Thank God. It's Over
Ooops...Now I know what it is to have a foot in mouth.
Like most of so called pundits, even I had predicted it to be a close series when India went down under in the season of 2011-12. I felt India had sent the best team available & they were ready for the challenge. But how wrong I was.
Aussies not only thrashed India but they also put huge doubts in the minds of Dravids, Laxmans, Sehwags, Gambhirs & the Master Blaster himself. It was a huge drubbing Team India had received & coming it after whitewash by England, makes it all the more glaring & disappointing. Unbelievable results for Team India which was riding high on World Cup triumph & then beaten thoroughly first by England & then by Australia.
For me the dismissal of Sachin Tendulkar in the First Innings of MCG was the crucial point & probably the series turning event. Had Master see through the day & came afresh next day who knows he could have got to that elusive 100th 100 & things could have been so different. But these are too many ifs & buts. The fact is India is beaten by a far superior team, 4-0.
With all due respect to pace battery of Australia, I still feel they are not as good as they made out to be with the kind of result they got. I feel they were hardly tested by Indian batting order & were hardly made to work hard for the wickets. They have shown tremendous discipline & consistency as per the plan. If I have to summarize the Aussie attack in one word, it should "Relentless".
Indian batsmen are left with huge doubts in their mind & complete lack of application during the series. It was abject surrender to the pressure created by relentless Aussie pace battery.
I hope the change in format might bring change in luck for Team India. I hope they play as the World Champion in the triangular series. I hope they are not bogged down by the Test series result but its easier said than done. I am hopeful because we have seen with this team they have the best bounce-back-ability amongst the team India has put on the park. I hope many fans of Team India would love to see their team put a good fight down under.
It remains to be see though.
Like most of so called pundits, even I had predicted it to be a close series when India went down under in the season of 2011-12. I felt India had sent the best team available & they were ready for the challenge. But how wrong I was.
Aussies not only thrashed India but they also put huge doubts in the minds of Dravids, Laxmans, Sehwags, Gambhirs & the Master Blaster himself. It was a huge drubbing Team India had received & coming it after whitewash by England, makes it all the more glaring & disappointing. Unbelievable results for Team India which was riding high on World Cup triumph & then beaten thoroughly first by England & then by Australia.
For me the dismissal of Sachin Tendulkar in the First Innings of MCG was the crucial point & probably the series turning event. Had Master see through the day & came afresh next day who knows he could have got to that elusive 100th 100 & things could have been so different. But these are too many ifs & buts. The fact is India is beaten by a far superior team, 4-0.
With all due respect to pace battery of Australia, I still feel they are not as good as they made out to be with the kind of result they got. I feel they were hardly tested by Indian batting order & were hardly made to work hard for the wickets. They have shown tremendous discipline & consistency as per the plan. If I have to summarize the Aussie attack in one word, it should "Relentless".
Indian batsmen are left with huge doubts in their mind & complete lack of application during the series. It was abject surrender to the pressure created by relentless Aussie pace battery.
I hope the change in format might bring change in luck for Team India. I hope they play as the World Champion in the triangular series. I hope they are not bogged down by the Test series result but its easier said than done. I am hopeful because we have seen with this team they have the best bounce-back-ability amongst the team India has put on the park. I hope many fans of Team India would love to see their team put a good fight down under.
It remains to be see though.
posted by Yogesh Mahajan's Blog | 9:08 PM
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