No, till time Dhoni has not demanded for special
requirements like “I want rank turner pitch, don’t want Sehwag, Piyush Chawla
should be included.” “ Two different pitches for India’s batting & Australia’s
batting.” At least he has not cried it before media.
New rejuvenated Australia with some exciting players has
arrived. On target missiles in the form of
Pattinson, Starc, Siddle with experienced AK-47 Mitchell Johnson combined with
guns like Lyon, Doharty, and new billion baby Maxwell are eager to target Indian
batsmen. On the other hand, commander Michael Clarke with loads of success in
the recent past in association with his other soldiers Warner, Watson, Cowen, and
Hughes is ready to confront with his counterpart & enigmatic Mr. Dhoni. (No
intention to grovel Dhoni but his recent behavior & tactics on the ground
especially in the Test matches has earned him the title “enigmatic”.)
War of words, specific strategy, ground tactics to pinch the
opposition players; Australian players learn these things before acquiring the
batting & bowling skill. Be it batting or bowling only way Australia know
is attack.
They uses the
strategy of “resource versus output.” When
they are bowling, they focus on depleting the resources than the output. They
know if the resources are depleted,output can be controlled automatically. Here resource stands for batsmen & output
stands for runs. And when they are batting it is optimum utilization of available
resources. Even their last two three batsmen scores 50 to 60 to stretch the run
lead.
Under the
current lot of Indian batting Sehwag, Pujara, M. Vijay, Kohli have the caliber
of scoring big runs but lacks the ability of taking the advantage of their good
start & get out at the critical juncture in maniac fashion. At this phase
of their career they need to understand not to throw it against the feisty opposition
like Australia. ( The legend Dravid retired by showing the path how to play
& stay on the wicket.). “Tendulkar” the emotional factor of all Indian
cricket lovers. Considering his last series against the loveable opposition Australia
he would be eager to make a big impact. If Dhoni focus on his batting than the
pitch it would give some support to the scorecard. (Thank god, IPL auction has
already completed.)
Our fast
bowling department has been discrete in this last year. Right now, it looks
decent for the Australia series. Hope
the temperamental Shreeshant, new swing sensation slim trim Bhuvaneshwar
Kumar, hard working Ishant & Donald admired Dinda would handle the red
cherry to good effect. Our traditional strength spin department has the upper
hand compared to Australia. Australia’s beloved friend (!) Harbhajan, Dhoni’s
team mate Ashwin, and Ojha has the capacity to trap the batsmen in the so
called spin web, if they spun it strongly.
We do like to
watch the tussle of India and Australia, be it one day or five day Test. And
this time also, it would be hotter and hotter as the series progresses. Let’s
see how our Special-11 fare against the Aussies.
Ritesh R.
Kadam,
Cell:-
09011020015.
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