MUMBAI: Yuvraj Singh, expected to be out of action till the World Cup, could make a return of sorts as early as the home one-day series against West Indies, cricket website reported.
Yuvraj, who has been training in Mumbai, could make a comeback as soon as the second half of the four-ODI home series against West Indies.
"He is in the final phase of rehabilitation and doing light fielding, functional agility, netting," Mithun Joshi, sports physiotherapist, wrote in a report to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
"It is likely he will be able to return to light Twenty20 style match play by the 19th of this month. He could be with the team for the preparation for the West Indies series and be available to play in the latter part of the one-day series against West Indies, or for the series against Sri Lanka."
Yuvraj has been out of cricket since the middle of the Champions Trophy, when he tore a ligament in the knee in a pre-match training session at Mohali.
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Ntini propels SA to series-levelling win
South Africa levelled their home series against India at 1-1 by winning the second Test in Durban by 174 runs.Makhaya Ntini led the way with 5-48 as the South African seamers ran through the tourists for 179 on the final day.
Mahendra Singh Doni offered the main resistance with an innings of 47, which included 10 fours, before falling to Andre Nel in the final over before tea.
Nel supported Ntini well with figures of 3-57 but it was all-rounder Andrew Hall who picked up the final wicket.
Makhaya Ntini got the man of the match for is awesome bowling.
He said that he is 150% sure that capetown is their hunting place and they are going to win the series winning the last match at capetown.
Likewise,the Indian skipper Rahul Dravid said that they are very excited about the last match.They have been a competetive team throughout this series and they are gonna bring their 100% out to win the series!
Best of luck to both SA and India.
Awaiting u comments:
Here is the scorecard!
Arthur bemoans time lost, Benson in intensive care
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur is frustrated by the amount of time lost on day three of the second Test against India in Durban.
Bad light ended play 30.3 overs early, a power failure dimmed the floodlights, the ball had to be changed and umpire Mark Benson was admitted to intensive care after leaving the field early with heart palpitations.
South Africa reached stumps on 64 without loss in their second innings, a lead of 152 runs.
"It was hugely frustrating (to have the day's play ended prematurely), because we obviously wanted to push the game forward tonight," Arthur said.
"We were also frustrated by the amount of stoppages through the day for changing the ball, and doctors running onto the field."
"Some proper control needs to be taken, otherwise it could spill over into something very frustrating for us. It took 20 minutes to change one ball today, and that type of thing is almost unacceptable, we need to speed that up."
South Africa captain Graeme Smith, 28 not out, was visibly disappointment by the umpires' decision to end play early.
"We tried to get cricket on the field, but we felt the light had gone to such an extent that it was unfit for cricket," said third umpire Ian Howell, who replaced Benson on the field.
Cricket South Africa said Benson had been admitted to an intensive care unit in a Durban hospital, where he would remain overnight for observation.
Indian left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan said the visitors remained positive they could regain the advantage on day four.
"Tomorrow is very important for us, and hopefully we'll be able to put up a good performance to set the match in our favour because the game is still wide open," he said.
India were dismissed for 240 in reply to South Africa's first innings of 328.
Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman resumed on 3 for 103 and took their partnership to 64 before Tendulkar attempted to cut an angled, short delivery from fast bowler Makhaya Ntini and was caught behind by wicket-keeper Mark Boucher.
Tendulkar, who was dropped on 21, hit 11 fours in his 63, India's top score.
Three balls later Sourav Ganguly fended a rising, short delivery from Ntini to Herschelle Gibbs in the gully to be dismissed without scoring.
India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series by winning the first Test in Johannesburg by 123 runs.
Bad light ended play 30.3 overs early, a power failure dimmed the floodlights, the ball had to be changed and umpire Mark Benson was admitted to intensive care after leaving the field early with heart palpitations.
South Africa reached stumps on 64 without loss in their second innings, a lead of 152 runs.
"It was hugely frustrating (to have the day's play ended prematurely), because we obviously wanted to push the game forward tonight," Arthur said.
"We were also frustrated by the amount of stoppages through the day for changing the ball, and doctors running onto the field."
"Some proper control needs to be taken, otherwise it could spill over into something very frustrating for us. It took 20 minutes to change one ball today, and that type of thing is almost unacceptable, we need to speed that up."
South Africa captain Graeme Smith, 28 not out, was visibly disappointment by the umpires' decision to end play early.
"We tried to get cricket on the field, but we felt the light had gone to such an extent that it was unfit for cricket," said third umpire Ian Howell, who replaced Benson on the field.
