wfdu_ben91 said:
India are batting aren't they? The scorecard reads Sachin Tendulkar 4 runs off 39 balls.
Yup, my bad there. Was in a hurry.
India is know a disgrace. They were a fighting unit, all I've seen of them this series is a bunch of chickens.
Sehwag - He does it over and over again. I swear, If I were Chappell and saw Sehwag get out like this one more time, he's back to domestic cricket. Talented he is, awesome on his day, but he needs to realise that not every pitch is flat. Poor stuff. All series.
Sachin - Excellent. Stuck through the tough times, until that injured arm got him out. Great stuff, we need more stuff like this.
Laxman - Hmm. He is classy, I like him, bit unlucky to go first ball. Has a good technique, but this was just a stupid shot. He knows better, he knows he knows better. Hopefully he is kicking himself and will do better.
Mongia - Couldn't get bat on ball, struggled, but fought it through. Good stuff throughout the series. Well, not really. His technique was shoddy, he is out of form, but he had that fighting spirit throught. That's waht we needed.
Dhoni - They let him loose, it paid off. Still looke uncomfortable whilst trying to hit out against the shorter stuff. His dismissal was terrible. Would have been better off just backing away and lofting over the offside or running it down to third man. But all in all, showed the fighting spirit and determination. Good.
Karthik - Cheeky stuff. He is talented, no doubt. But he can do better if he applies himself. But he went out there today, said I'll do anything to get runs, and tried. Didn't look scared or intimidated. Good.
Pathan -Poor shot. Looked like he was wating for the short ball. Was scared.
Bhajji - Nice shot, bad placement.
Zaheer - He showed everyone how to bat. Straight bat, down the ground. Dhoni, Karthik and Viru could profit from watching that. Even Raina and Kaif.
Kumble - Beh
Bowling:
Zaheer - Got no rythm early on. Kept changing his angles. Poor stuff. He is better.
Sreesanth - I liked him, I liked him alot. But of late, he just hasn't been thinking. The way he bowls is fine ofr a test, or with the old ball. But when you've got the new ball, just keep it straight. Why keep experimenting?? In tests, giving runs may be fine, not in ODIs. He is just too aggressive for his own good.
Pathan - Maybe he could be a pure batsman?
Bhajji - Bowled well. Had no support, like he did for the rest of the year.
Kumble - Pretty ok, just the pitch didn't suit him too much. That batsmen went beserk by then, tough job, could have done well if he wasn't trying to keep the runs down.
We need Ganguly back. Zaheer just looked scared of getting hit for a few more boundaries by De Villiers, and changed his line. Pathan has looked lost throughout. Ganguly has that ability to revive the whole team, we need him.
