It has been a week where lots has happened.....
It has been a deja vu for the Indian Team...they have stopped Aussies in their tracks once again. They did the same in 2001 at Eden Gardens and have now done it in Aussies own backyard at Perth. It was hyped that India would not even last 3 days on a bouncy and fastest pitch in the world. Unfortunately the Aussies tasted their own medicine and lost the match.
Inspired India end Australia's streak - @ cricinfo.
Kumble would not have dreamt a better time to have his 600 wicket in the test match. A test match which is going to be remembered by all for a long time to come.
The master of nuances @ cricinfo
Immediately after the Test win, the Indian Selectors have announced the ODI team. And as usual have sprung quite a few surprises. The selection has the Bengal Tigers up in arm again. It is time Indian Seniors are treated with some dignity. The seniors have stood like pillar of strength during the crisis Indian Team faced during the past couple of weeks. They have shown dignity and solidarity in keeping the team as one unit.
Dada dropped, Raina goes over the Wall
And the most happy man of the week must be The comeback kid – Irfan Pathan....
Congratulations to Indian Team...hope they carry this performance to the Adelaide...
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Start of New Year - Nothing has changed
A new year has begun but the fortunes of Indian Cricket team do not seem to change.
The same old story, the top order is bundled out but the team cannot deliver the final blow. Let's give credit to Brad Hogg & Symonds for being ODI batsman and in the team for their all-round capabilities. BUT what about Brett Lee, Johnson.... they contributed approx 80 runs to the Australian total.
Everyone may be skeptical about the umpiring decision, but it is high time Indian Cricket team admit that they donot posses the killer instinct to be treated as world-class beaters.
Hope the diet change suggested by indian team management improves the team's hunger for doing well... Details are in this article
Hope things improve in the batting for the Indian Team and they can post a good total on board.
The same old story, the top order is bundled out but the team cannot deliver the final blow. Let's give credit to Brad Hogg & Symonds for being ODI batsman and in the team for their all-round capabilities. BUT what about Brett Lee, Johnson.... they contributed approx 80 runs to the Australian total.
Everyone may be skeptical about the umpiring decision, but it is high time Indian Cricket team admit that they donot posses the killer instinct to be treated as world-class beaters.
Hope the diet change suggested by indian team management improves the team's hunger for doing well... Details are in this article
Hope things improve in the batting for the Indian Team and they can post a good total on board.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Anil Kumble - India's Test Captain
Finally, Indian selectors decide to hand-over the captain's crown to the most hardworking cricketer of the team. Anil Kumble is known to give his 100% on the field always and no one can deny the fact. He is one of many gutsy players who came on to the field even when injured and try his best to win India a Test.
Anil Kumble definetly deserves the crown as he comes to the end of his career.
Hope he gets the necessary support from his team members in the same fashion he did when playing under them or along them.
Definetly a "DIWALI" gift Kumble would cherish for a long time....
Wishing him and the team all the best for the Pakistan series
Anil Kumble definetly deserves the crown as he comes to the end of his career.
Hope he gets the necessary support from his team members in the same fashion he did when playing under them or along them.
Definetly a "DIWALI" gift Kumble would cherish for a long time....
Wishing him and the team all the best for the Pakistan series
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Indian Team needs to walk the talk
Indian cricket team needs to learn to walk the talk. All the aggression they show with their hands and glares needs to be put into action. Aussies are the true champions and they play aggresively which is defined in winning matches from a situation of 13 for 3.
Ponting rightly states in his article Some Indians misinterpreting aggression - Ponting
"Both teams can still play aggressively, but when the Australian team speaks about playing aggressively I think a lot of people get the wrong idea," Ponting wrote in his column for the Australian newspaper.
"I don't mean talking aggressively or showing aggressive body language. That's exactly the opposite of what aggressive or positive cricket is all about. A few of the Indians have reacted very much with aggressive body language and trying to force themselves upon us, and I think the way some of them are playing their cricket that they have also misinterpreted what aggressive cricket means.
"I suppose if some of the players don't understand it, a lot of people watching the game in the stands or at home don't understand it either. It's not jumping up and down, sledging, giving people send-offs and that sort of stuff. When the Australian team talks about playing aggressively, we are committing ourselves to playing hard: there's nothing given and there's nothing asked to be given."
The series till now has given the impression of 'history' repeats itself. After the 1983 WC win, WI the uncrowned champions had come to India and thrashed India 5-0 in ODI series. Now as things are progressing in this series the same result seems to be on card unless Indian team pull up their socks.
