I am not impressed with Dravid's captaincy which speaks mor of his state of mind. Like last match, when the first up bowlers have been able to strike early blows (58 for 4 in last match & 91 for 5 today), Dravid is more than eager to slip in the extra 10 overs that the part timers are supposed to bowl.
Because of this and thanks to lethargic fielding, we end up easing the pressure and let them settle down. With our batsmen badly out of form (except an oddh in a pan), we start feeling the heat out of nowhere.
Or else, how could we lose the match at Rajkot wherein we had 8 wkts in hand and the reqd rate was 4.5 rpo.
RE:Dravid's conservatism
by naveen mahakala on Feb 14, 2007 12:48 PM Permalink
In Zaheer's next over, Kumar Sangakkara played one on to his stumps. Zaheer's figures then read 2.3-0-3-3. But once Atapattu hit him for his first boundary in his fifth over, Zaheer no longer posed the same threat. His last three overs went for 23 runs, a sign probably that Rahul Dravid had made him bowl one over too many.
Makes sense? It is easy to say in hindsight. There are games which he tried as bsefore and failed. Players know the best.
RE:RE:Dravid's conservatism
by sameer drolia on Feb 14, 2007 12:53 PM Permalink
Zaheer came back with a bang and took vital wickets. That's exactly what the problem all about? Dravid is overly keen to slip in with 10 overs of part timers. If he had brought on strike bowlers early on, they could have been bundled out by now.
