With rain playing spoilsport although team India were denied a deserving win but the truncated game was enough to throw up some interesting Bhajji-Ashwin duel and bowling in tandem. More importantly, Ashwin written off by some at Srini’s exit must be having a sigh of relief coming up with one of his best spell of spin bowling of sharp turn and bounce. Presence of Bhajji and the competition seemed to have made the difference pushing him enough to get a rare fiver too ! No wonder it has come as a pleasant surprise to himself by his own admission given that he is mostly an underachiever getting satisfied easily with little. Captaincy too seemed to have made the difference with Virat giving him the attacking field rarely seen from Dhoni. Anyway he must be happy establishing himself as the no1 spinner for now. On the other hand making his much hyped comeback with backing from the all powerful Saurav Ganguly Bhajji could have made Ashwin with poor overseas record pack his bag going by the whispers making rounds in media. However it was an anti-climax the way Bhajji made a slow nervous start on the first day not making much impression. He picked up a bit of rhythm and bowled better the next day managing a milestone of 416 Test wickets going past Wasmi Akram’s 414 wickets. His dream of replacing Ashwin lay in tatters though for now with the flamboyant sardar retreating quietly tail between his legs. So what next for Bhajji ? The reaction in electronic media a
Re: PRESENCE OF BHAJJI PUSHED ASHWIN TO TAKE A FIVER !
by damodaran mohan on Jun 17, 2015 04:50 PM
(contd.)..The reaction in electronic media are somewhat subdued with very few experts including Dada coming out with a comprehensive views. Perhaps given the short sample size may be in the short term Bhajji could be and would be played in the forthcoming SL and SA home series. However going by his domestic and the B’desh performance he certainly doesn’t look a long time prospect for which investing in youngsters will be more advisable.
Rediff -nice to see ur coverage of other sports also.Hope a fine coverage of comming FIH HOCKEY WORLD LEAGUE commencing from 20th June.{Indian team both Men abd Women participating}
How many times have u taken 5 wickets against Aussies, SA, England ? How many times have you single handedly won matches against these teams?.....Big Zero....
