa out for 214.1:42
Manjrekar: Spinners should be proud of their performance
‘The way AB de Villiers plays spin is remarkable’
Even though his partners failed, AB de Villiers stood up to the spinners and showed intent by jumping down the pitch. But then, he was dismissed 15 shy of a century in his 100th Test.2:02
Manjrekar: The way AB de Villiers plays spin is remarkable
‘Not convinced of Binny as a Test allrounder’
Motivated by the conditions, India may have gone overboard by picking a bits-and-pieces player in Stuart Binny ahead of Rohit Sharma.1:34
Manjrekar: Not convinced of Binny as Test all rounder
‘Dhawan’s discipline impressive’
Shikhar Dhawan restrained himself, not chasing balls outside off, and showed application with M Vijay to give India a solid platform.1:04
Manjrekar: Dhawan’s discipline impressive