english batsman are playing better , bowlers bowling better. indian are having a bad time so what , better times await india , its just low tide guys. india will bounce back
If Zaheer had played we would have won the series 4-0. If Harbhajan was also a part then we would have won at least a couple iof tests by innings. What if Sewag was fully fit? I just cannot imagine what would have happenned to this Englsih attack!
We can still salvage our prestige and all the pain would be forgotten if Sachin gets his 100th ton and on his return he is awared the Bharat Ratna by the government.
I am sure that Viru is not 100% fit. His body language in the field shows that he is not fit for the match. We are overdependent on few cricketers SEWAG, Sachin etc., They are giving only 1 good innings out of 7 or 8 innings. It is a very bad ratio calibre of these players. Further we have lost the series. I think Dhoni and Fletcher should have tested our bench Strength for this test match. We should have asked Virat to play instead of VVS and Mukund instead of Raina.
Next point I would like to reiterate that the team did the blunder picking up Mishra instead of Munaf. There is no role for Spinners in the test match when we are playing in England or SA. If we are playing in Australia, Sydney pitch will assist the spinners. We don't have bowlers who could clock more than 140 KMPH. That is one more reason for our downfall in the present series
Re: Re: Oval Test
by anand Swaminathan on Aug 19, 2011 02:53 PM
Andrew misjudged the length. Both the players were played at ease. Except Ishant both the bowlers bowled at an avg speed fo 129 to 130 kms and Ishant bowled around 133 to 135 KMS. There was no tension at all. Please see the highlights.
BCCI should get rid of Sachin,Shewag,VVS Laxman,Harbhajan from the test team forever and bring in Kholi,Rohit Sharma,Pujara,Yusuf Pathan & Irfan Pathan.India needs a lot of young players for the future,just keeping these old lions are no more use for runs hunting.