Can't bat, bowl and definitely can't field !!
4th ODI - There was a small tit bit when Powar and Yuvaraj were batting. The camera showed Ravi Boppara and Gavaskar comapred the 2 and said Powar can bat (and I could not avoid a laughter - Powar is a joke in the field and with the bat).
The familiar story emerged with Indian top order failing for the umpteenth time. Ganguly has not played an important innings for well over a decade (his claim to fame was innings against countries like Kenya in WC) and he was scratchy as ever. Tendulkar is a liability anywhere in the order and except, Yuvaraj, the rest came and went. The lower order is a joke (can't understand, why Dravid sticks to sending Agarkar and Powar ahead of Zaheer. ZK atleast tries to put bat to ball and succeeds with a few ugly swipes; the rest can't even do that). In the end 213 is not a big target but when I went to sleep with England down in the dumps after loosing 7, I never imagined that Boppara and Broad will win them a match; but, we are talking about India - which always manages to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory !! The fielding was attrocious and the rest of the energy level was pathetic.
If Dravid does not have the guts to drop Ganguly, then God only save India !!
3rd ODI - It was the same old story. Bell has discoverd his ODI potential, thanks to unimaginative Indian bowling and horrible India fielding. In the end, 282 proved too much, after Ganguly played a Chris Tavare like innings with 63 dot balls. The lower order did not distinguish itself and the looong Indian tail is a serious liability.
The familiar story emerged with Indian top order failing for the umpteenth time. Ganguly has not played an important innings for well over a decade (his claim to fame was innings against countries like Kenya in WC) and he was scratchy as ever. Tendulkar is a liability anywhere in the order and except, Yuvaraj, the rest came and went. The lower order is a joke (can't understand, why Dravid sticks to sending Agarkar and Powar ahead of Zaheer. ZK atleast tries to put bat to ball and succeeds with a few ugly swipes; the rest can't even do that). In the end 213 is not a big target but when I went to sleep with England down in the dumps after loosing 7, I never imagined that Boppara and Broad will win them a match; but, we are talking about India - which always manages to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory !! The fielding was attrocious and the rest of the energy level was pathetic.
If Dravid does not have the guts to drop Ganguly, then God only save India !!
3rd ODI - It was the same old story. Bell has discoverd his ODI potential, thanks to unimaginative Indian bowling and horrible India fielding. In the end, 282 proved too much, after Ganguly played a Chris Tavare like innings with 63 dot balls. The lower order did not distinguish itself and the looong Indian tail is a serious liability.
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