I don't know if it could be called an unimaginative gameplan, but it was surely a half-hearted effort.
After the quick loss of early wickets, it was up to Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif to stablise the innings. But both of them failed to do it and did not keep the momentum going.
This is where Team India is different from Australia. Even if Australians suffer early blows, they not only survive them, but also overcome them. They manage to maintain the tempo and do not lose focus. Indians, on the other hand, crumble like a pack of cards immediately after losing the initial few wickets.
They do not know how to get out of the trouble that they create for themselves.
Also, Rahul Dravid opening the innings has proved to be disastrous idea. He at No1 and Raina at No 3 consume too many balls early on and that's where the run-rate starts plummeting putting a psychological disadvantage on the remaining players.
Why isn't Robin Utthappa being sent higher up? And what is Dhoni doing at number seven? Dhoni is considered one of the best batsman in the world today. Putting him up higher in the order will do two things. It will add power to the lineup and going at number three slot gives him time to settle down and go for the big shots.
Certain decisions like sending Dravid to open reflect poorly on team management. How can such crucial decision be taken?
That said, the credit for the spectacular win surely goes to West Indies. They did not do anything wrong, made sure that they kept rotating the bowlers regularly, never letting the Indians settle in.
Their policy was simple. Do not give space and time to the batsmen to settle down. Indians, considered to be one of the best spin-playing sides, surprisingly did not even survive the fiery Windies attack.
Lara as the skipper showed all signs of being a mature team leader. He hit the Indians where it hurt the most.
His tactics of not letting Edwards complete his 10 overs just for the sake of it paid off and India had to settle for an abysmally low total.
Full marks to West Indian batsmen for taking the team off to a decent start. They went off to an attacking start and that was what mattered. Lara gave his home-ground the best gift he could.
As for the Indians, well, one of the deadliest team in the world, now looks kind of vulnerable.
(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:May 27, 2006, 12:11 ISTlast updated:May 27, 2006, 12:11 IST
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India's defeat in the Trinidad ODI can be attributed to a highly unplanned batting strategy.
I don't know if it could be called an unimaginative gameplan, but it was surely a half-hearted effort.
After the quick loss of early wickets, it was up to Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif to stablise the innings. But both of them failed to do it and did not keep the momentum going.
This is where Team India is different from Australia. Even if Australians suffer early blows, they not only survive them, but also overcome them. They manage to maintain the tempo and do not lose focus. Indians, on the other hand, crumble like a pack of cards immediately after losing the initial few wickets.
They do not know how to get out of the trouble that they create for themselves.
Also, Rahul Dravid opening the innings has proved to be disastrous idea. He at No1 and Raina at No 3 consume too many balls early on and that's where the run-rate starts plummeting putting a psychological disadvantage on the remaining players.
Why isn't Robin Utthappa being sent higher up? And what is Dhoni doing at number seven? Dhoni is considered one of the best batsman in the world today. Putting him up higher in the order will do two things. It will add power to the lineup and going at number three slot gives him time to settle down and go for the big shots.
Certain decisions like sending Dravid to open reflect poorly on team management. How can such crucial decision be taken?
That said, the credit for the spectacular win surely goes to West Indies. They did not do anything wrong, made sure that they kept rotating the bowlers regularly, never letting the Indians settle in.
Their policy was simple. Do not give space and time to the batsmen to settle down. Indians, considered to be one of the best spin-playing sides, surprisingly did not even survive the fiery Windies attack.
Lara as the skipper showed all signs of being a mature team leader. He hit the Indians where it hurt the most.
His tactics of not letting Edwards complete his 10 overs just for the sake of it paid off and India had to settle for an abysmally low total.
Full marks to West Indian batsmen for taking the team off to a decent start. They went off to an attacking start and that was what mattered. Lara gave his home-ground the best gift he could.
As for the Indians, well, one of the deadliest team in the world, now looks kind of vulnerable.
(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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