It is time, the stars of the Indian Cricket team live upto everyones' expectations.
And youngsters live upto the Twenty20 WC championship tag
Ponting rightly states in his article Some Indians misinterpreting aggression - Ponting
"Both teams can still play aggressively, but when the Australian team speaks about playing aggressively I think a lot of people get the wrong idea," Ponting wrote in his column for the Australian newspaper.
"I don't mean talking aggressively or showing aggressive body language. That's exactly the opposite of what aggressive or positive cricket is all about. A few of the Indians have reacted very much with aggressive body language and trying to force themselves upon us, and I think the way some of them are playing their cricket that they have also misinterpreted what aggressive cricket means.
"I suppose if some of the players don't understand it, a lot of people watching the game in the stands or at home don't understand it either. It's not jumping up and down, sledging, giving people send-offs and that sort of stuff. When the Australian team talks about playing aggressively, we are committing ourselves to playing hard: there's nothing given and there's nothing asked to be given."
The series till now has given the impression of 'history' repeats itself. After the 1983 WC win, WI the uncrowned champions had come to India and thrashed India 5-0 in ODI series. Now as things are progressing in this series the same result seems to be on card unless Indian team pull up their socks.
It is time, the stars of the Indian Cricket team live upto everyones' expectations.
And youngsters live upto the Twenty20 WC championship tag
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Pakistan Captains draws flak for his comments
No match between India v/s Pakistan can end without generating controversies off the field. The Twenty20 WC finals was no different. Pakistan captain's comments at the post-match ceremony has created uproar in cricket fraternity.
the reaction posted by Mukul Kesavan at the cricinfo blog site "Scenes from a final" are worth reading
"It is a world where Muslims, Hindus and a Sikh currently play for England, where Buddhists, Muslims, Christians and a Hindu play for Sri Lanka, where Hashim Amla turns out for South Africa, where a Patel plays for New Zealand, where Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Hindus play (and have always played) for India. Why would Shoaib think, then, that the Muslims of the world were collectively rooting for the Pakistan team or that they felt let down by its defeat? Did he stop to think of how Danish Kaneria, his Hindu team-mate, might feel hearing his Test skipper all but declare that the Pakistan team is a Muslim team that plays for the Muslims of the world? It is one thing to be publicly religious—Shahid Afridi thanked Allah and Matt Hayden and Shaun Pollock are proud, believing Christians—quite another to declare that your country's cricket eleven bats for international Islam. "
Pakistani captain is a good sportsman and probably should be given the benefit of doubt as this would be the comments made in the spur of the moment. He is definetely going to take this as a learning experience and lead Pakistan cricket into future.
Personally, this was a game fought between two good teams. The best team on the day won and in the end cricket was the winner.
the reaction posted by Mukul Kesavan at the cricinfo blog site "Scenes from a final" are worth reading
"It is a world where Muslims, Hindus and a Sikh currently play for England, where Buddhists, Muslims, Christians and a Hindu play for Sri Lanka, where Hashim Amla turns out for South Africa, where a Patel plays for New Zealand, where Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Hindus play (and have always played) for India. Why would Shoaib think, then, that the Muslims of the world were collectively rooting for the Pakistan team or that they felt let down by its defeat? Did he stop to think of how Danish Kaneria, his Hindu team-mate, might feel hearing his Test skipper all but declare that the Pakistan team is a Muslim team that plays for the Muslims of the world? It is one thing to be publicly religious—Shahid Afridi thanked Allah and Matt Hayden and Shaun Pollock are proud, believing Christians—quite another to declare that your country's cricket eleven bats for international Islam. "
Pakistani captain is a good sportsman and probably should be given the benefit of doubt as this would be the comments made in the spur of the moment. He is definetely going to take this as a learning experience and lead Pakistan cricket into future.
Personally, this was a game fought between two good teams. The best team on the day won and in the end cricket was the winner.
Monday, September 24, 2007
India are Twenty20 WC Champions
Indian Cricket team has been crowned the World Champions in the shortest version of cricket.
24 September'2007 will be remembered for a long time to come. It will be cherished by Indian fans as it was achieved with a win over their arch rivals Pakistan.
What a thriller of a match.... Pakistan tottering at one stage and recovering to come fraction close to winning the finals. But Indians just kept their cool and one fatal mistake of the day happened to bring down the curtains on the finale.
