South African pacer Lungi Ngidi on Thursday said the Indians were clearly “frustrated and under pressure” as a controversial DRS call saved home captain Dean Elgar, triggering angry reactions from the touring camp on the third day . Elgar was caught plumb by spinner R Ashwin in front of the stumps and umpire Marais Erasmus pointed a finger. But the decision was reversed with the ball tracker saying that the ball would have gone over the stumps. There was drama and constant chatter by skipper Virat Kohli, his deputy KL Rahul and ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, suggesting that broadcaster SuperSport TV rigged the DRS on the stump mic.
“Reactions like this show a little bit of frustration. And sometimes teams take advantage of that. You never really want to show too much emotion, but I think we could clearly see there was more emotion.” ,” Ngidi said after interacting with the media. End of third day proceedings.
An enraged Kohli showed his anger at the end of the over, going up to the stumps and saying: “Focus on your team when they shine the ball, not just the opposition. Trying to catch people all the time.”
Ashwin was also caught saying: “You should find better ways to win the Supersport”, while the India vice-captain was heard remarking: “The whole country is playing against XI players” Ngidi said. It was clear that the Indian camp was baffled.
“It probably tells us that maybe they’re feeling a little bit of pressure. It was a good partnership for us as well. So they really wanted to break that partnership.”
“Those feelings started to show up there. But at the end of the day, I think everyone reacts differently to certain situations and maybe from what we saw there, maybe that’s how those people were feeling at the time.” Ngidi said.
We trust Drs
Supporting the DRS system, he added: “Yes (we trust DRS).” “I mean, we’ve used it on a number of occasions around the world. It’s a system and it’s used in cricket,” he said.
match the same
Chasing 212, Elgar and Keegan Pietersen (48 batting) put on a vital 88-run stand for the second wicket, after which skipper Jasprit Bumrah was dismissed at the stroke of stumps on the third day.
South Africa now need 111 runs with eight wickets in hand.
“I think everyone is still in the game to be honest with you. If tomorrow morning we have a 60-run partnership that puts us in a good position.
“But if they take a wicket, the balance goes to them. So I think it’s all set at the moment. Tomorrow’s morning session is going to be really important.”
“We all know it’s not easy to bat in South Africa. It’s going to be tough, but I think the team that does the best will come out on top,” he said.
Talking about the pitch, he said: “I think the ball has been doing something throughout the Test series. There are patches on the wicket where if you hit it, it does some more than the others.”
“But overall, I think we can see with patience, guys can score hundreds there. Already there have been two 70s.
“With the right application, there are runs on the wicket. But that is not to say that as a bowler if you hit in the right areas you also get the wicket. So it is a good cricket wicket. Everyone in the game It’s pretty much evenly matched in my opinion.”
We are not a team of superstars
Earlier, the Indian team was reduced to 198 from 152/4 for the loss of six wickets for 46 runs. It was Ngidi, who took the prized skull of Virat Kohli and was dismissed for 29 runs in 143 balls.
Ngidi, who returned with figures of 3/21 in his 14 overs, said, “We are not going with a team full of superstars, we have good cricketers, good cricketing mind. It is always a team effort.”
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“The kind of language we were speaking in the changing room from the first Test match, there are going to be moments where one has to lay one’s hand.
“If no one is taking wickets then you have to put the runs down. And, if it’s your day, make sure you capitalize on that session. For me it was my session and you can go on with it for as long as you can.” On other days, it has been KG who has put it down. So it has been an all-out effort,” he concluded.
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