Will this Alleged rift in Dressing room cost India the place in the Finals?
This tour Down Under has been a long one for the Indian Team. What started with the hope of India's best chance to win a series in Australia has seen a lot of downs for the Indian Cricket team as it lost the series 4-0 and this performance was termed as one the most pathetic display of test performance since the 1960's.
This long tour has taken the toll of many players and going by the performance of senior players like Sachin and Viru who have not been able to give any impactful performance in this series till now has made Dhoni make comments during the post match press conferences which makes us believe that the dressing room atmosphere has changed and is not good at all. His decision of rotating openers, i.e playing any 2 of the Viru ,Sachin and Gambhir has received flak from the former Indian and even other cricket legends. Nobody but dhoni approved of this rotation policy because he thinks that playing those three together will decrease the fielding standard hence costing 15-20 runs every match.
I tend to agree with his stress on giving youngsters more chances but that should never be at the expense of the creating discord in the team. I dont agree that what was working in the World Cup cannot work here with Sachin and Viru opening and Gambhir coming at 3. This was the trio which worked during the WC and i have a strong belief that this can work right now also. I know that Viru and Sachin are not known for their fileding but we still can shield these fielders by positioning them inside the 30 yards circle at position like square leg and other strategically place positions where they have minimum of work to do. As they are good sli[ catchers they can act as one during the 20 overs of power-plays. I feel Dhoni is a bit harsh when he compares Gambhir's fielding ability with these two as he is just 30 yrs old and when it come to running between the wickets he can be considered a good runner too. His form was not good during the test series but he has overcome his shortcoming and now playing more confidently.
Giving rest to one of them every 2 matches also takes away the much needed batting opportunity in match situations hence hampering the form he may be in or may get into. I am also not able to comprehend the Dhoni is justifying the decision as even the youngsters like Raina, Jadeja and Rohit is not capitalizing on the chances they have got till now. Even Ashwin and Umesh have not delivered to the extent which is needed from them to contribute towards team wins. So now we are at the position that only chance we have to reach the Finals is to win at least 1 match out of the 2 with a bonus point which is a difficult task going by the way have performed till now. The best case sceneario is that they win bot the matches and become the 1st team to qualify for the finals.
If the team as Dhoni suggest has not rift plays to there potential they can win the last two match and wait for the last match to see whom the will play in the finals.
Keeping that in Mind
I wish the ream the best of luck for the next 2 matches
will be back with more updates
Till then
Bye
This tour Down Under has been a long one for the Indian Team. What started with the hope of India's best chance to win a series in Australia has seen a lot of downs for the Indian Cricket team as it lost the series 4-0 and this performance was termed as one the most pathetic display of test performance since the 1960's.
This long tour has taken the toll of many players and going by the performance of senior players like Sachin and Viru who have not been able to give any impactful performance in this series till now has made Dhoni make comments during the post match press conferences which makes us believe that the dressing room atmosphere has changed and is not good at all. His decision of rotating openers, i.e playing any 2 of the Viru ,Sachin and Gambhir has received flak from the former Indian and even other cricket legends. Nobody but dhoni approved of this rotation policy because he thinks that playing those three together will decrease the fielding standard hence costing 15-20 runs every match.
I tend to agree with his stress on giving youngsters more chances but that should never be at the expense of the creating discord in the team. I dont agree that what was working in the World Cup cannot work here with Sachin and Viru opening and Gambhir coming at 3. This was the trio which worked during the WC and i have a strong belief that this can work right now also. I know that Viru and Sachin are not known for their fileding but we still can shield these fielders by positioning them inside the 30 yards circle at position like square leg and other strategically place positions where they have minimum of work to do. As they are good sli[ catchers they can act as one during the 20 overs of power-plays. I feel Dhoni is a bit harsh when he compares Gambhir's fielding ability with these two as he is just 30 yrs old and when it come to running between the wickets he can be considered a good runner too. His form was not good during the test series but he has overcome his shortcoming and now playing more confidently.
Giving rest to one of them every 2 matches also takes away the much needed batting opportunity in match situations hence hampering the form he may be in or may get into. I am also not able to comprehend the Dhoni is justifying the decision as even the youngsters like Raina, Jadeja and Rohit is not capitalizing on the chances they have got till now. Even Ashwin and Umesh have not delivered to the extent which is needed from them to contribute towards team wins. So now we are at the position that only chance we have to reach the Finals is to win at least 1 match out of the 2 with a bonus point which is a difficult task going by the way have performed till now. The best case sceneario is that they win bot the matches and become the 1st team to qualify for the finals.
If the team as Dhoni suggest has not rift plays to there potential they can win the last two match and wait for the last match to see whom the will play in the finals.
Keeping that in Mind
I wish the ream the best of luck for the next 2 matches
will be back with more updates
Till then
Bye
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