Dhoni’s Devils Go Down Fighting Finally
Now I agree it’s very easy for a fan/supporter/well wisher of the Indian
cricket team like me to sit at home watch the game as I sip my beer and blog
about why my team didn't make it.. I also know it’s easier said than done and all
the other similar lines that go with it … but yet there are a few things I’d like to
point out as my opinion and what I felt about the very unfortunate departure of
team India at the T20 world cup.
To start with let me mention that currently there is no team
in international cricket that can restrict a Team like South Africa to 121 in
20 overs… and if they did, it would be the luckiest day of every player’s life
in that team… So to expect team India to achieve such a milestone (especially
with their current bowling attack) it was not really a very smart thing to do (although
our tigers only let themselves down by scoring an ordinary 152 and but roared loud enough at regular intervals to keep me glued to star
cricket till the end)
Even
7+4 couldn't hide the shameful form our batters are in.
Poor batting performances-cum-strategies cost team India a
real close chance of qualifying to an opportunity of winning the cup. Gambhir
was not impressive throughout; Viru couldn’t do what he does best but did
manage to injure his leg at the end of it. Pathan was made to open twice in the earlier matches, now
this really sucks if he is sent as a regular opener and not as a pinch hitter
which was pretty much the case. Leaving the
last game Dhoni was not able to accelerate either, particularly his approach of
slowing down the game while chasing is damn annoying.
Now our defeat to Australia was the main reason that we didn't qualify or Pakistan's unbelievable performances was??... is not the point. The fact that, a team
like India with the world’s best batsmen couldn't pile a good 170 plus in a do
or die match tells the story.
Bowling
Mystery Haunts
The only bower I thought was effective throughout the tournament after Zak and Ashwin was Yuvi… LMAO! Dinda, Chawla, Harbhajan, Balaji did get wickets but
not impressive at all. India needs that regular full time bowler (a pacer
probably), someone who can really get in there, take wickets and scare the
opponents. If we are gonna relay on our part timers (who no doubt are doing a
super awesome job) we would surely manage to win games but just like today not
be able to but pressure or restrict our opponents.
Hopefully our captain cool has made a few notes on this
and comes back home wiser. As a fan and supporter I’d love to see Team India do
well always.
