File photo of South Africa’s Test captain Dean Elgar.
Highlight
- Chasing 212 in trouble, South Africa posted 60 for one in the 21st over when Elgar was relieved.
- South Africa started the series with an embarrassing 113-run defeat in the Boxing Day Test.
- Elgar said he was “very happy that people responded well.”
south african captain Dean Algary Said that the DRS controversy offered them a “window” to go to Target. Virat KohliIndian team getting distracted by their on-field chatter during the series-deciding third Test.
Umpire Marais Erasmus’ decision to pass the left-handed opener lbw was overturned after Hawkeye showed the trajectory of the ball going over the stumps.
This sparked anger in the Indian camp with skipper Kohli as well as his deputy KL Rahul And senior offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin made fun of South African broadcasters ‘SuperSport’ on the stump microphone.
Chasing 212 in tough Newlands conditions, South Africa posted 60 for one in the 21st over when Elgar was relieved, but with the Indian camp busy in a DRS dispute, the hosts scored 40 runs in the next eight overs. Make it
Elgar said after his series, “It obviously gave us a little window period, especially yesterday (Thursday) for us to score a little free and obviously, to cover the deficit that we needed.” was or was needed. – Won by seven wickets here on Friday.
“It worked well in our hands, it played well in our hands. For a while, they really forgot about the game and they were challenging the emotional side of what Test cricket had to offer a bit more.”
Asked about the controversy, Elgar said: “Like it. It was obviously probably a team that was under a little bit of pressure and things weren’t going the way they were apparently used to for quite some time.” .
“Yeah, we’re very happy. We still had to show our skills with the bat (on day three and fourth), knowing the wicket was playing a bit in favor of the bowlers and we needed to be extra disciplined there and improve our performance. needed to be executed. The basics.”
People got up after the 113-run defeat, and responded in style
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South Africa began the series with an embarrassing 113-run defeat in the Boxing Day Test at Centurion, where they had never lost.
So Elgar took the responsibility of pulling the team together with some “tough chats” with his teammates, who responded well.
“Losing the first game of a home Test series is never ideal. I think that’s the South African specialty is that you always have to start slow and we have to be almost 0-1 down to really wake up and feel That you know we were up against it and our backs against the wall and people responded beautifully to it.”
Asked about the change room conversations, the Proteas captain said: “I think there is a connection in my conversations with the team before the second game. People take responsibility and give a lot of importance to their wickets. Something soft. Dismissal and lack of concentration can hamper your series and eventually we lost in the first game.”
Elgar said he was “very happy that people responded well.”
“He reacted to fulfilling those roles, especially from the batting point of view. We needed people to stand out from the character’s point of view, to put in a little more conscious effort and to be more aware of the situation that was going on.” His is within the side, purely to bring out the best from the player.
“Ultimately bringing out the best of the player will definitely have an impact on the environment. So yes, I am happy and very, very relieved and very grateful for the way people have responded.
“It’s a fair team effort, even the guys who didn’t play stood up for us at the right times.”
After losing the first Test, it took a lot of character from South Africa to make a comeback and Elgar led the way with an unbeaten 96 to level the series at the Wanderers while chasing 240.
“Pace is something that we have gained from the Wanderers. Another thing is confidence, especially from the point of view of our batsmen. We don’t have much.
“But it’s showing people that these guys can beat. They’re human too. We’re humans playing a bloody hard game.
“You need to get that confidence within your setup. I would say speed and confidence is a big thing that we have gained from the Wanderers win,” he said of his turnaround.
Thick skinned captain, small emotions showing on camera
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Elgar was written off by many at the start of the series, leading an unchallenged side that lacked experience against the world number one Indians.
But he went on to quietly go about his role leading the lead to a remarkable coming-of-age series victory.
“I feel I have a pretty thick skin when it comes to on-field matters and that gives the team massive importance.”
Talking about his learnings as a captain, Elgar said: “I don’t want to show my emotions too much on camera. So I think from that point of view, it’s something that I learned really quickly. Is.
He concluded, “I don’t really have a lot of time to sit down and bottle everything up. I think from a captaincy point of view it has definitely helped me calm down a little bit more.”
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