Wow!! 2-0 we beat the World Champions! Indian Cricket seems, at last, to be in safe hands...if this win is anything to go by, WE--the most-loyal, sopcast-sucker-watchers, 'if we win - shout laurels -- if we lose -shout expletives' FANS are in for a great feast over the coming years. I think we got it right, at last, as far as the make up of the one day team goes -- there is a nice blend of youth, energy and experience -- One important fact that is heartening to see is the growth of all-rounders in the team -- We have a wicketkeeper-batsman who is a no-mean act with the bat..I mean, he is one of the sensible bats of the tournament...we have Praveen Kumar who we all know how he bowls, but is said to be a decent bat (although he didnot get enuf opportunities to prove it in the CB series)..we have Rohit, whom I see as the kind of 'utility' player of the Mohinder Amarnath variety -- very useful in ODI format..Pathan, we all know he is a very decent bat-- though he looked more a batsman who can bowl (and I know he says to the contrary).., Chawla--seems like this kid had a second birth...I mean in his first outing for India, he was not that impressive...but now the confidence seems to have grown--he is not afraid to toss the ball, which is a heartening sign...India needs to produce couple more spinners who are genuine tweakers...and he can hold the bat and score it seems...for once we seem to bat atleast till the 10, if not 11.
Kudos to the team -- you have done us proud and for once I really didnt mind staying up until 3:30 and getting to the office by 9....now if we can reproduce this form in Olympic hockey qualifiers and if Sania can start winning tournaments and let her 'racquet' do the talking -- to borrow a phrase from Sachin -- the Indian sports lovers would be in for a good 2008.
No comments:
Post a Comment