Team India, still under experiment

This Team India is certainly doing well and high in morale when it will face mighty South Africans. South Africans cannot be rolled over as it happened to Sri Lankans. South Africans are known for hard fight and I believe this will be one of a crucial series for the youngsters in Team India. Each member of the team seems to be relishing his role and ready to do whatever the captain and coach wants? But are they immensely talented and ready for hard seasons at abroad? Especially the batsmen?

Even great Sachin in these days plays superbly in one match and become ordinary in remaining matches. Yuvarj and Kaif does well when the axe is on their neck, otherwise, the team happened to content with their athletic fielding only. Shewag become prisoner of his own mental conflict either to continue the assault or check the strokes especially when he is in 30 to 40. Batting in Indian pitches is more or less not so difficult and every Indian batsman knew that he could excel in any given chance.

The real battle is in abroad. More than the bowlers, batsmen are guilty in loosing the matches at abroad. As Dravid rightly said, ‘let us not complacent with what we play now’. There is a long road ahead of us to reach even finals in 2007 world cup.

In bowling side, Team India is really enjoying the available options and the cause of concern is Harbhajan only. His average wickets per match is reducing to 1.5 and often loosing his run-rate also alarmingly in international tours. Murali is still crawling and unable to cement his place as quality and consistent leg spinner. I would still suggest to groom Kumble for 2007 world cup as frontline bowler with the cover of Murali. Kumble has the ability to bounce and extract early wickets and reduce the run-rate.

Well.. is it justifiable for Ganguly to left in cold? Ganguly may be old and not quick in field, but he should be given a decent exit by the selectors and ask him to accept the reality of unfit one day player in future. As Arjuna Ranatunga said, we Indians often forget to respect our cricket heroes and throw them in dust without any mercy. Selectors should speak to those senior players and make them to accept the gracious exit as Australians did for Waugh brothers, Healy and Taylor as and when required.

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