Cricket South Africa said Benson had been admitted to an intensive care unit in a Durban hospital, where he would remain overnight for observation.
Indian left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan said the visitors remained positive they could regain the advantage on day four.
"Tomorrow is very important for us, and hopefully we'll be able to put up a good performance to set the match in our favour because the game is still wide open," he said.
India were dismissed for 240 in reply to South Africa's first innings of 328.
Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman resumed on 3 for 103 and took their partnership to 64 before Tendulkar attempted to cut an angled, short delivery from fast bowler Makhaya Ntini and was caught behind by wicket-keeper Mark Boucher.
Tendulkar, who was dropped on 21, hit 11 fours in his 63, India's top score.
Three balls later Sourav Ganguly fended a rising, short delivery from Ntini to Herschelle Gibbs in the gully to be dismissed without scoring.
India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series by winning the first Test in Johannesburg by 123 runs.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Pollock & Ntini hand SA control
Second Test, Durban, day four (tea):
South Africa 328 & 265-8d; India 240 & 18-1
A fine half-century from Shaun Pollock and an early wicket for Makhaya Ntini gave South Africa victory ambitions at tea on day four of the Durban Test.
India were 18-1 chasing 354 to win with captain Rahul Dravid and opener Wasim Jaffer weathering a fine opening burst from Ntini and fellow quick Andre Nel.
South Africa had declared after Pollock hit 10 fours in his 63 not out, the best score in a total of 265-8.
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (4-80) was again the pick of India's bowlers.
He helped reduced the hosts from 99-0 to 143-6, before Pollock and the other all-rounder Andrew Hall put on 70 either side of lunch.
Pollock and Morne Morkel then added a further 52 in 12 overs before skipper Graeme Smith called his batsmen back to the pavilion.
He had eight overs at the Indian openers before tea and with the last ball of the fourth Ntini bowled a fast ball that seamed just enough to take Virender Sehwag's outside edge. Smith took the catch at first slip.
The sparse crowd at Kingsmead Park had seen Smith score his first Test half-century of the series over the course of the morning session.
He was on 59 when, looking for the drive to bring him his 12th boundary, he was bowled by a Sreesanth delivery that swung wickedly between bat and pad.
South Africa were rocking uncertainly at 143-6, leading by 231, and would have been in trouble if Shaun Pollock had not survived two huge shouts for lbw by Anil Kumble.
But once he and Hall had settled, India's bowlers lost their grip on affairs and the home side re-asserted their dominance.
South Africa 328 & 265-8d; India 240 & 18-1
A fine half-century from Shaun Pollock and an early wicket for Makhaya Ntini gave South Africa victory ambitions at tea on day four of the Durban Test.
India were 18-1 chasing 354 to win with captain Rahul Dravid and opener Wasim Jaffer weathering a fine opening burst from Ntini and fellow quick Andre Nel.
South Africa had declared after Pollock hit 10 fours in his 63 not out, the best score in a total of 265-8.
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (4-80) was again the pick of India's bowlers.
He helped reduced the hosts from 99-0 to 143-6, before Pollock and the other all-rounder Andrew Hall put on 70 either side of lunch.
Pollock and Morne Morkel then added a further 52 in 12 overs before skipper Graeme Smith called his batsmen back to the pavilion.
He had eight overs at the Indian openers before tea and with the last ball of the fourth Ntini bowled a fast ball that seamed just enough to take Virender Sehwag's outside edge. Smith took the catch at first slip.
The sparse crowd at Kingsmead Park had seen Smith score his first Test half-century of the series over the course of the morning session.
He was on 59 when, looking for the drive to bring him his 12th boundary, he was bowled by a Sreesanth delivery that swung wickedly between bat and pad.
South Africa were rocking uncertainly at 143-6, leading by 231, and would have been in trouble if Shaun Pollock had not survived two huge shouts for lbw by Anil Kumble.
But once he and Hall had settled, India's bowlers lost their grip on affairs and the home side re-asserted their dominance.
Scorecard-South Africa v India day 4
SouthAfrica-2nd Innings
26-12-2006 at Durban, Day 4 of 5
In Play
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
South Africa 1st Innings
328 all out (91.3 overs)
South Africa 2nd Innings
239 for 7 (63.3 overs)
India 1st Innings
240 all out (77.5 overs)
Thursday, December 28, 2006
South Africa edge away from India
Second Test, Durban, day three:
South Africa 328 & 22-0 (tea) v India 240
Scorecard
South Africa edged into a 110-run lead after reaching tea 22-0 in their second innings on day three of the second Test against India in Durban.
