One-Day Carribean Disaster
For all those ardent fans of the "Men in Blue" the recent One Day series in Caribbean must have been disappointing. It must have been a real jolt from the blue to realise that the team which was doing so well till now, having embarked on a Winning Streak of 18 matches while batting second, were undone by the inconsistent men from the West Indies.
It was to me as well, but you know what - I am smiling inside.Before i hear shouts of Traitor and "Not an Indian fan" etc., i would like to offer my reasons.
I was hoping India would not do well and they realise that all that Dhoni and Pathan have been possible to contribute to the Team is great, but it should not be taken for as granted and everyone makes the same efforts to keep winning as they did after Rahul took over.
Some of the learnings that a defeat can teach cannot be taught when the Team is on a Winning mode. It also re-affirms to the entire team its strengths and weakness in different and trying circumstances.
The Team definately is in building mode with the average age of the side around 24. Some of the Younger Cricketers in the current team - Pathan, Dhoni, Sreesanth, Munaf - will no doubt learn a lot from the current experience and Rahul will also realise that he needs to have a better if not a sound stratergy and cannot push with the 5 batsmen, 5 Bowler, 1 All Rounder theory.
It proved that the absence of a Senior Cricketer other than Rahul, Yuvraj ( who deserves to be called a Senior Cricketer going by the way he has started to play ) and Sehwag ( who for all his seniority was on his first tour to the Carribean ) proved critical in the end, for the youngsters could not shift gears and get into the Accumulation mode.
Maybe this is where Sourav da can prove his case. If he would play to his best potential as an opener for Notts and show that he is still the same old "Prince" with the bat and in the field, i dare say even Chappell cannot afford to keep him out of the team.
The Shortist boundary ropes will also have taught portly but athletic Powar a thing or two about his length for the Tossed balls - When even a mishit from Gayle can sail over the fence, Powar better sharpen his trade.
It will also teach this Young Team with his young captain, that when you are losing, plain desperateness wont do the trick. Its Sticking to the basics which will.
With the Sluggish nature of the tracks, Coach Greg Chappel would be ready to pour out the videos for the assimulation of the younger cricketers who would be willing to learn it all and want to prove that they do not repeat the same mistakes in their next trip to the Carribean and ......
We all know what we want from the next Indian Trip to the Windies - Nothing less than the World-Cup.
It was to me as well, but you know what - I am smiling inside.Before i hear shouts of Traitor and "Not an Indian fan" etc., i would like to offer my reasons.
I was hoping India would not do well and they realise that all that Dhoni and Pathan have been possible to contribute to the Team is great, but it should not be taken for as granted and everyone makes the same efforts to keep winning as they did after Rahul took over.
Some of the learnings that a defeat can teach cannot be taught when the Team is on a Winning mode. It also re-affirms to the entire team its strengths and weakness in different and trying circumstances.
The Team definately is in building mode with the average age of the side around 24. Some of the Younger Cricketers in the current team - Pathan, Dhoni, Sreesanth, Munaf - will no doubt learn a lot from the current experience and Rahul will also realise that he needs to have a better if not a sound stratergy and cannot push with the 5 batsmen, 5 Bowler, 1 All Rounder theory.
It proved that the absence of a Senior Cricketer other than Rahul, Yuvraj ( who deserves to be called a Senior Cricketer going by the way he has started to play ) and Sehwag ( who for all his seniority was on his first tour to the Carribean ) proved critical in the end, for the youngsters could not shift gears and get into the Accumulation mode.
Maybe this is where Sourav da can prove his case. If he would play to his best potential as an opener for Notts and show that he is still the same old "Prince" with the bat and in the field, i dare say even Chappell cannot afford to keep him out of the team.
The Shortist boundary ropes will also have taught portly but athletic Powar a thing or two about his length for the Tossed balls - When even a mishit from Gayle can sail over the fence, Powar better sharpen his trade.
It will also teach this Young Team with his young captain, that when you are losing, plain desperateness wont do the trick. Its Sticking to the basics which will.
With the Sluggish nature of the tracks, Coach Greg Chappel would be ready to pour out the videos for the assimulation of the younger cricketers who would be willing to learn it all and want to prove that they do not repeat the same mistakes in their next trip to the Carribean and ......
We all know what we want from the next Indian Trip to the Windies - Nothing less than the World-Cup.
posted by Manas at 6:27 AM
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