Originally posted by man united forever
It's great to see India doing well abroad, even though it's in the one-dayers. All we get to see here in NZ are stupid highlights packages that are so badly presented that one can't make head or tail of what's happening. We lost to England two days ago, but I guess it's good to get the loss out of the way and prepare ourselves to beat England on SaturdayOur batsmen still seem to have a problem with the faster bowlers, such as Dilhara Fernando and Darren Gough. This does not augur well for he upcoming World Cup on the faster South african tracks. I'm not sure if I'm right in this respect, as I do not have access to live TV coverage of the series, but doesn't Zaheer Khan have a tendency to drop the ball a fraction too short at times? I realise that he does this more during the start of an innings when bowling short of a length would unsettle batsmen, but the line of his short deliveries needs work, as it is not aimed at the batsman, but more often than not sliding away from him, giving guys like Jayasuriya room to cut. He has a lot of pace, but he loses a fair amount when he pitches it that short. His yorkers, in my opinion, are his deadliest weapon. Ashish Nehra has bowled really well this series, as has Agarkar. He's shortened his runup to good effect and is now concentrating on placing the ball on the right spots instead of bowling flat-out pace. This team balance seems to be good, though if Ajay Ratra works on his batting, he would be our ideal wicketkeeper. Rahul Dravid is running an unnecessary risk of injury to his hands if he keeps wicket regularly. Anyway, let's hope we thrash the Lankans and get back in the groove for the final.
P.S. Congratulations on getting admission into the American university Dhruv
uhhh...i'm not in complete agreement with your statement when u say that zaheer khan pitches short of length ( even slightly )..what i think is that in an attempt to york batsmen he's been pitching too full and thats why players like jayasurya , trescothick have been smashing him all round the park.
if you watched the match between india and sri lanka day before
yesterday..kumara sangakarra really slogged him and he didn't have to go downthe wicket to smash him , he was just driving in past the fielders....
yeah dravid won't last long being a keeper..he might be enjoying keeping in england with a cold weather but the real test would come for him when he'll have to keep in india in this soaring heat !
i hope they ( BCCI) don't make him keep for the test matches...
thanks man ...
P.S. Congratulations on getting admission into the American university Dhruv
today is the final....come on India !
i hope the top 3 batsmen don't fail again...i think dominic cork might be playing today
