India v England 2011: India lacks planning for England tour, feels http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manoj-Prabhakar-c74254 – Cricket News Update
As the third Test between two great cricketing nations, England and India, is about to begin, the Indian fans are expecting the Men in Blue to bounce back and redeem their pride.
Yet, the former Indian pacer, Manoj Prabhakar, has voiced a negating opinion, saying that the chances of India making strong comeback are not very bright, since the side came to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 without any proper preparation.
"Neither the Indian bowlers nor the batsmen, barring http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 and VVS Laxman, did their homework for the series, leading to India's dismal performance," said Prabhakar on the eve of the third Test which is set to get underway at Edgbaston, today.
The former fast bowler also slammed India’s strategy to go into the high-voltage clash without any reserve opening batsman. Although, the blistering batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, will be available to start the show for India in the third Test, the side had to
put Rahul Dravid at the top in the last game as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 missed the Trent Bridge Test following an elbow injury.
Prabhakar stated that knowing that Sehwag will not be able to play at least first two matches, the World Champions should have brought an extra opening batsmen.
Trailing by 0-2, a victory in the third Test will be India’s last hope to stay afloat in the four-match series. The former seamer also cited that the Indian side is relying heavily on Sachin Tendulkar, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229, adding that he is afraid
that there will be no one in the batting department to take responsibility if the trio fails to perform.
"There was no one to support the team if the first three batsmen got out cheaply. A similar situation prevailed in the bowling department as well," added the Uttar Pradesh-born cricketer who served http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in 39 Tests.
In the meantime, he questioned http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rich-Pyrah-c2311 Singh’s inclusion in the side as Zaheer Khan’s replacement, arguing that it was a silly decision, since Singh has not played much cricket recently.
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