It's been long since Indian cricket team played well. They failed miserably in the first innings against the inexperienced England pace attack. The Sachins, Dravids and Laxmans could do no good to the Indian cause and they conceded a healthy lead of 97. Inexperienced Indian pacers did reasonably well again in the second innings to get England bowled out on 282. But the lead made sure that India gets nothing less than 380 as the target to win the First Test at Lords !
Then came the biggest surprise. A paradigm shift appeared in the Indian strategy to chase the target !! Every Batsman came with a positive frame of mind, trying to play his natural game. And India seemed in contention. Remember India has almost never been able to withstand such situations - facing a huge target 0f 380 and almost 4 sessions of game yet to be played. But the final day at Lords seemed different, with Indians trying to go for the kill and England were definitely worried when Dhoni and Laxman were rattling the attack.
Well ! This was definitely a new thing for the game followers. I liked the change really very much( that's why wasting my imp time in discussing Indian cricket - giggle). If India adopts such strategies always then they are sure to lose less matches. If they continue to play the way they did on the fifth day, they will definitely win the last two test matches. Lets see, how long does this new REBELLION thinking survives. But in the meantime lets get happier because they finally saved the first test match.
About Me
- Vishal Gupta
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- One day I figured it out while reading Norman Lewis's 'Word Power Made Easy'. Most of my traits match to a special kind of personality called 'Introverts'. I am slow to start things up socially but get along really well once I am sure of the way to go !
Thursday, July 26, 2007
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