South African skipper Graeme Smith praised his team for crushing India by an innings and six runs in the first Test played at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium in Nagpur.
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that India were completely outplayed by South Africa in the first cricket Test that was over in four days here on Tuesday.
India has never had a tearaway fast bowler. The fastest we have had is arguably Javagal Srinath who would in his prime consistently bowl in the early 140s, or a Ashish Nehra who could miraculously cross 145kph.
If the series were in South Africa, I would be backing Graeme Smith's side as India do not travel well, but the sub-continent pitches will represent a significant factor as always.