I think we must congratulate Team India for entertaining us in this world cup. They annihilated bermudans in one of the group matches..n tht was great entertainment. I am not at all disappointed with our teams perforfance in this world cup. Only those people will be disappointed who were expecting something more than wht actually we got from our team.
Did you guys really expect TEAM INDIA to play like the Aussies do (complete domination approach)..or Safs..or Kiwis or even Englishmen?!
Were u expecting our famed batting trio to bat fearlessly just as the Aussies do??
Were you expecting our team to come good whn it really matters?
Were you expecting Team India to show some grit in tight situations?
Were you really expecting the World Cup?? (laughable)
If your answer to any of the above questions is YES thn you urself are thrs something wrong with you as you had unrealistic expectations from Team India.
A brief Post Mortem
Sehwag - played well enuff to retain his place in the Indian team. a century and a near half century and a few wickets makes him a decent perfomer. his selection in the team was one of the very few things which went right for the team.
Utthapa - he aint a jayasurya or a gilchrist. i thought his name is utthapa. in tht crunch game against lankans, he wanted to fire at the lankans, just tht he was holding the barrel in the opposite direction.
Ganguly - played reasonably well. was very selfish in the game against bermudans. he mistook it to be the australian team so went abt his business in a very cautious manner. we must thank our stars tht he was out finally which let the following batsman go for 400 score (the only consolation from this world cup).
Tendulkar - a major disapointment. we wud be abusing Ricky Ponting if we compare him to Tendulkar. On current form, Ponting is miles ahead of Tendulkar. Ponting plays fearlessly n for the team. Tendulkar is forever burdened by the expectations n also is xtra cautious in big matches. Guys like Shane Warne n Brett Lee are a lot better batsmen whn batting under severe pressure. Sachin knows how to score tonnes of runs but yet to learn how to win matches consistently.
Dravid - played a good knock against the lankans before the pressure got to him.. n arrived late to collect his goodies against the bermudans. a decent performance with the bat but not very impressive as a captain.
Yuvraj Singh - easily the best player on the field. Played two good knocks in the first two matches and was all set to steer India towards the victory in the final match till tht run out happened. the best on board by a margin.
Dhoni - is no Mike Hussey. They are competing for the top slot in the ICC rankings. Thats where the competition ends. Dhoni is world renowned f
RE:Good Effort Team India
by George on Mar 26, 2007 04:25 PM Permalink
Had the senoirs(oldies) retired a couple of years ago..we would have had an experienced young side ready for the world cup.
RE:Good Effort Team India
by suds on Mar 26, 2007 04:47 PM Permalink
Ponting is now going thru the same phase which tendulkar went between 1992-2002. his reflexes became slow and I think he needs a good amount of rest for 2,3 series and then he can come back, beacuse u can search with a torchlight but u will never find a replacement for sachin.
