Ticking time bomb this! Well done New Zealand- all it required was mere common sense! They exploited the weaknesses of our unit and collectively fired on all cylinders. India were poor throughout. The players were out of form- perhaps there was a feeling- we have won the WT20, now we are done!
In addition to the players, one needs to look the BCCI's scheduling as well. This is a domino effect that will get highlighted if they do a post-mortem of the entire series here. India are certainly playing too many games. There's no succession planning in place and no one know who are the next rung of players that be counted upon. Selection isn't horses for courses, but definitely needs to be on those lines.
In the end, NZ won 3-0. They played well, not exceptional, but well! India were poor! This series probably was the last one for a few players and I would be happy if the think tank now focuses upon blooding in new players- come what the results!
Been saying this for some time now. The trend has been prevalent since the time of Shastri- since Vikram Rathour took over. It has been masked to a large extent due to the presence of an innings of individual brilliance- Jurel, Ashwin, thakur come the to fore when it comes to lower order runs. There's also an invincibility factor that seems to be doing the rounds- Indians are good players of spin. I have highlighted earlier in the thread- we arent.
I just shudder to think of the scenario had this team played the likes of Warne, Murali, Saqlain....careers would have been over long long ago!
Now looking to the future- The realistic target for the BGT should be to win atleast 1 test- Melbourne or Sydney is the most likely one. Had the bowling been bolstered by the presence of Shami, I would have said 2 test matches, but it isnt to be. There's a lot of clamour for Pujara and Rahane to come back and I feel it might not be a bad idea to work around these two for a year. Gambhir alluded to the art of staying at the crease for longer durations and that needs to be imbibed in the batsmen somehow. If we go hammer and tongs, it is not going to work.
In addition to the players, one needs to look the BCCI's scheduling as well. This is a domino effect that will get highlighted if they do a post-mortem of the entire series here. India are certainly playing too many games. There's no succession planning in place and no one know who are the next rung of players that be counted upon. Selection isn't horses for courses, but definitely needs to be on those lines.
In the end, NZ won 3-0. They played well, not exceptional, but well! India were poor! This series probably was the last one for a few players and I would be happy if the think tank now focuses upon blooding in new players- come what the results!
Been saying this for some time now. The trend has been prevalent since the time of Shastri- since Vikram Rathour took over. It has been masked to a large extent due to the presence of an innings of individual brilliance- Jurel, Ashwin, thakur come the to fore when it comes to lower order runs. There's also an invincibility factor that seems to be doing the rounds- Indians are good players of spin. I have highlighted earlier in the thread- we arent.
I just shudder to think of the scenario had this team played the likes of Warne, Murali, Saqlain....careers would have been over long long ago!
Now looking to the future- The realistic target for the BGT should be to win atleast 1 test- Melbourne or Sydney is the most likely one. Had the bowling been bolstered by the presence of Shami, I would have said 2 test matches, but it isnt to be. There's a lot of clamour for Pujara and Rahane to come back and I feel it might not be a bad idea to work around these two for a year. Gambhir alluded to the art of staying at the crease for longer durations and that needs to be imbibed in the batsmen somehow. If we go hammer and tongs, it is not going to work.