Skipper Graeme Smith was seven not out with AB de Villiers unbeaten on 13.
The hosts ended India's resistance on 240, with VVS Laxman (50no) and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (28) sharing a late stand of 53.
India added 80 runs for the loss of five wickets in the morning session after resuming on 103-3.
The visitors lost Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Mahendra Dhoni, Anil Kumble and Zaheer Khan to trail by 145 runs at lunch.
Makhaya Ntini began the damage with two early wickets before debutant seamer Morne Morkel claimed his first three victims.
Chasing the South African total of 328, Tendulkar resumed on 46 not out alongside Laxman and reached his first Test half-century of 2006 with an elegant off-drive against Ntini.
It was his 14th innings since his previous substantial score of 109 against Sri Lanka in Delhi in December 2005.
But he was the first to go after 40 minutes of play, caught behind by wicket-keeper Mark Boucher while trying to cut Ntini for 63.
Former skipper Ganguly followed two balls later for a duck after lobbing up an easy catch off the splice for Herschelle Gibbs at gully off Ntini.
The dashing Dhoni blasted 34 off 39 balls in a stand of 54 with Laxman before edging his attempted cut to AB de Villiers at second slip off Morkel.
India lost Kumble two overs later for no further score after the spinner flashed a wide one behind to Boucher off Morkel for 0, while Khan made two runs from 20 deliveries before he was caught by Hashim Amla at short leg off Morkel.
Sreesanth eventually fell to Boucher off Andrew Hall after stroking five fours in his late stand with Laxman, while Pollock wrapped up the innings when he handed Boucher another victim, Vikram Singh (4).
Morkel ended with 3-86 off 18, while Ntini took his figures to 3-41 off 15 overs and Shaun Pollock kept the Indian shotmakers tied down with a miserly 1-17 off 14.5 overs.
Umpire Mark Benson had to leave the field with heart palpitations four overs into the day. He was taken to hospital for tests.
His replacement, South African Ian Howell, was called into action with the first ball bowled at his end when Laxman, on 11, tried to hook Ntini and appeared to edge the ball behind to Boucher. Howell gave the batsman not out.
India lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test by 123 runs.
South Africa 328 & 22-0 (tea) v India 240
Scorecard
South Africa edged into a 110-run lead after reaching tea 22-0 in their second innings on day three of the second Test against India in Durban.
Skipper Graeme Smith was seven not out with AB de Villiers unbeaten on 13.
The hosts ended India's resistance on 240, with VVS Laxman (50no) and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (28) sharing a late stand of 53.
India added 80 runs for the loss of five wickets in the morning session after resuming on 103-3.
The visitors lost Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Mahendra Dhoni, Anil Kumble and Zaheer Khan to trail by 145 runs at lunch.
Makhaya Ntini began the damage with two early wickets before debutant seamer Morne Morkel claimed his first three victims.
Chasing the South African total of 328, Tendulkar resumed on 46 not out alongside Laxman and reached his first Test half-century of 2006 with an elegant off-drive against Ntini.
It was his 14th innings since his previous substantial score of 109 against Sri Lanka in Delhi in December 2005.
But he was the first to go after 40 minutes of play, caught behind by wicket-keeper Mark Boucher while trying to cut Ntini for 63.
Former skipper Ganguly followed two balls later for a duck after lobbing up an easy catch off the splice for Herschelle Gibbs at gully off Ntini.
The dashing Dhoni blasted 34 off 39 balls in a stand of 54 with Laxman before edging his attempted cut to AB de Villiers at second slip off Morkel.
India lost Kumble two overs later for no further score after the spinner flashed a wide one behind to Boucher off Morkel for 0, while Khan made two runs from 20 deliveries before he was caught by Hashim Amla at short leg off Morkel.
Sreesanth eventually fell to Boucher off Andrew Hall after stroking five fours in his late stand with Laxman, while Pollock wrapped up the innings when he handed Boucher another victim, Vikram Singh (4).
Morkel ended with 3-86 off 18, while Ntini took his figures to 3-41 off 15 overs and Shaun Pollock kept the Indian shotmakers tied down with a miserly 1-17 off 14.5 overs.
Umpire Mark Benson had to leave the field with heart palpitations four overs into the day. He was taken to hospital for tests.
His replacement, South African Ian Howell, was called into action with the first ball bowled at his end when Laxman, on 11, tried to hook Ntini and appeared to edge the ball behind to Boucher. Howell gave the batsman not out.
India lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test by 123 runs.
scorecard-2nd test between SA and India
26-12-2006 at Durban, Day 3 of 5
In Play
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
SA 1st Innings328 all out (91.3 overs) | SA 2nd Innings 50 for 0 (17.2 overs)
India 1st Innings
240 all out (77.5 overs)
Note:Click on the scorecard to enlarge
India is in a huge huge trouble at the moment.and they will have to work really hard to get out of the situation.
Umpires: Asad Rauf, I L Howell
South Africa: G C Smith, A B de Villiers, H H Gibbs, A J Hall, H M Amla, A G Prince, M V Boucher, A Nel, M Ntini, J A Morkel, S M Pollock
India: V Sehwag, W Jaffer, R Dravid, S R Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, S C Ganguly, M S Dhoni, A Kumble, Z Khan, S Sreesanth, V R V Singh
Awaiting your comments:)
In Play
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
SA 1st Innings328 all out (91.3 overs) | SA 2nd Innings 50 for 0 (17.2 overs)
India 1st Innings
240 all out (77.5 overs)
Note:Click on the scorecard to enlarge
India is in a huge huge trouble at the moment.and they will have to work really hard to get out of the situation.
Umpires: Asad Rauf, I L Howell
South Africa: G C Smith, A B de Villiers, H H Gibbs, A J Hall, H M Amla, A G Prince, M V Boucher, A Nel, M Ntini, J A Morkel, S M Pollock
India: V Sehwag, W Jaffer, R Dravid, S R Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, S C Ganguly, M S Dhoni, A Kumble, Z Khan, S Sreesanth, V R V Singh
Awaiting your comments:)
English umpire taken to hospital
Umpire Mark Benson was taken to hospital after suffering heart palpitations during the second Test between South Africa and India.
The former Kent and England batsman left the field after one ball of the fourth over of the third day.
He was replaced in the middle at Kingsmead by South African Ian Howell.
A Cricket South Africa spokesman said the 48-year-old had been taken to hospital for an electrocardiogram as a precautionary measure.
Benson, who played in one Test for England, was appointed to the International Cricket Council's elite panel in April 2006.
The former Kent and England batsman left the field after one ball of the fourth over of the third day.
He was replaced in the middle at Kingsmead by South African Ian Howell.
A Cricket South Africa spokesman said the 48-year-old had been taken to hospital for an electrocardiogram as a precautionary measure.
Benson, who played in one Test for England, was appointed to the International Cricket Council's elite panel in April 2006.
Prince inspired by Aussie batsmen
South Africa's century-maker Ashwell Prince said he had drawn strength from Australia's Ashes performance, during the second Test against India.
Prince, 98 not out after day one, went on to make 121 after watching coverage of Matthew Hayden's 153 and Andrew Symonds' unbeaten 154 against England.
"I was up early this morning watching the Aussies get all the runs, hoping I'd get a hundred too," said Prince.
"It's pleasing for me but it will mean a lot more if we can win the match."
Prince's fifth Test century and third of the year took South Africa to 328 and a lead of 225 after the visitors closed on 103-3 following an early finish because of bad light.
Prince, who was out for 97 in the first Test, had converted just 15 of his 33 first-class half-centuries into hundreds before this match.
In Test matches he had gone on to three figures each time he had reached 50.
"If you look at my first-class record you will see that I have scored a lot more fifties than hundreds, and when I came into the Test arena I realised that was an area in which I needed to up my game," Prince said.
"To make big contributions to the team cause I needed to make hundreds and not just fifties."
Prince played down the significance of his skipper Graeme Smith's dropped chance at slip when Sachin Tendulkar got a thick edge on 21.
Tendulkar was 46 not out at the close with partner VVS Laxman unbeaten on 10.
"Sachin is a great batsman, but these things happen," Prince said. "It's unfortunate, but we've just got to keep our heads up and take the next chance."
Smith was keen to stay on the field when the umpires offered India the light half an hour after tea but Prince insisted the extra time allowed on Thursday could be to South Africa's advantage.
"Hopefully we can nip out one or two batsmen in that extra half hour," he said.
"Then if the sun comes out perhaps some cracks will open up on days three and four and it might be interesting on day five.
"It's a big match, we're one down and we need to get a win to go to Cape Town 1-1."
India lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test by 123 runs.
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Prince, 98 not out after day one, went on to make 121 after watching coverage of Matthew Hayden's 153 and Andrew Symonds' unbeaten 154 against England.
