At last Ashwin Bowled well! That is what is expected of him. It was nice to see him befuddling the Sri Lankan batsmen who are quite adept at playing spin. He needs to keep his game at this level and perform well and it would feel nice if he troubles Aussie batsmen in coming matches. His bowling in this match along with the partnership with Jadeja while batting took India home.
MSD? Flopped in tests, which was expected. He is struggling to find his groove in ODIs. ODI and T20 are his pet games. That is what he loves. That is where he performs and feels he belongs. Test cricket is alien to him. Hope he does well because India needs him in shorter versions of the game.
Virat Kohli is getting stronger and stronger. He has become a vital cog in Indian batting wheel. The trust and support shown by the team management in him after he failed in the first two test matches worked wonders to his confidence and the results are there to see.
Rohit Sharma failed again. Just a show of support would do wonders to the confidence of any batsmen. Just like Virat, Rohit too needs to be supported and given more chances. He has already proved he belongs to this level. He should come good sooner or later.
There is lot of call to include Irfan Pathan in the team. If one reads the comments at cricinfo and listens to those over hyped Indian commentators, the support for Irfan becomes obvious. Irfan has played International cricket and faded away and is now trying to find his feet back. He can wait. Let others who are on the International stage for the first time find their feet. Let them get enough chances. If they falter Irfan can always cash in. There was call to drop Vinay Kumar and include Irfan. Now that Vinay is doing well, these supporters want Jadeja dropped for Irfan!
Gone are the days when we support the Indian team and every player who wears the team jersey. Now the fanatical support has gone to such levels that people wish for the failure of a particular player so that it paves the way for the inclusion their favourite player. Indian commentators with the exception of Harsha Bhogle too have the same cheap mindset. How disgusting.
MSD? Flopped in tests, which was expected. He is struggling to find his groove in ODIs. ODI and T20 are his pet games. That is what he loves. That is where he performs and feels he belongs. Test cricket is alien to him. Hope he does well because India needs him in shorter versions of the game.
Virat Kohli is getting stronger and stronger. He has become a vital cog in Indian batting wheel. The trust and support shown by the team management in him after he failed in the first two test matches worked wonders to his confidence and the results are there to see.
Rohit Sharma failed again. Just a show of support would do wonders to the confidence of any batsmen. Just like Virat, Rohit too needs to be supported and given more chances. He has already proved he belongs to this level. He should come good sooner or later.
There is lot of call to include Irfan Pathan in the team. If one reads the comments at cricinfo and listens to those over hyped Indian commentators, the support for Irfan becomes obvious. Irfan has played International cricket and faded away and is now trying to find his feet back. He can wait. Let others who are on the International stage for the first time find their feet. Let them get enough chances. If they falter Irfan can always cash in. There was call to drop Vinay Kumar and include Irfan. Now that Vinay is doing well, these supporters want Jadeja dropped for Irfan!
Gone are the days when we support the Indian team and every player who wears the team jersey. Now the fanatical support has gone to such levels that people wish for the failure of a particular player so that it paves the way for the inclusion their favourite player. Indian commentators with the exception of Harsha Bhogle too have the same cheap mindset. How disgusting.
