Surprise surprice! India have lost the test match for the 6th time on the trot away from home. Now if this doesnt set the alarm bells ringing , nothing will. M S Dhoni won the toss and to his credit he chose to bat first which was a bold move. But India failed to cross 300 yet again! Its a shame when you consider that the famous indian batting lineup has scored something like 40000 runs between them.
Sehwag continues to throw his wicket away like he usually does. Gambhir does not know the whereabouts of his off stump. Laxman seems to have lost his silky touch ever since the year began. Although, Tendulkar has looked in great touch but he has failed to bail out india again. I think he will dislike one statistic about his illustrious career that he failed to win a single test series in Australia as well as South Africa. And less said the better incase of Virat Kohli. When he won the under 19 world cup, he was being looked upon as future captain of India. But if he continues to indulge in things like the fingergate then God only help him.
One man needs to be praised undoubtedly is the Aussie skipper Michael Clarke. Not only did he batted brilliantly but also declared without thinking about the personal glory. He could have achieved greater heights but he chose to keep the bigger picture in front which was to win and win they did inside 4 days. Clarke was very impressive in the previous edition of the T20 world cup in the West Indies too where he captained the side aggressively. Its amasing how many fast bowlers they have in their ranks. Apart from, Hilfenhaus, Siddle and Pattinson, they have the likes of Harris, Cummins, Johnson, Bolinger and Nannes to fall back upon. Seems as if McDermott has had a great influence in the performance of their bowling unit.
As far as India are concerned, thay have to turn things around in a big way to come out of this mess. Scores of 49, 30, 2, 2, 24, 1, 58*, 176*, 32, 31, 57, 15, 2, 1, 2, 66 is not a good reading if you are a supporter of VVS Laxman. Those magical wrists are not working anymore to bail India out. With only one major score of 176* in last few matches , and that too on a placid track of Eden Gardens, tells you that he is past his prime. Rahul Dravid has had a brilliant 2011 but in this series he has looked below par to say the least. His mode of dismissals would suggest that the brick in the 'wall' has gone missing. In four innings,he has been cleanbowled thrice;if you add the no-ball that stupefied his defenses in the Melbourne Test too,it is an alarmingly high percentage.The scorecards show that since 2011,he has already taken this exit route 8 times.
All in all, well played Australia !
Sehwag continues to throw his wicket away like he usually does. Gambhir does not know the whereabouts of his off stump. Laxman seems to have lost his silky touch ever since the year began. Although, Tendulkar has looked in great touch but he has failed to bail out india again. I think he will dislike one statistic about his illustrious career that he failed to win a single test series in Australia as well as South Africa. And less said the better incase of Virat Kohli. When he won the under 19 world cup, he was being looked upon as future captain of India. But if he continues to indulge in things like the fingergate then God only help him.
One man needs to be praised undoubtedly is the Aussie skipper Michael Clarke. Not only did he batted brilliantly but also declared without thinking about the personal glory. He could have achieved greater heights but he chose to keep the bigger picture in front which was to win and win they did inside 4 days. Clarke was very impressive in the previous edition of the T20 world cup in the West Indies too where he captained the side aggressively. Its amasing how many fast bowlers they have in their ranks. Apart from, Hilfenhaus, Siddle and Pattinson, they have the likes of Harris, Cummins, Johnson, Bolinger and Nannes to fall back upon. Seems as if McDermott has had a great influence in the performance of their bowling unit.
As far as India are concerned, thay have to turn things around in a big way to come out of this mess. Scores of 49, 30, 2, 2, 24, 1, 58*, 176*, 32, 31, 57, 15, 2, 1, 2, 66 is not a good reading if you are a supporter of VVS Laxman. Those magical wrists are not working anymore to bail India out. With only one major score of 176* in last few matches , and that too on a placid track of Eden Gardens, tells you that he is past his prime. Rahul Dravid has had a brilliant 2011 but in this series he has looked below par to say the least. His mode of dismissals would suggest that the brick in the 'wall' has gone missing. In four innings,he has been cleanbowled thrice;if you add the no-ball that stupefied his defenses in the Melbourne Test too,it is an alarmingly high percentage.The scorecards show that since 2011,he has already taken this exit route 8 times.
All in all, well played Australia !