"I was up early this morning watching the Aussies get all the runs, hoping I'd get a hundred too," said Prince.
"It's pleasing for me but it will mean a lot more if we can win the match."
Prince's fifth Test century and third of the year took South Africa to 328 and a lead of 225 after the visitors closed on 103-3 following an early finish because of bad light.
Prince, who was out for 97 in the first Test, had converted just 15 of his 33 first-class half-centuries into hundreds before this match.
In Test matches he had gone on to three figures each time he had reached 50.
"If you look at my first-class record you will see that I have scored a lot more fifties than hundreds, and when I came into the Test arena I realised that was an area in which I needed to up my game," Prince said.
"To make big contributions to the team cause I needed to make hundreds and not just fifties."
Prince played down the significance of his skipper Graeme Smith's dropped chance at slip when Sachin Tendulkar got a thick edge on 21.
Tendulkar was 46 not out at the close with partner VVS Laxman unbeaten on 10.
"Sachin is a great batsman, but these things happen," Prince said. "It's unfortunate, but we've just got to keep our heads up and take the next chance."
Smith was keen to stay on the field when the umpires offered India the light half an hour after tea but Prince insisted the extra time allowed on Thursday could be to South Africa's advantage.
"Hopefully we can nip out one or two batsmen in that extra half hour," he said.
"Then if the sun comes out perhaps some cracks will open up on days three and four and it might be interesting on day five.
"It's a big match, we're one down and we need to get a win to go to Cape Town 1-1."
India lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test by 123 runs.
BBC sports
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Test Match Series: South Africa v India
26-12-2006 at Durban, Day 2 of 5
Close
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
South Africa 1st Innings
328 all out (91.3 overs)
India 1st Innings
103 for 3 (38.4 overs)
Here is the scorecard of the 2nd match between Southafrica and India.
Umpires: Asad Rauf, M R Benson
South Africa: G C Smith, A B de Villiers, H H Gibbs, A J Hall, H M Amla, A G Prince, M V Boucher, A Nel, M Ntini, J A Morkel, S M Pollock
India: V Sehwag, W Jaffer, R Dravid, S R Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, S C Ganguly, M S Dhoni, A Kumble, Z Khan, S Sreesanth, V R V Singh
Close
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
South Africa 1st Innings
328 all out (91.3 overs)
India 1st Innings
103 for 3 (38.4 overs)
Here is the scorecard of the 2nd match between Southafrica and India.
Umpires: Asad Rauf, M R Benson
South Africa: G C Smith, A B de Villiers, H H Gibbs, A J Hall, H M Amla, A G Prince, M V Boucher, A Nel, M Ntini, J A Morkel, S M Pollock
India: V Sehwag, W Jaffer, R Dravid, S R Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, S C Ganguly, M S Dhoni, A Kumble, Z Khan, S Sreesanth, V R V Singh
India progress checked by weather
Second Test, Durban, day two:
South Africa 328 v India 103-3 (close)
India reached 103-3 in reply to South Africa's 328 all out before bad light brought an early end to day two of the second Test in Durban.
Sachin Tendulkar compiled a patient 46 not out after being dropped by opposing skipper Graeme Smith on 21, while VVS Laxman was unbeaten on 10.
India lost Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Wasim Jaffer after Ashwell Prince had made 121 for the hosts.
It was Prince's fifth Test century and included 16 fours.
Having resumed on 98 not out, it was a huge relief when he drove Shanthakumaran Sreesanth to the cover boundary to reach three figures after being dismissed for 97 during the first Test in Johannesburg.
Prince found reliable support from newcomer Morne Morkel in a ninth-wicket stand of 39 before departing when Sreesanth (4-109) found the edge with the second new ball and Laxman took a high slip catch.
South Africa's resistance continued with Morkel and Makhaya Ntini adding a further 32 runs for the last wicket, but Ntini was eventually leg-before to spinner Anil Kumble, leaving Morkel unbeaten on 31.
India's reply began miserably when Sehwag was brilliantly caught by AB de Villiers diving right at second slip off the first ball he faced, bowled by Andre Nel.
Once again Sehwag was guilty of a loose waft outside off stump and it was the 10th time he has been dismissed for 10 or under during 2006.
Shortly after lunch, skipper Dravid was out lbw for 11 to an angled ball from Nel as the South African seam attack tightened their grip, although TV replays suggested it would have cleared the top of the stumps.
