Ram’s Random Thoughts – ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಬಂದ ವಿಷಯ

England transhed India by a convincing margin of 104 runs in 1st ODI, Southampton.

The bowing was completely ineffective to allow England to score more than 280 runs

Regarding batting, less said the better, the opening pair of Sachin and Ganguly did not play responsibly. Ganguly’s poor running between the wickets still continues. I don’t know when he will improve. It seems the team has lost the pride for playing India.

Now all Tom, Dick and Harry have joined in the fray to criticize Rahul Dravid for not envorcing the follow-on in the final test at Oval.

Moreover, Zahreer Khan is also adding more for this controversy by giving interviews. I think Indian cricket team lacks cohesiveness.

It seems, we Indians will never appreciate anything good and will always find fault with others to hog limelight. We never seem to enjoy anything wholeheartedly.

To me Dravid’s decision was fair as it has been seen in many times that Indian team had fumbled and lost from the winning position. Moreover, Indian team chokes in crunch moments. Based on this assumption Dravid would have taken this decision. Even today, Indian cricket players are playhing for their personal record leaving team interests in the backburner. Dravid was also criticized during Pakistan series when he declared while Tendulkar was on 196. Dravid went on to win that match was a different story altogether.

India won a cricket series after two decades. Congratulations to Anil Kumble for his maiden ton in oval. Kudos to Indian team. Wishing you all the best for replicating this test series win in one days also.