This young team was expected to make up the numbers at the Twenty20 WC. There were no expectations or pressure on the players to prove themselves. Though there were some who did have a point or two to prove for their return to national side.
If the batsman were scintillating, the bowlers were not far behind. With young and strong legs, the fielders were atheletic on the field and backed the bowlers to the hilt.
It was a complete team effort. There were people who were ready to raise their hands when given opportunity. India played the SA without the star - Yuvraj of the previous game and Rohit Sharma stepped in to do the job. Today India were without Shewhag, and Yuvraj & Dhoni failed to take off, but Gambhir & Sharma played the knocks of their life to keep India in hunt.
This young team will cherish the moments for their lifetime now.
CHAK DE INDIA has become CHAK DIYA India
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Young Indian Brigade Storms into Twenty20 W
The young turks of Indian Cricket team have done it once again.... They have stormed into the "FINALS OF THE TWENTY20 WC" and setup a clash with arch rivals PAKISTAN.
WOW... Finals is going to be a game to watch. No one could have predicted a finals between India v/s Pakistan. For many generations, it has been a dream for many of the Indian and Pakistani fans to have their teams playing in finals of a World Cup. This will definitely make the sponsors and TV channels jump with joy.
Both the teams had been ousted from the ODI WC earlier this year in the first round. Reaching the finals of the Twenty20 WC would definitely erase some of the bitter memories from the minds of the cricket fans in both countries.
Chak De India.....
WOW... Finals is going to be a game to watch. No one could have predicted a finals between India v/s Pakistan. For many generations, it has been a dream for many of the Indian and Pakistani fans to have their teams playing in finals of a World Cup. This will definitely make the sponsors and TV channels jump with joy.
Both the teams had been ousted from the ODI WC earlier this year in the first round. Reaching the finals of the Twenty20 WC would definitely erase some of the bitter memories from the minds of the cricket fans in both countries.
Chak De India.....
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Young Indian Guns rolling in SA
Young guns of Indian Cricket team are rolling in SA...they knocked out the host from the Twenty20 WC.
This victory showcased the exuberance of the youth. Scintillating fielding, swinging bowling and flowing batting...all the 3 combined sealed the fate of South Africans.
Yuvraj the other day showed his frustruations on the England side, by sending the ball soaring into the Orbit for 6 consecutive times and today the SA team was at the receiving end of Rohit sharma's bat. Probably Rohit was sending out signal to BCCI selectors for dumping him without giving his due.
Fielding was sensational, must have defienetly made Jonty Rhodes proud - alas his home team had to make the exit from another WC at an early stage. Rohit did not end his day with 50 on board but also took the centerstage with a Jonty like runout of Kemp. If the run-out was outstanding, the catch by D Kartick was breath-taking.
RP Singh is having the best time of his cricketing career... a great series in England and now a great bowling spell that brought down the curtains on SA hopes of entering the semis of Twenty20 WC.
Indian team now take on the hot favorites Aussies in the semis. Hope the Indian captain Dhoni would be able to induce enough motivation and self-belief in the team that they could put it away against the Aussies.
If India win on Saturday, this team would have definetely erased the memories of 2003 WC debacle to some extent.....
Go India... CHAK DE INDIA
This victory showcased the exuberance of the youth. Scintillating fielding, swinging bowling and flowing batting...all the 3 combined sealed the fate of South Africans.
Yuvraj the other day showed his frustruations on the England side, by sending the ball soaring into the Orbit for 6 consecutive times and today the SA team was at the receiving end of Rohit sharma's bat. Probably Rohit was sending out signal to BCCI selectors for dumping him without giving his due.
Fielding was sensational, must have defienetly made Jonty Rhodes proud - alas his home team had to make the exit from another WC at an early stage. Rohit did not end his day with 50 on board but also took the centerstage with a Jonty like runout of Kemp. If the run-out was outstanding, the catch by D Kartick was breath-taking.
RP Singh is having the best time of his cricketing career... a great series in England and now a great bowling spell that brought down the curtains on SA hopes of entering the semis of Twenty20 WC.
Indian team now take on the hot favorites Aussies in the semis. Hope the Indian captain Dhoni would be able to induce enough motivation and self-belief in the team that they could put it away against the Aussies.
If India win on Saturday, this team would have definetely erased the memories of 2003 WC debacle to some extent.....
Go India... CHAK DE INDIA
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
India Without a Coach on A Tour
Wow... Work has been so hectic for the past couple of weeks...
