India cricket team needs to buckle up
After a disappointing South Africa tour there was hope that the Indians would do very well against Newzleand but they faltered again in the ODI and lost the series 4-0. The Indian team who did well in 2013 but this seires in Newzeland apart from Kohli and Dhoni, Jadjea from the bat nobody in the Indian team were able to put up performance as a team. When the Indian team came to New Zeland the expectations was that this team would streamroll the Kiwis but the team did not perform according to plan. The batting line up which has chased 350 but has created the same impact on the last two tours of South Africa and Newzeland. This Indian team should have requested the BCCI to arrange some practice matches to get used to it.
In the all the ODI played this year the problem has been short pitch bowling. In the South Africa ODI the lack of penetration in the bowling attack cost them the ODI series and in Newzeland the combination of bad bowling and slow batting in the start has cost them another away series. Shikhar Dhwan and Rohit Sharma who have scored so many runs in 2013 but from Decemeber 2013 the batting of these two have been poor.
In longest format of cricket especially in South Africa was encouraging. The first test match in that series the batsman piled on the runs but bowling in second innings let the Indians down with the likes of Pujara, Rahane, kohli performing. As an Indian fan i would love to see India succeed in overseas condition but the test matches in Newzeland will be test of nerves and mental application after such a embarrassing loss.
The Indian team in the test matches against the Newzeland need to focus on the mistakes that they did in the previous series. The batsman must score big runs and bowling must hunt in pack to pick up 20 wickets led by experience Zaheer Khan but the big question is that are they capable of winning a match.
The responsibility likes on the captain MS Dhoni to lift the team up for important test series and get the confidence back. Mohmmad Shami has been impressive in the bowling department.
In the all the ODI played this year the problem has been short pitch bowling. In the South Africa ODI the lack of penetration in the bowling attack cost them the ODI series and in Newzeland the combination of bad bowling and slow batting in the start has cost them another away series. Shikhar Dhwan and Rohit Sharma who have scored so many runs in 2013 but from Decemeber 2013 the batting of these two have been poor.
In longest format of cricket especially in South Africa was encouraging. The first test match in that series the batsman piled on the runs but bowling in second innings let the Indians down with the likes of Pujara, Rahane, kohli performing. As an Indian fan i would love to see India succeed in overseas condition but the test matches in Newzeland will be test of nerves and mental application after such a embarrassing loss.
The Indian team in the test matches against the Newzeland need to focus on the mistakes that they did in the previous series. The batsman must score big runs and bowling must hunt in pack to pick up 20 wickets led by experience Zaheer Khan but the big question is that are they capable of winning a match.
The responsibility likes on the captain MS Dhoni to lift the team up for important test series and get the confidence back. Mohmmad Shami has been impressive in the bowling department.
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