RE:Bat/Bowl?
by AAA on Mar 22, 2007 04:55 PM Permalink
It depends on the pitch condition, what time the match starts, weather during the start of the game etc. Watching the earlier trend in our group India should opt to field, becos SL have a lethal bowling attack which can easily consume our batsmen in no time.
RE:RE:Bat/Bowl?
by gunjan pandey on Mar 22, 2007 04:58 PM Permalink
PITCH ki baat mat kar dost... Pitch ka soch kar hi to India haarti hai hamesha... We never won in a world cup against SL when we batted 2nd. So, batting first would only help India... ELSE... you know.. doors are open for us to quit!
RE:RE:Bat/Bowl?
by Rajnish Suri on Mar 22, 2007 05:01 PM Permalink
I think we should bat first as there would be huge pressure and batting second means to perform under pressure and mind u india has a very poor record in these circumstances.
RE:RE:RE:Bat/Bowl?
by AAA on Mar 22, 2007 05:09 PM Permalink
Recently we won 17 matches chasing. also last series sgainst SL we won last 2 games chasing. secondly, if we bat second the ball swings less in afternoon, it will be more advantageous for us in 2 ways. 1) our bowlers can utilise morning conditions quite well and we can see quick wickets falling for SL(due to more swinging of ball). This is not possible if we bowl 2nd & don't forget the fact that we don't have alethal bowling lineup. 2) after we reduce Sl for 225 max, our batsmen will be relaxed and the SL bowling attack will be not as lethal as it would have been if they would have bowled in morning