Last time when yours truely wrote about Indian cricket, a coach for the Indian team had been found and finalized.
But it was not to be....the appointed coach said goodbye even before taking off on the tour of the INDIAN PARADISE. BCCI has since then swallowed the bitter pill and the Indian team has embarked on a tour to the Ireland & England without a coach. In these days when all the other countries talk about professionalism and accountability, these two words just don't seem to be part of the Indian Cricket authorities dictionary.
Just when things seem to be moving forward, Indian cricket always does a U-turn and goes back 2-3 steps.
Coming back to cricket being played...Sachin seems to be putting up scores on the board but that does not seem to make the critics happy. Even his 99 against SA is not being ranked as a face-saving effort for the Indian team. With the age, the best batsman seems to have lost his 'BOOST' power and seems to be just playing for the sake of being in the center of things.
It is high time, India looks beyond the three pillars of Indian Cricket. The days are not far away when DADA, Sachin and The Wall are going to hang up their boots.
It was on the tour of England that India discovered two finest players Dada and The Wall. ... This tour may decide how long they play for India before hanging their boots for good
Last time when yours truely wrote about Indian cricket, a coach for the Indian team had been found and finalized.
But it was not to be....the appointed coach said goodbye even before taking off on the tour of the INDIAN PARADISE. BCCI has since then swallowed the bitter pill and the Indian team has embarked on a tour to the Ireland & England without a coach. In these days when all the other countries talk about professionalism and accountability, these two words just don't seem to be part of the Indian Cricket authorities dictionary.
Just when things seem to be moving forward, Indian cricket always does a U-turn and goes back 2-3 steps.
Coming back to cricket being played...Sachin seems to be putting up scores on the board but that does not seem to make the critics happy. Even his 99 against SA is not being ranked as a face-saving effort for the Indian team. With the age, the best batsman seems to have lost his 'BOOST' power and seems to be just playing for the sake of being in the center of things.
It is high time, India looks beyond the three pillars of Indian Cricket. The days are not far away when DADA, Sachin and The Wall are going to hang up their boots.
It was on the tour of England that India discovered two finest players Dada and The Wall. ... This tour may decide how long they play for India before hanging their boots for good
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Indian Cricket team has a new Coach
After days of speculation, the Indian Coach has been named and he is GRAHAM FORD
If you wish to read more about him...
http://specials.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/06slide1.htm
Time will only tell how this coach will setup India's cricketing future in coming years. He definetely does not have the charishma and hype that surrounded the earlier coaches to coach India.
let's keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. And hope the "PLAYERS COACH" works well with the STAR-UNIT of INDIAN CRICKET TEAM
If you wish to read more about him...
http://specials.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/06slide1.htm
Time will only tell how this coach will setup India's cricketing future in coming years. He definetely does not have the charishma and hype that surrounded the earlier coaches to coach India.
let's keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. And hope the "PLAYERS COACH" works well with the STAR-UNIT of INDIAN CRICKET TEAM
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Another Kerry Packer in India
Wow...
The poor showing in the WC 2007 seems to be having lots of side-effects back home.
We have our own Subash Chandra doing a Kerry Packer.....
Read more http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/288641.html
It would be worth watching the proceeding as they unfold going forward.
The poor showing in the WC 2007 seems to be having lots of side-effects back home.
We have our own Subash Chandra doing a Kerry Packer.....
Read more http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/288641.html
It would be worth watching the proceeding as they unfold going forward.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Judgemental Week
In the past couple of days quite a few eye-raising judgements and all involving some big-wigs of Indian Society
Firstly, Munnabhai is sentenced for his known 'childish' act of acquiring an 'adult' weapon. And finally the man who potrayed 'gandhigiri' in his movie is going to the jail for all the wrong reasons.
The sweet marts in Kolkata might have made a roaring business selling 'rasgollas' with the 'second' judgement. The news of "DADA" returning to the Indian side might have sent the 'dada crazy state in frenzy. And Sourav Ganguly is already making his bat talk since his return; having scored a gutsy 83 to revive Indias' hope in the friendly match. Really pity the person as he is going to be under the scanner all the time, and would be expected to do something xtra everytime he goes out to represent India.
Last but not the least the author of statements like "the ball went so high that even airhost could have caught it in air" is himself in soup. Yes, Navjot Singh Sidhu - guru of sidhuism is in the docks for something he did in his younger days. That was the time during which the Indian Cricket Fans saw a complete change in Sidhu since he made his debut. At the time of his debut played a knock and was considered 'strokeless wonder'; but by the time he returned for his second knock in the middle he had suddenly found the knack of sending the ball soaring into the stands; and was crowned the 'badshah of sixes'.
