Having won the last WI tour 1-0, there was not need for India to carry on till late onto the day and score 600 . An early declaration at 500 was sufficient and does not prove anything.
I am not sure how it will improve Indian cricket with big centuries, and a spin oriented attack on tailor made pitches.
If Dhoni had declared early he would have had a chance to give Yadav and Sharma a complete spell, instead they carried on till the light faded away and had to resort to spin.
The plan for the bowlers now is uphill for the next 2-3 days, where they will have to bowl 180-250 overs to get the remaining 18 wickets.
Yuvraj has to contribute as a bowler and the workload of each bowler evenly distributed. Otherwise Ishant, in particular with will be jaded to play in Australia just like the last England tour.
The focus has to be not only winning but concentrate on keeping the players fresh and injury free, and prevent burnout.
The next 200 overs India bowls has to be evenly distributed and Dhoni tends to overuse the spinners to get wickets, something that will cause a problem for the next and upcoming tour of Australia.
Having won the last WI tour 1-0, there was not need for India to carry on till late onto the day and score 600 . An early declaration at 500 was sufficient and does not prove anything.
I am not sure how it will improve Indian cricket with big centuries, and a spin oriented attack on tailor made pitches.
If Dhoni had declared early he would have had a chance to give Yadav and Sharma a complete spell, instead they carried on till the light faded away and had to resort to spin.
The plan for the bowlers now is uphill for the next 2-3 days, where they will have to bowl 180-250 overs to get the remaining 18 wickets.
Yuvraj has to contribute as a bowler and the workload of each bowler evenly distributed. Otherwise Ishant, in particular with will be jaded to play in Australia just like the last England tour.
The focus has to be not only winning but concentrate on keeping the players fresh and injury free, and prevent burnout.
The next 200 overs India bowls has to be evenly distributed and Dhoni tends to overuse the spinners to get wickets, something that will cause a problem for the next and upcoming tour of Australia.
