http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 must cry
If ever misery was to knock at a cricket fan’s door, it will probably happen through India. Both the teams, despite being arch rivals have this uncanny ability to lose miserably, as if they enjoy being battered by the opposition. If the Indian cricket team was a wife, or Patni, in hindi one can say they would have been diagnosed with the battered wife syndrome. Where the wife enjoys getting beaten up at the hands of her husband. In this case, it is the opposition.
India currently ranks 3rd in the ICC ODI rankings behind http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. Yet somehow, India managed to lose miserably at the hands of Sri Lanka, getting bowled out for a disappointing 103 runs. It is amazing, how the star players of India constantly keep disappointing their cricket fans at home and abroad. The only thing that India seems to be good at is to star in deodorant commercials spraying their hairy armpits.
Their stars have failed to perform in the last many performances and the previous two defeats at the hand of Sri Lanka and New Zealand puts a humungous question mark on the inclusion of underperforming players in the squad. The preposterous amount of endorsements that they receive, compared to the match fee of the players would be peanuts. This puts their commitment with the Indian cricket team in question. Each player feels he is a star in his own respect, and the overall cohesion amongst the team is absolutely missing.
As captain of the team, Dhoni must lead the side from the front in situations like these, where the batting line is crumbling. However their batsmen have failed to make any dent in the opposition following the media sensationalism building up to the IPL Champions league which depicts these stars as Greek gods.
The cricketing fans can only wonder what has gone wrong with the side that is ranked number one in ICC test rankings and 3rd in ODI’s. Without players like Tendulkar and Dravid, the Indian side seems to be struggling to find confidence against sides like New Zealand and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. They cannot find their rhythm with the Indian bowling struggling to make much of an effect on the oppositions batting line.
Why http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601 is missing from the Indian side still eludes Indian cricket fans for he was a genuine left arm swing bowler and a decent batsman. The only players who seem to hold some promise for the Indian side are Suresh Raina and Yousaf Pathan (who is not included in the side at present).
Sehwag has been inconsistent with his game. He is not a match winner for India unlike Tendulkar, and has failed to find his form in recent games. Yuvraj is also struggling with his batting for the last many matches and has been unable to score many runs for the Indian side.
Indian cricket is now struggling and the BCCI needs to make some crucial decisions regarding the future of the team. If these lads cannot settle in the team well in time for the world cup 2011 then the Indian cricket board would find itself in serious trouble. If the Indian team has collapsed on more than once occasion on what were easy batting tracks, then it raises questions about the Indian batting line up which is said to be invincible. The side cannot solely rely on match winners like Tendulkar to guide their team to victory every time they face a worthy opposition.
The Indian bowling has never been their strongest department and if their batting line up continues to perform like a bunch of schoolboys, then India will be finding itself in the line of fire. Cricket is a game that the Indian nation takes very seriously and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 cannot afford to play with the emotions of the fans who will gladly give the team the beating they find very enjoyable these days.
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