Even for teams like Australia and South Africa to bowl out India for less than 250 is a rarity. Indian batsman play loose strokes in the first innings of the first test which you could not capitalize. Tamim and the team, you will be lucky if India scores less than 500 in the first innings of the second test. India will be playing with two pacers and two spinners and you will lose the second test as well. May be with the help of weather you would draw the test.
their attitude is one of arrogance and pride which would bring their downfall and they would not be able to transform from minnows to a good test and consistent side
Re: their attitude is one of arrogance and pride
by Happy Indian on Jan 24, 2010 06:49 AM
In my opinion its not arrogance but just positive asssertion.
their attitude is one of arrogance and pride which would bring their downfall and they would not be able to transform from minnows to a good test and consistent side
"We can beat not just India, but also Australia and South Africa, not just at home in Bangaldesh but in their home soil" said Tamim Ekbaal. Puzzled journalists asked Tamim how he planned to achieve this. "Its simple" said Tamim, "All we need to do is bat, bowl and field better than the opposition, and once we score more runs in both innings than the opposition and take twenty wickets, Inshallah we shall win" as a matter of fact. Immediately reporters ran to the nearest telephones and quoted Tamim Ekbaal's tiger like comments and added a "what if" - "What if its not all talk, but what if they back it up". Apparently losing 52/60 tests they have ever played was not good enough for a scathing indictment of Bangladesh cricket, and the ICC for allowing a club cricketing side to compete with the likes of India, South Africa and Australia.
They are good but not good enough. If they had showed a little more maturity and staying power things could have indeed been different. As it is, they went down fighting. I am sad that Indians are indulging in sledging. This is a hated Australian practice and should be banned by ICC.
