Ind-WI:second ODI,a great win,or a great loss
2 tight matches against the windies and India have emerged the triumphant side in both situations.The pitches were different,the situation was different.Defending a paltry total is a big challenge and the Indians did it with elan.But,my question is:Why the small total in the first place?
Consider this:We have 4 batsmen averaging over 40,their combined centuries exceeds any other in the world and still they all met with the same fate.It took a young turk like Dinesh Kaarthick to show the method to bat for the old boys.
The very first problem was the approach of the Indians;which has been a major problem since a long time now.They fail to identify the nature of the wicket and are hell bent on posting 300+ totals whatever be the situation.The cuttack wicket was such a bad turner that a total of around 230 would have been equivalent to 320.But Ganguly's tentative shot on the leg side,Sachin's lofted shot showed that the Indians were in too much of a hurry.The world's greatest batting line-up collapsed to 90 for 7 and we were staring at a rather embarassing scenario before Dinesh Kaarthick rescued the team out of a real black hole.
Kaarthick's innings was the perfect balance of caution and aggression.63 out of 87 deliveries with a strike rate in the late seventies showed that he had understood the true nature of the wicket.The idea was simple;defend the good balls and put away the bad ones,but more importantly all that the batsmen had to do was to stay at the wicket.None of them except Dinesh showed this frame of mind.
Accepted that in the WI innings,the Indians bowled well and all that;but why is it that we only click in one department at a time?Greg Chappel can go on bantering about his process,but has he ever tried to convince the players to look at each match differently?This point will be of great importace in the carribean where each and every pitch is drastically different.The Indians would have to work out targets depending on the nature of the pitch and then plan a course of action.Dravid commented that 200 was a good enough total,but never in the innings were they putting this thought into action,until the important partnership between Kaarthick and Agarkar.
In the end,it was a thrilling match;India might have fixed a berth for Dinesh Kaarthick in the world cup squad;but questions still remain unanswered.Will the Indian team be able to adapt to changing pitch conditions in the West Indies?Only time can tell,when the first few matches in the carribean will be played during the league stages.
Consider this:We have 4 batsmen averaging over 40,their combined centuries exceeds any other in the world and still they all met with the same fate.It took a young turk like Dinesh Kaarthick to show the method to bat for the old boys.
The very first problem was the approach of the Indians;which has been a major problem since a long time now.They fail to identify the nature of the wicket and are hell bent on posting 300+ totals whatever be the situation.The cuttack wicket was such a bad turner that a total of around 230 would have been equivalent to 320.But Ganguly's tentative shot on the leg side,Sachin's lofted shot showed that the Indians were in too much of a hurry.The world's greatest batting line-up collapsed to 90 for 7 and we were staring at a rather embarassing scenario before Dinesh Kaarthick rescued the team out of a real black hole.
Kaarthick's innings was the perfect balance of caution and aggression.63 out of 87 deliveries with a strike rate in the late seventies showed that he had understood the true nature of the wicket.The idea was simple;defend the good balls and put away the bad ones,but more importantly all that the batsmen had to do was to stay at the wicket.None of them except Dinesh showed this frame of mind.
Accepted that in the WI innings,the Indians bowled well and all that;but why is it that we only click in one department at a time?Greg Chappel can go on bantering about his process,but has he ever tried to convince the players to look at each match differently?This point will be of great importace in the carribean where each and every pitch is drastically different.The Indians would have to work out targets depending on the nature of the pitch and then plan a course of action.Dravid commented that 200 was a good enough total,but never in the innings were they putting this thought into action,until the important partnership between Kaarthick and Agarkar.
In the end,it was a thrilling match;India might have fixed a berth for Dinesh Kaarthick in the world cup squad;but questions still remain unanswered.Will the Indian team be able to adapt to changing pitch conditions in the West Indies?Only time can tell,when the first few matches in the carribean will be played during the league stages.
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