These three judgements have really captured the media glare for the past couple of days.
But the most talked about news in the world of cricket is England's catapult to defeat.
Aussies are really proving the cricket world how the champions play. And at the same time score of 500 is also not safe in these times of cricket. Couple of years back when both teams scored 500 the test match it would have been given up for a draw. But with the advent of the ODI, scores of 300 in a day are becoming common.
The scoresheet of the Aus-Eng match must have given a Indian think tank some fodder to ponder.... What is going to be a good score against the 2nd best team at present in the world of cricket ...Every Indian batsman will have to stop playing the 'katakali' to the music of SA bowlers.
Firstly, Munnabhai is sentenced for his known 'childish' act of acquiring an 'adult' weapon. And finally the man who potrayed 'gandhigiri' in his movie is going to the jail for all the wrong reasons.
The sweet marts in Kolkata might have made a roaring business selling 'rasgollas' with the 'second' judgement. The news of "DADA" returning to the Indian side might have sent the 'dada crazy state in frenzy. And Sourav Ganguly is already making his bat talk since his return; having scored a gutsy 83 to revive Indias' hope in the friendly match. Really pity the person as he is going to be under the scanner all the time, and would be expected to do something xtra everytime he goes out to represent India.
Last but not the least the author of statements like "the ball went so high that even airhost could have caught it in air" is himself in soup. Yes, Navjot Singh Sidhu - guru of sidhuism is in the docks for something he did in his younger days. That was the time during which the Indian Cricket Fans saw a complete change in Sidhu since he made his debut. At the time of his debut played a knock and was considered 'strokeless wonder'; but by the time he returned for his second knock in the middle he had suddenly found the knack of sending the ball soaring into the stands; and was crowned the 'badshah of sixes'.
These three judgements have really captured the media glare for the past couple of days.
But the most talked about news in the world of cricket is England's catapult to defeat.
Aussies are really proving the cricket world how the champions play. And at the same time score of 500 is also not safe in these times of cricket. Couple of years back when both teams scored 500 the test match it would have been given up for a draw. But with the advent of the ODI, scores of 300 in a day are becoming common.
The scoresheet of the Aus-Eng match must have given a Indian think tank some fodder to ponder.... What is going to be a good score against the 2nd best team at present in the world of cricket ...Every Indian batsman will have to stop playing the 'katakali' to the music of SA bowlers.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Judgement Day - Awaits Sourav Ganguly
Sourav is living on the thin ray of hope i.e. recall to the Indian Cricket Team...
With the Indian teams' fortunes taking a deep dive from the TABLE MOUNTAIN in CAPETOWN, this hope may soon turn into a reality....We all just need to wait n c what is in store in tomorrow's SELECTION meeting for the selection of the Indian Cricket Test team to SA..
Meanwhile watch the "Sourav Last Stand" interview with Rajdeep Sardesai on CNN-IBN live.
the whole of nation awaits another Judgement Day in the lives of Indian High Fliers....
"Munabhai" of the bollywood has heard his fate, now the cricket crazy nation awaits the judgement on the "DADA" of cricket.... Will the PRINCE OF CALCUTTA fly the MAHARAJA airlines to SA is worth rising to..
With the Indian teams' fortunes taking a deep dive from the TABLE MOUNTAIN in CAPETOWN, this hope may soon turn into a reality....We all just need to wait n c what is in store in tomorrow's SELECTION meeting for the selection of the Indian Cricket Test team to SA..
Meanwhile watch the "Sourav Last Stand" interview with Rajdeep Sardesai on CNN-IBN live.
the whole of nation awaits another Judgement Day in the lives of Indian High Fliers....
"Munabhai" of the bollywood has heard his fate, now the cricket crazy nation awaits the judgement on the "DADA" of cricket.... Will the PRINCE OF CALCUTTA fly the MAHARAJA airlines to SA is worth rising to..
Monday, October 16, 2006
Champions Trophy 2006 - Captain's Knock is the difference
Stephen Fleming lead his team from the front... his knock of 89 was the difference between the two teams. If the scores in the last couple of matches are any indications then the pitches prepared for the champions trophy do not seem to be set for a high scoring chases. All the teams have chased or set a very low score. All the credit should be given to the NZ team for setting a stiff target on a un-even pitch and then bowling SA out.
