Some news, events, results give us joy. What if petrol
prices slashed to Rs.50 per litre, company declared 40% salary increment, share market index crossed 25,000 mark... Don’t know whether it would
happen or not, but one thing has really taken place - India conquered Australia
in the Test series by 4-0. Most important feature of this victory
was “an innings in need, is an innings indeed”. In all three matches, two to
three players contributed collectively, either with the Willow or with the
Leather. In the first Test with
Australia scoring 380 runs and India struggling under predicament situation,
Sachin and Kohli played the required solid innings and Dhoni stretched it from
nowhere to winning position. In second Test match, the youngsters Pujara
and Vijay paved the way for victory, scoring “the Tendulkar”
(I had read a post on Facebook that '100' has been replaced by 'Tendulkar' in the mathematics
term...).
“You have been suspended for one Test match for not preparing presentation on how to improve the performance.” No, this so called disciplinary action had not been sentenced by any match referee, but the coach Mickey Arthur. There is a phrase in Hindi “Apne Pairon Pe Kulhadi Maar Lena”. It implies, asking for trouble by self. So despite of rain and scoring over 400 runs, Australia could not avoid the defeat in the series-decider third test. The debutant Dhavan took full advantage and scored a fluent century (...his innings reminded of the 100 scored by Warner in the Perth Test against India). In all three matches, our spin charmers attacked Australian 'fresh' blood which looked destitute to handle the turning leather, and put them on the descent (...even Sir Jadeja got more than the required wickets.)
If this series is to be named, it would be “The Nightmare v/s The Dream Series”. Looking at the way this series had routed, white-wash looked expected, if not inevitable. Winning array of four test matches always gives a satisfaction and it’s also a healthy sign for the required balanced team. Australia, a prominent force in the world cricket, can not be termed as a mediocre team looking at its current performance. But it is imperative for them to reinforce its fragmented strength to show the sign of resurgence. On the other hand, though India has won this series convincingly, it has to look ahead for strengthening the fast bowling department. The grit and Virat compressive strength in the batting, much required in the test cricket, looked strong in this series. To cement it properly, it needs the water of consistency. The incumbent Dhoni should now more focus on the rational thinking than the favouritism, especially for building the Test team. Winning all the time is not what all the cricket lovers expect, but we do expect consistency and vigilance in the performance, and approach to make cricket a joy to watch and satisfaction to enjoy...
Ritesh R Kadam
09011020015
“You have been suspended for one Test match for not preparing presentation on how to improve the performance.” No, this so called disciplinary action had not been sentenced by any match referee, but the coach Mickey Arthur. There is a phrase in Hindi “Apne Pairon Pe Kulhadi Maar Lena”. It implies, asking for trouble by self. So despite of rain and scoring over 400 runs, Australia could not avoid the defeat in the series-decider third test. The debutant Dhavan took full advantage and scored a fluent century (...his innings reminded of the 100 scored by Warner in the Perth Test against India). In all three matches, our spin charmers attacked Australian 'fresh' blood which looked destitute to handle the turning leather, and put them on the descent (...even Sir Jadeja got more than the required wickets.)
If this series is to be named, it would be “The Nightmare v/s The Dream Series”. Looking at the way this series had routed, white-wash looked expected, if not inevitable. Winning array of four test matches always gives a satisfaction and it’s also a healthy sign for the required balanced team. Australia, a prominent force in the world cricket, can not be termed as a mediocre team looking at its current performance. But it is imperative for them to reinforce its fragmented strength to show the sign of resurgence. On the other hand, though India has won this series convincingly, it has to look ahead for strengthening the fast bowling department. The grit and Virat compressive strength in the batting, much required in the test cricket, looked strong in this series. To cement it properly, it needs the water of consistency. The incumbent Dhoni should now more focus on the rational thinking than the favouritism, especially for building the Test team. Winning all the time is not what all the cricket lovers expect, but we do expect consistency and vigilance in the performance, and approach to make cricket a joy to watch and satisfaction to enjoy...
Ritesh R Kadam
09011020015
