I think there will be some unpleaseant surprises for Indian fans coming out of this serise. I guess Indian team is very much ill prepeared for this serise. There Performance down under has given them a real high and also I guess everyone ( including players and fans alike) is expecting too much from IPL and in comparison nothing from this serise.
I guess senior v/s junior debate can prompt Seniors to shows the world who is the real boss by there performance. I guess with a little / more struggle Indian will emrge as winner.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
India Down under - Series Review
Expectations: All the talk of resurgent Indian team to prove correct, India has to perform well in the current tour to Australia. First test, first day and the performance are not exactly disappointing. It is very much possible that we can win a test series down under.
Test Series:
India lost the first test match without much of an expected fight. For me the loss was mainly due to approach rather than anything else. This is what I have observed many times that India normally starts away test series with some kind of ambiguous approach or wait and watch policy. Sydney test had a lot of drama and I guess some long lasting effects on India - Australia cricketing relations. All the wrong decisions, Australia's desperation to have the record equaling win by any means and the symond - bhajji 'monkey' drama. Even thou Australia won the test match, I dont want to count this result. Perth was a good comeback by India and they were deserving winners. Fourth test was golden chance for India to rewrite the history books but the draw left them wanting for more.
As all the India - Australia series since 2001, this was also a high drama series. Kumble the captain emerged as a star performer and a gentleman cricketer who plays his game hard. But experience has no replacement in longer version of the game. Australians looked really silly in the aftermath of Sydney test fiasco. It was a good performance by India and it was evident that Australians are not the same team; they used to be without the start. Still they are the best but the difference between Australia and rest of the cricketing world is diminishing.
ODI Series
Performance was OK during the group stages and brilliant in the finals. MSD looks to be man in control and a man of vision. He dont make things complicated, keeps things simple be it batting, planning or selection of team. There is no replacement for sachin Tendulkar. He will never speak, but the loud talk his performances give, make the critics eat humble pie. Youngsters are performing consistently and the outstanding performance by Ishant sharma throughout the series was commendable. He certainly looks like future of Indian bowling. Praveen Kumar, the man with swing also did a wonderful job
Test Series:
India lost the first test match without much of an expected fight. For me the loss was mainly due to approach rather than anything else. This is what I have observed many times that India normally starts away test series with some kind of ambiguous approach or wait and watch policy. Sydney test had a lot of drama and I guess some long lasting effects on India - Australia cricketing relations. All the wrong decisions, Australia's desperation to have the record equaling win by any means and the symond - bhajji 'monkey' drama. Even thou Australia won the test match, I dont want to count this result. Perth was a good comeback by India and they were deserving winners. Fourth test was golden chance for India to rewrite the history books but the draw left them wanting for more.
As all the India - Australia series since 2001, this was also a high drama series. Kumble the captain emerged as a star performer and a gentleman cricketer who plays his game hard. But experience has no replacement in longer version of the game. Australians looked really silly in the aftermath of Sydney test fiasco. It was a good performance by India and it was evident that Australians are not the same team; they used to be without the start. Still they are the best but the difference between Australia and rest of the cricketing world is diminishing.
ODI Series
Performance was OK during the group stages and brilliant in the finals. MSD looks to be man in control and a man of vision. He dont make things complicated, keeps things simple be it batting, planning or selection of team. There is no replacement for sachin Tendulkar. He will never speak, but the loud talk his performances give, make the critics eat humble pie. Youngsters are performing consistently and the outstanding performance by Ishant sharma throughout the series was commendable. He certainly looks like future of Indian bowling. Praveen Kumar, the man with swing also did a wonderful job
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