I knew that we will lose!
Scene -
The final test match between India and Pak.
After a relatively good 1st day in the test match we let the match slip to Pak's hands.
India now has to score a daunting total of 607 in 2 days.
Will India win?
Sadly we lost the match by a mammoth 300 odd runs and the thought that will be going in almost every Indian's mind now will be "I knew this will we will lose!"
The familiar scene of the top order getting rattled and the rest of the team falling like a pack of cards.
Why is that the team that consists of world class batsmen choke? For how many years do we have to witness this?
Why can't we win matches abroad? Agreed that the pitches abroad will have an advantage to the home team, but if we boast of a specialist batting line-up can't these 'world-class' batsman play in pitches away from India?
Why do we batsmen perish so cheaply tho' the top 4 batsmen boast of an experience of 340 tests.
IMO (most of them) are a bunch of paper tigers who can play only in Indian pitches tailor made for them and occassionaly show some 'sparks' to better their personal records and fetch new endorsements. There are some of them, despite being in patchy form are still in the team b'coz of the accolades they have received in the years of yore!
And yes, one final thought to ponder - Did the high profile coach with his 'down under' methods was of any help?
(Brick-bats are most welcome!)
The final test match between India and Pak.
After a relatively good 1st day in the test match we let the match slip to Pak's hands.
India now has to score a daunting total of 607 in 2 days.
Will India win?
Sadly we lost the match by a mammoth 300 odd runs and the thought that will be going in almost every Indian's mind now will be "I knew this will we will lose!"
The familiar scene of the top order getting rattled and the rest of the team falling like a pack of cards.
Why is that the team that consists of world class batsmen choke? For how many years do we have to witness this?
Why can't we win matches abroad? Agreed that the pitches abroad will have an advantage to the home team, but if we boast of a specialist batting line-up can't these 'world-class' batsman play in pitches away from India?
Why do we batsmen perish so cheaply tho' the top 4 batsmen boast of an experience of 340 tests.
IMO (most of them) are a bunch of paper tigers who can play only in Indian pitches tailor made for them and occassionaly show some 'sparks' to better their personal records and fetch new endorsements. There are some of them, despite being in patchy form are still in the team b'coz of the accolades they have received in the years of yore!
And yes, one final thought to ponder - Did the high profile coach with his 'down under' methods was of any help?
(Brick-bats are most welcome!)
posted by ranga at 7:49 PM
1 Comments:
hiya clone-ji...
talent we have no dearth of; it is application, concentration and most of all consistency tht we so sorely lack.
Oh btw..read the piece about the 'bestest' Indian batsman :)? It had me chuckling despite myself :)..check it out:
http://sidin.blogspot.com/2006/02/sidins-guide-to-greatest-indian.html
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