India should have played at least one more experienced medium pacer. But I would not blame the bowlers. The batsmen failed on a track that was perfect for batting. Indian batsmen didn't apply themselves and played poorly. It was an ideal wicket for stroke-playing, and players should have used this to establish themselves.
Venugopal Rao let go a great opportunity to prove himself. M S Dhoni put up a fight, and he was great. When he started batting I thought he would go for 150 or 170. He had to curb himself because of early loss of wickets. It was a restrained knock by his own standards.
I think this guy is amazing. He is confident and cool no matter what the situation be. He can play in any position and his biggest advantage is that he plays so straight.
Most of his shots today came between long off and long on. This shows Dhoni's technique is fine and his risk-taking minimum.
Ramesh Powar played intelligently and showed that he is a thinking cricketer. Powar applied himself beautifully and showed other batsmen how to bat.
I think it was disappointing that on an ideal batting wicket young players like Robin Uthappa were not given a chance. This pitch would have suited Uthappa, as he likes the ball to come on to him.
Instead of giving new players a chance, India persists with Mohammad Kaif who has failed so many times. One wonders if any other player would have got so many chances after failing again and again. I am sure if anybody else is given so many chances he will establish himself and score runs.
England didn't have their star bowler, Andrew Flintoff, today but they were able to restrain India to a small score. Andrew Strauss is a natural stroke maker and the wicket was ideal for him.
This was the first the wicket in this series which was neutral, and in cricket it all boils down to the wicket.
(Krish Srikkanth is a former skipper of Indian cricket team. He maintains a regular blog on IBNLive. His website is www.krishcricket.com)
About the AuthorKrishnamachari Srikkanth Krishnamachari Srikkanth was one of the most destructive batsmen who could decimate the strongest and most fearsome attacks in the world by his vast r...Read Morefirst published:April 12, 2006, 20:13 ISTlast updated:April 12, 2006, 20:13 IST
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India has already won the ODI series against England, but the defeat at Jamshedpur means they can't be complacent. The track was perfect for batting but they lost. The team is trying too many experiments, and that proved costly today.
India should have played at least one more experienced medium pacer. But I would not blame the bowlers. The batsmen failed on a track that was perfect for batting. Indian batsmen didn't apply themselves and played poorly. It was an ideal wicket for stroke-playing, and players should have used this to establish themselves.
Venugopal Rao let go a great opportunity to prove himself. M S Dhoni put up a fight, and he was great. When he started batting I thought he would go for 150 or 170. He had to curb himself because of early loss of wickets. It was a restrained knock by his own standards.
I think this guy is amazing. He is confident and cool no matter what the situation be. He can play in any position and his biggest advantage is that he plays so straight.
Most of his shots today came between long off and long on. This shows Dhoni's technique is fine and his risk-taking minimum.
Ramesh Powar played intelligently and showed that he is a thinking cricketer. Powar applied himself beautifully and showed other batsmen how to bat.
I think it was disappointing that on an ideal batting wicket young players like Robin Uthappa were not given a chance. This pitch would have suited Uthappa, as he likes the ball to come on to him.
Instead of giving new players a chance, India persists with Mohammad Kaif who has failed so many times. One wonders if any other player would have got so many chances after failing again and again. I am sure if anybody else is given so many chances he will establish himself and score runs.
England didn't have their star bowler, Andrew Flintoff, today but they were able to restrain India to a small score. Andrew Strauss is a natural stroke maker and the wicket was ideal for him.
This was the first the wicket in this series which was neutral, and in cricket it all boils down to the wicket.
(Krish Srikkanth is a former skipper of Indian cricket team. He maintains a regular blog on IBNLive. His website is www.krishcricket.com)
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