NZ were lucky to have that xtra buffer of 40-70 runs which England failed to put in their match against India. The way India played another 20-40 runs would have been curtains for them.
Let's wait n c what is in store for us in the match between PAK v/s SL tomorrow... Will Pakistan come out of the 'sideline' tamashas and score over the 'in-form' SL team.. tomorrow's match is definetely going to be an interesting one..
NZ were lucky to have that xtra buffer of 40-70 runs which England failed to put in their match against India. The way India played another 20-40 runs would have been curtains for them.
Let's wait n c what is in store for us in the match between PAK v/s SL tomorrow... Will Pakistan come out of the 'sideline' tamashas and score over the 'in-form' SL team.. tomorrow's match is definetely going to be an interesting one..
Champions Trophy 2006 - Pakistan cricket team under 'cloud' again
Controversies go hand-in-hand with the Pakistani team...
Just a couple of months back Pakistan cricket team was caught in 'ball-tampering' turmoil... Even before dust had settled, we heard about the 'captainship' issue raising its 'serpent' like hood...And before the sting was nullified we hear of 'dopeing' scandal. This scandal may bring down curtains on the career of one of the most talked player off-the field. It is going to be very difficult for Shohaib Akthar to make a come-back from such a 'hurting'.
The new captain 'younis khan' would have his job cut-off. With all due respect to 'younis khan', does not have the charishma or powers like 'Imran' to carry the team to victory. At the same time, do not rule out the possibilities of the pakistani team create some flutter in the tournament. It would be interesting to see how Pakistan would fare under such circumstances in this tournament.
All the best to their team and as an ardent fan from the sub-continent would hope to see a INDIA v/s PAKISTAN finals....
Just a couple of months back Pakistan cricket team was caught in 'ball-tampering' turmoil... Even before dust had settled, we heard about the 'captainship' issue raising its 'serpent' like hood...And before the sting was nullified we hear of 'dopeing' scandal. This scandal may bring down curtains on the career of one of the most talked player off-the field. It is going to be very difficult for Shohaib Akthar to make a come-back from such a 'hurting'.
The new captain 'younis khan' would have his job cut-off. With all due respect to 'younis khan', does not have the charishma or powers like 'Imran' to carry the team to victory. At the same time, do not rule out the possibilities of the pakistani team create some flutter in the tournament. It would be interesting to see how Pakistan would fare under such circumstances in this tournament.
All the best to their team and as an ardent fan from the sub-continent would hope to see a INDIA v/s PAKISTAN finals....
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Champions Trophy 2006 - India Stutters in their chase
Being a day n night match in the Indian Continent means, its middle of night for an ardent fan to stay awake in US - on the west coast... As a result you end-up- missing ur precious sleep and it makes you feel really disheartened when the same old seems to be repeating itself....Bowlers bowl their heart but the batsman almost make it a mountain climb of a mole ...
If India needs to act and play like a 'champions' then these small targets need to be accomplished with ease and confidence. You cannot have the fans biting their nails till the last ball of such chase is bowled. Experimenting with the batting line-up does not seem to end. Even a 'club' cricketer like me would have liked the 'captain - the wall' coming in at the fall of 'virubhai' wicket. In first match of such a big tournament, you expect the team to put its best foot forward and win in a convincing manner. Had India wrapped the match in a convincing manner, the Indian team n fans would have celebrated the 'festival of lights - DIWALI' with a bigger bang. But now everyone would be feeling bit hesitant in their expectations of India's performance against their next opponents - West Indies. West Indies cannot be taken lightly as they are turning in good performances since India played the humble guests in bringing them back to form from the depths of crevice.
But India can definetely take some positives out of the match
- Pathan seems to be finding his rythm back
- Pawar does not seem to have lost his loop
- Yuvraj seems to be getting his touch back
- Dravid seems to be struggling
- Virubhai seems to be throwing away a good start
- Dhoni seems to carried away in the 'fast track'
Let's hope for the best that India comes good against WI at the MOTERA stadium in Ahmedabad. Motera Stadium brings the memory back when I had the opportunity to see my idol 'Kapil' bowl his heart out to take 8 wickets and bring India close to doors of victory in the first ever test match played in this stadium...Again the same old story :-)
A loss @ Motera ...and INDIA can say good-bye to their chances of qualifying ..
HAPPY DIWALI AND ALL THE BEST FOR THE "BLUE SQUAD"
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