History Of The Famous Ground In Australia Where The First T20 Is Scheduled To Take Place – Sydney :
Though,
there are no recent T20s held in Sydney and
there is also no past history of T20’s for Sydney , we can just take for example, the
Sydney Test itself. The news from the centre was India had won the toss and they
elected to bat first. But, India
was bowled out for 191 and Australia
too, didn’t have a good start. They lost their first three batsmen quickly and
were at one stage, 37/3. And then came the rescue act by Clarke
and Ponting. These two, added 288 runs for the fourth wicket and Clarke too,
notched up a brilliant triple century. Then came Hussey, to contribute to Australia ’s
scorecard. He too scored a brilliant 150 and Australia
declared at 659/4 with a lead of 468, which was enough to finish off India . And the
same thing happened. India was
bowled out for 400 with Gambhir top scoring for India with 83. So, Australia won
by an innings and 68 runs. Although this is Test Cricket and the upcoming
series is the shortest version of the game (T20), I gave you these things to
tell that the last International match in Sydney
had the losing side India .
The Indians Should Have A Go At Australia :
The
Australian team lacks the big-hitters such as Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden
but has got good youngsters such as David Warner, Shaun Marsh etc. Though Australia
have won the Border Gavaskar Cricket Test series 4-0, they are not known for
their T20 action recently. But I don’t mean to say that the full chance goes to
the Indians. I can say that the maximum chance is for India as they have got
youngsters as well as big-hitters like, the real danger man Virender Sehwag
(Not an youngster), Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Sachin Tendulkar (not an youngster) and the skipper
himself (M.S. Dhoni). The Australian bowling too doesn’t have much of a depth.
There is no Johnson and Pattinson in the team and so India should
make full use of their chances in the T20 series and they must make their
Australian tour worth it by capturing the Tri-series as well as the T20 series. But one danger for India is that, Brett Lee is back in the Australian team.
Suresh Raina Confident About The
T20 Series:
And Suresh Raina seems to be very much confident about the pitch and the team. He said that there won’t be any worries about the recent defeats against
Suresh Raina with the Man Of The Match Trophy |
Youngsters In The Indian Team Will
Get A Lot Of Practice For The World Cup In
2015:
The
present youngsters in the Indian Team like Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and the other
youngsters will get a good practice by playing in Australia
for one and half months as the next World Cup in 2015 is scheduled to take
place in Australia
and Newzealand. The Indians, however, will get a good practice against New Zealand
also, as the Kiwis will be the visitors by coming August. Team India should do a lot of hard work
to win the present series as the Australian ODI Team and the Srilankan ODI Team
is not an easy one to beat. In ODI’s, as far as the pitch is concerned, The
Australians have got a good chance to win this Tri-series. But not only the
pitch is a factor, but the playing eleven also comes into account. In terms of
playing eleven, all the three teams can put up a good fight as all are World
Champions at one time or the other and they have also got some good players in their side. But mainly,
the Indian youngsters should try to make the most of it for they can’t get a
better practice to the World Cup rather than this one. But the advantage to the Indian Team is that, currently the World Champions.
Comments On MS Dhoni’s Captaincy:
As
a lot of former cricketers are making comments about MS Dhoni’s captaincy, I
too want to do just the same. A lot of Indian cricketers just see the
statistics and start to criticize Dhoni based on that. What can Dhoni do as a
captain if the whole of the batting unit fails in every match? We all know
that a captain is only as good as his team. He is a true champion and he is
also a master of his game. He and Yuvi (Yuvraj) have won lot of matches for India in the
past and I hope they repeat it in the future. It’s bad to criticize the captain
alone for the team losing. A captain alone can’t do much of it if the whole of
the team fails to put runs on the board and thereby not giving the bowlers a
cushion of runs to defend. I don’t come to the point that Dhoni has done a
great job as a captain and as well as a batsmen. I know that Dhoni has not
established himself as an overseas batsman but at the same point I can’t
understand why the former cricketers are criticizing him for his keeping
skills. What wrong did they find about his keeping skills? “Did he drop any
catch? Or any misfields? Just if you don’t like a player and for the sake of
criticizing him, you can’t speak ill about his good qualities. A captain can
have a good series as well as a bad series. That’s all part and parcel of the
game. So stop criticizing him, please.
Coach Duncan Fletcher Needs To Do
Something Different:
The
Indian Coach Duncan Fletcher needs to do something different as Gary (Kristen)
did when he was the coach for India .
But as I said, he must be given ample time to work on the basics, to know the
individual strength and weaknesses and to guide them in a correct way. So, in this situation you can’t complain about Fletcher. Every coach needs a
particular span of time to prove themselves. It only varies from coach to coach. So, better luck
Fletcher!
Imran Khan Should Have Kept Quiet:
Last but not the least, Imran Khan should have kept quiet on the topic of Sachin
retiring from international cricket after the World Cup itself. A person’s
retirement doesn’t lie in Imran Khan’s hands but it is the player who should
decide about his retirement.
My Prediction:
And coming back to the T20 series, my
prediction is that India
will triumph 2-0 in the series and bring the Cup home. GOOD LUCK TEAM INDIA !!! HAVE A
NICE TIME!
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