Thursday, November 23, 2006

Can it get any worser?

I think that it can get worse. 3 Indian batsmen managed double figures in the 2nd ODI and I doubt whether they can achieve such a feat in the remaining matches against SA !! Give me a break guys !! This is all becoming too easy to predict - I would love to be wrong but based on current form and the Durban drubbing experience, Indian batsmen may not able to put more than 150 score in the remaining ODIs.
Coming to the Kingsmead game, Zaheer started off ok with 2 wickets and although he ended up more expensive than he should be, he was decent enough and way better than the other option Sreesanth. Kallis played a majestic innings with some booming front foot drives and both Zaheer and Munaf were guilty of pitching it too full but I have not much grouse against the bowlers. We all know what Kallis can do but the gift wrap in the end to the likes of Nel were too much. India gave some 30 runs more than what they should have but considering that it was home conditions for SA, it was ok. Sachin's 9 overs were a treat of guile and deception. But 249 was a very much gettable score but few team have troubled SA in SA, other than Aus.
When Jaffer fell in the 1st over and Kaif hung around for his usual 20 balls before opening his account, it was all too predictable. Sachin tried a bit with a few lovely off drives but they were up against it, with this class of attack. Pollack bowled a clinical opening spell and Nel and Kallis did the rest. Raina, Mongia and the rest were looking like wax in a fire house and they were simply blown away, one after another. At this rate, India may not ever reach a 3 figure total in the remaining matches.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

yeah. They are toying with us Indians man. And why not. Except for Dravid and Sachin none of the other batsmen even hav a permanent place in the team. Where is Laxman?

4:01 AM  

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