Nothing much to say on their batting collapse, is there? I just hope people in Pakistan dont come up with some match fixing theory which will hide the inadequacies of their team.
Just 2 points:
1. Winning in professional sport is so much about the confidence & knowing "how to win" as opposed to skills. This Aussie team proves that.
2. I wanna also pay tribute to the heavweights in the Indian Test Team who have enabled us to learn "how to win". In this, I include Sachin, Saurav, VVS & Dravid- Dravid being the best example, methinks. Remember the Adelaide test we won in 2004- we had around 225 to chase in the 4th innings and Dravid anchored that chase like a champion (just like Sachin did in the Chennai test vs. England, though Dravid's was earlier & hence, maybe better). If Dravid hadnt batted in that manner that day, we may also well have collapsed & stuggled to figure out "how to win"! Salute the WALL !
Nice blog! keep going! another thing I'd like to hear your opinion on is Mr.Gavaskar and his sometimes preposterous allegations. My take on it is that most of the time he has a point but doesn't convey them too well. If he could sugarcoat his comments a little bit he might actually get someone to listen...this way not only is he not being heard, pilloried(somewhat unfairly), but also losing a bit of his credibility - his cricketing accomplishments, of course, must remain unquestioned. Take a look at one of the blogs on cricinfo crticizing gavaskar - I didnt think the author had much of an argument (I cant remember who, and you've probably read it anyway :))
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