Newcomer Morkel was introduced as first change by South Africa, but he proved expensive as Jaffer picked off two fours in his second over and Tendulkar found the boundary from two successive deliveries in his next.
He was soon withdrawn by Smith and South Africa succeeded in stifling the scoring before Jaffer, after a spell of five maiden overs, fell to Ntini for 26 with the total on 61 as de Villiers claimed another slip catch.
India survived another wobble shortly afterwards when Smith put down a straightforward chance at first slip from the edge of Tendulkar's bat off Andrew Hall.
The visitors reached tea on 93-3 and brought the 100 up soon after the re-start but the players were then forced to leave the field with 30 overs lost.
India lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test by 123 runs.
BBC Sports
South Africa 328 v India 103-3 (close)
India reached 103-3 in reply to South Africa's 328 all out before bad light brought an early end to day two of the second Test in Durban.
Sachin Tendulkar compiled a patient 46 not out after being dropped by opposing skipper Graeme Smith on 21, while VVS Laxman was unbeaten on 10.
India lost Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Wasim Jaffer after Ashwell Prince had made 121 for the hosts.
It was Prince's fifth Test century and included 16 fours.
Having resumed on 98 not out, it was a huge relief when he drove Shanthakumaran Sreesanth to the cover boundary to reach three figures after being dismissed for 97 during the first Test in Johannesburg.
Prince found reliable support from newcomer Morne Morkel in a ninth-wicket stand of 39 before departing when Sreesanth (4-109) found the edge with the second new ball and Laxman took a high slip catch.
South Africa's resistance continued with Morkel and Makhaya Ntini adding a further 32 runs for the last wicket, but Ntini was eventually leg-before to spinner Anil Kumble, leaving Morkel unbeaten on 31.
India's reply began miserably when Sehwag was brilliantly caught by AB de Villiers diving right at second slip off the first ball he faced, bowled by Andre Nel.
Once again Sehwag was guilty of a loose waft outside off stump and it was the 10th time he has been dismissed for 10 or under during 2006.
Shortly after lunch, skipper Dravid was out lbw for 11 to an angled ball from Nel as the South African seam attack tightened their grip, although TV replays suggested it would have cleared the top of the stumps.
Newcomer Morkel was introduced as first change by South Africa, but he proved expensive as Jaffer picked off two fours in his second over and Tendulkar found the boundary from two successive deliveries in his next.
He was soon withdrawn by Smith and South Africa succeeded in stifling the scoring before Jaffer, after a spell of five maiden overs, fell to Ntini for 26 with the total on 61 as de Villiers claimed another slip catch.
India survived another wobble shortly afterwards when Smith put down a straightforward chance at first slip from the edge of Tendulkar's bat off Andrew Hall.
The visitors reached tea on 93-3 and brought the 100 up soon after the re-start but the players were then forced to leave the field with 30 overs lost.
India lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test by 123 runs.
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Gibbs hopeful of home fightback
South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs believes his team are in a potentially strong position despite their modest 257-8 on day one of the second Test.Gibbs hit 63 to help the hosts recover from 28-3, sharing 94 with Ashwell Prince, who made an unbeaten 98.
"There was lateral movement and we played and missed a lot," said Gibbs, who bagged a pair in the first Test.
"The wicket will quicken up. If we can squeeze another 40 runs their batsmen will have their work cut out."
Following his double failure in Johannesburg Gibbs was moved down to the key number four position, partly to cover for the injured Jaques Kallis and provide some experience in the middle order.
"I've been up and down the order for the past year-and-a-half, because I'm probably the second most senior batsman in the top six," said the 32-year-old, playing his 81st Test.
"I've got to bat wherever they want me to bat, I'm just happy to be playing.
"I was disappointed I didn't push on to at least a hundred, but I guess some runs is better than no runs, and it was good to spend some time in the middle again."
Gibbs was full of admiration for gritty left-hander Prince, who will need only two more runs on Wednesday to complete his fifth Test century.
"He's been very sound, very tight, and that's probably how you play Test cricket.
"He hasn't flirted with his form - when the ball's been there to hit, he's hit it. He's also defended positively."
India skipper Rahul Dravid was also pleased with his side's position after South Africa were able to choose to bat in Durban.
"To lose the toss and end up the way we did was a great effort by all the boys," said Dravid, who confirmed that star batsman Sachin Tendulkar was "fine" after bruising his thumb.
"We worked really hard, even in the afternoon session when we only got one wicket. We stuck to the task and played good cricket."
"It was a tough grind out there, and we showed a lot of character as a team."
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