South Africa may have bundled out India for 201 on the opening day of the first cricket Test, but wrecker-in-chief Dean Elgar on Thursday criticised the turf and said it was a bad cricketing wicket ev
South Africa may have bundled out India for 201 on the opening day of the first cricket Test, but wrecker-in-chief Dean Elgar on Thursday criticised the turf and said it was a bad cricketing wicket even if result-oriented.
Elgar, who took four wickets to stop the hosts from taking away the advantage after electing to bat, also stood firm with skipper Hashim Amla when stumps were drawn on the opening day.
The Proteas were 28/2, trailing India by 173 runs and Elgar believes the match can spin either way. “I don’t think it’s a very good cricket wicket. It is my personal opinion. It is a result wicket which is expected when you come here. But kudos to India, they are obviously going to prepare wickets like these against us, I’m sure. And we know coming here, it was going to be very different from what we are used to. So it’s not a very good cricket wicket but it is a result wicket which can go either way,” said a blunt Elgar after the end of the day’s play.
Elgar, who turned an unlikely hero with impressive figures of 4/22, conceded that he was surprised by his own performance. “I’m a little bit surprised with the outcome. I’ve always had the ability to bowl. I’m not only a batter.” he said.
