England v India – Poms rule while India fail in the second One Day International – Opinion
It seems as if http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 have already taken a lead of 1-0 after winning the second match at The Rose
Bowl, Southampton, where the English crushed the Indians by seven wickets after successfully chasing a target of 188 runs in a rain effected match that was reduced to 23 overs.
After facing the humiliation of receiving a beating in the four-match Test series by the hands of the English, the Indians were hoping to make a comeback in the one-day series and leave the English flabbergasted.
Considering the fact the India are the reigning one-day champions, assuming an Indian win in the series was an appropriate thing to do, however, after watching the Indians play in the second match, one is left to wonder what is really happening in the Indian
camp.
The team that just won the World Cup seems to be out of touch and not willing to fight like true champions and while the Indian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 might blame the injuries to his players as the root cause behind India’s disastrous show in England
this summer, nonetheless, the fact remains that India were basking in glory and had not prepared enough to take on the English.
A 4-0 defeat in the Tests is shocking for a team that has some of the best players in the world, however, even the best were made to look below average by England as they did not allow India to dominate any Test.
The likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 were brushed aside by the English who were destined to grab the number one spot in Test cricket by dethroning India.
Now, the Test series is in the past and many cricketers were expecting a tough fight by the tourists in the 50-over game as India are still rated superior in this format than their opponents.
Nonetheless, England led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 have shown that they are equally impressive in the quicker version of the game.
England are surely looking like a great unit and many are rating this outfit as England’s finest group of cricketers. Looking at their performance in the second ODI one can safely say that the English coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362 has his eyes set on the World Cup 2015
and if England continue their upbeat form they are surely going to be the favourites for that tournament.
Meanwhile, India need to pull their socks sooner than later to redeem some lost grace before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decides to take drastic steps to introduce changes in the team which might mean an end for some of the veterans
who have gone over the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hill-c63180 and are now a liability for the national team than anything else.
India has to realize that they need to have a strong backup and relying on the same players for so long was destined to cause doom in the country’s cricket. The aged players need to be shown the door so that youngsters can make their way in the national
team if India is serious enough to rise at the top once more.
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