Rahane looks really good. He was playing the short balls really well, which is a great sign. Now I think Raina will have to get his technique right or else it would mean the end of his test career. He played some pulled shots. But they were more like trying to avoid the ball from coming closer to him than seeing and hitting the ball properly. Rahane showed glimpses of Dravid in him which is great sign because Dravid will have to retire in near future.
So, India fail to open the winning account yet again. Some consolation that compared to Test white-wash the young side put up better fight and match was closer.The Indians seems to have got afflicted with the disease of losing wickets in heap. It is happening again and again. In Test matches, problem was the lack of good opening. Now after one of the best opening the Team got in England middle order caves in a heap followed by sudden collapse towards the end which actually cost the match. Why it is happening like this ?What is the coach D/Fletcher doing ? Are the players backing each other or not ? Another 15 runs and it would have been a grandest winning debut for Ajinkya Rahane. But that was not to be let down by the middle order. Rohit is proving to be a real Chinese puzzle. It was a bad day for Ashwin whose repeated over pitching didn't work and got smacked all around. Munaf was the best among the bowlers. Our bowlers especially Vinay didn't seem to learn from the English bowling that 'slow bowling' towards end holds the key. Most of the Indian wickets fell to slow bowling. And why was Raina not bowled ?
Re: AGAIN THIS DISEASE OF WICKETS FALLING IN HEAP !
by D S on Sep 01, 2011 06:10 PM
true, why was Raina not bowled ahead of rohit, raina has done well in test and know Angrez pitches.
Re: AGAIN THIS DISEASE OF WICKETS FALLING IN HEAP !
by D S on Sep 01, 2011 06:11 PM
And Pragyan or Rahul sharma T20 spin specialist were not tried in practice matches.
The T20 was match between EU and divided India due to selectors. Ireland , Dutch origin SA players, Germany (Keiswetter), Scotish, etc.
Angrez empire tactics on rise and rise
this time it is very comprehensive wins with desi foot soldier Bopara and Patel and with bigger guns on back. Remind us of East India company in full swing at T20.
Desis like usual had selection based on patronage. One more advantage of desi foot soldiers is that it unites ghora big guns as us and them much more easily. Make desis sweat hard to prove that they are needed and that makes ghoras forget their differences. Afterall, Bopra and Peitersen and ... were IPL T20 spies who have outshone desis from india. Angrez tactics was in full swing with Irish Eion Morgan and Dutch origin SA players Peitersen and Dernbach and more striking to cash gold. Utter domination of united guns and utter disgust of divided stick weilding desis.
Not to deny extra agression by ghoras. I see this as biggest slap with umpire turning their head for almost all appeals except one and even one ball in end over was given wide when it was not, the ground made slippery by irrigation drip in excess that was blamed as weather issue and much more. Never know which ball angrez got.
Remember during jaliawala bagh, when desis pushed indian soldiers with gun to get out, desi solder resorted to the use of fire since Dyer(an Irish recruit of angr) had authorized them.
Re: ..
by D S on Sep 01, 2011 05:02 PM
continued ..
Sad, these selectors and their players lobby is most horrible. Good to see Raina giving glimpse of good timing and so is Rahane. Rohit did not know when to block-defend on front foot instead of hit-miss and not returning fast enough while Kohli made misjudgement.
Oh, well, never know why RP was not tried over and above Vinay kumar. Praveen kumar is losing his shine and running out of ideas especially with Peitersen. Ashwin pushed again by denying good T20 and 1 day players like Pragyan and Rahul Sharma no chance even for practice match. So there is no contention for Ashwin. Such brutal are Indian selector in blindness to patronize their favorites.
The trick for India to start winning again is to induct some more fast spinners like Vinay Kumar. Great discovery by the selectors. Bring back Venkatesh Prasad please and drop Munaf Patel. Then it will be a genuine all spin attack.
Way to go Srikkanth. Greta job!!!!
Even Bangladesh won't pick bowlers like Vinay Kumar, A Mithun and Venkatesh Prasad. How about yedurappa?
real t 20 hero, fantastic, batted like a seasoned campaigner. wonderful, he is here to stay. only one to face bravely the english bowling. blah blah blah. this is indian media on Rahanes batting. yeah, thats india !!! you just play one goog innings and they will take you to the top of everything. they will make you forget the earlier humiliation.
THIS IS THE TRUE FATE OF THE WORLD-CHAMPIONS (YOU CALL THEM STILL???) CAUGHT PANTS DOWN! COMPLETE WASH OUT NOW! WITHOUT BCCI'S AID, INDIA CAN'T EVEN WIN AGAINST IRELAND/BANGLADESH/BARMUDA EVEN AT THEIR HOME! THEY ARE SO SICK AND MALNUTRITIONED PLAYERS WHO ARE NOT EVEN FIT TO BECOME BALL-BOYS!
BOUGHT-UP AFFAIRS, CORPORATE-FIXING REGIMES CAN'T WORK ALWAYS! BCCI TRIES TO BUY MATCHES EVEN ABROAD, BUT MOST OF THE TIMES INDIAN TEAM SUFFERS TO EVEN ENACT AND PLAY A FIXED MATCH IN ALIEN CONDITIONS AND THEY LOSE! ONLY AT HOME, WHEN BCCI PLANS EVERYTHING, BECAUSE OF FAMILIARITY OF HOME CONDITIONS, THEY CAN ACT AND WIN MATCHES.
Re: HA HA HA
by sunil nair on Sep 01, 2011 03:56 PM
Said by a person whose Test team is now in Zimbabwe . Zim 73-1 in the first session . Remember the saying about people in glass houses ?
Re: HA HA HA
by Vish on Sep 01, 2011 06:21 PM
Agreed. India cannot win against Ireland/Bermuda/Bangladesh. But Pakistan can never win against India be it war or sport. Pakistan will always taste defeat against India.
Re: Re: HA HA HA
by Manushan Punno on Sep 02, 2011 02:10 AM
Send the malnourished indian players mutton biriyanis from across the border. They need to eat beef also instead of dhal and roti.Captain cool is trying his best to be cool after yet another humiliating defeat.
