Perform or Perish

Are Indians really prepared to face the Aussie challenge?

The answer will be half balanced…But the Aussies didn’t take the series light…Being crowned as “CHAMPIONS” in the champions trophy,Aussies stepped here for a 7 match ODI series in INDIA…They were keen to take REVENGE for their loss in the BORDER GAVASKAR TROPHY…They came here leaving Clarke,Bracken,Haddin and Ferguson in Australia…courtesy to their injuries…Adding to that Lee,Siddle,Henriques,Hopes flew back to Australia owing to their Injuries…But still they manged to get a 3-2 lead in the ongoing HERO HONDA cup…They did it just because Ponting,White,Mike,and Watson chipped it when ever it was demaded from their team….

On our side,the only negative point was the absence of Zak due to shoulder injury…but still we didn’t play up to our potential against a team which is comparitively weeker team than ours in papers….Bhajji’s poor form continues not with bat but with ball…Ishant is completely out of his socks these days….Sehwag ,getting a quick fire 30’s and failing to convert it into big scores….Raina,not consistent with his performance…Jadeja failed to deliver with bat on many occasions…India ,as usual ,is not as good as the oppenent in the fielding…Happy that Sachin,Yuvi,Mahi are looking in good touch...Nehra stepped well in the Zak’s shoes…Praveen ,besides being good in swinging the ball,he started to swing his bat well…He consitently scores runs in domestic circuit but not in international level untill that Vadodara match…

We didn’t lose big (just by 4,24 and 4 runs)but still we lost….Batsmen have to deliver with bat and if required should rotate their arms….Bowler have to maintain a good rythm and if required should slog….Here we are at the knock stages of the series….We have to be triumphant at both the matches….

“INDIA..!!
PULL YOUR SOCKS…!!!
OR
PACK YOUR BACKS..!!!”

-RAGUL