We are on the brink of a good win.On this pitch with no bounce (look at Shoaib putting in great effort to get some life),the Indian batting performance has not been great.Ganguly found it easier because of the slow pitch and lack of bounce.Ganguly showed good spirit and temperament.He has done a fine job and has contributed to the team's cause.But I don't think this is a resounding win to go gaga over.The 4th day pitch was better than earlier.It is clear that the seniors have to stay for a while.So it is not a question of Ganguly versus Dravid versus Tendu versus Laxman.The real issue is who can fill in when the seniors go eventually.Raina for Dravid,Yuvraj for Ganguly,Rohit Sharma for Tendu and Badrinath for Laxman.The right way to go is to groom them as understudies and not rush in chopping and changing.Jaffer is looking good,Karthik shd come out of his bad patch.So the future looks good.
RE:Re:Balance needed
by biswanath roy on Nov 26, 2007 09:41 AM Permalink
india in future home series like against weaker sides like windies,kiwis,b'desh,zimbabwe etc should try out these youngsters like tiwari,badrinath and raina. rohit sharma is for the shorter version of the game, his style of game is not suited for tests.sachin's discomfort against shoaib's bowling in the 2nd innings only points to greater shocks ahead in australia where lee and tait bowling at 150 km/hr will be breathing down our batsmen's neck. india should not go ga-ga after a series victory over the pakis who are a second grade team possibly the weakest fielding side currently. if their fielding was good they could have restricted india to an even smaller lead or could have led in the 1st innings.
