At least Roger agrees with me that India ought to have gone for the kill at Oval. It is unfortunate that most of REdiff readers (who have reacted to my mail) have agreed with Rahul's safety-first strategy. If India cannot win a test match from the position that it was in at Oval, then I am sorry, India will never be a world-beater
RE:India should have won at Oval
by Raja Ivaturi on Sep 05, 2007 09:16 AM Permalink
I dont agree simply because Dravid cant afford to take decision either way which will be questioned based on results. And had we lost to Englad even after enforcing the follow-on no one could have appreciated the boldness of Dravid. I feel Dravid's decision was purely on meeting his customer (Spectator) requirements as well as managing the risk of more criticism.
RE:India should have won at Oval
by anil kishore on Sep 05, 2007 02:09 AM Permalink
I completely agree to u, no one can ever b as aggressive as ganguly was , dravid panicks under pressure, he does'nt know how to attack, poor captain he is.....
RE:RE:India should have won at Oval
by Samia Baig on Sep 05, 2007 02:14 AM Permalink
Thanks Anil. But FYI, Gangu also played defensive and drew the test match at sydney Waugh's last), stretching our innings to 705 on thrid day morning before declaring. We narrowly missed winning the test match and the series.
RE:RE:India should have won at Oval
by cyriac on Sep 05, 2007 10:53 AM Permalink
I can't forget pathiv patel's performance in that match. how big was his role in denying the series win over ausies...
