India Vs Australia – 1^st ODI Melbourne – Virender Sehwag Dropped

Sehwag Dropped From The Indian Eleven:

Rohit Sharma was brought into the Indian team instead of the dashing Delhi opener Viru today against Australia in the first triangular ODI series at Melbourne. The swashbuckling Sehwag should have been considered in the playing eleven, as he has no fear for the bowlers, no matter whatever be their calibre. There are two ways to view this matter. The first one is, Viru has had a lot of failures in the recent times and it’s good to have dropped him. The second is, a player of potential like Viru can’t be dropped as we can’t predict the success or failiure of him in a given match. But, as an individual, MS Dhoni has done a right thing by dropping Sehwag as keeping him in the team will bring disunity in the team. But rather than viewing Dhoni’s action as an individual, you have to view it as an action by a cricketer. Sehwag is not a player to be dropped as a cricketer as he has done only good to India and haven’t done anything bad in the past. So, I strongly say that dropping Viru will be a body blow to the team as Indians have got nobody to replace this guy. Dhoni should bring him back in the next match itself and test his luck as a captain.

The Indians Hope To Continue Their Good Work

The Indians need to keep up their good work in this match too and they must have their heads held high. They must realize that they are the defending champions in the particular format of the game and they must play to their potential in this Triangular series. Losing a Test series 4-0 doesn’t sound great. But you all know that Test Cricket is entirely different from One days and T20s and the team that performs the best on a given day can only bring good results in ODI’s and T20s. But in Tests, you have to keep on performing for the whole of 5 days and the result matters on the performance of the five days that you play. So, I hope that the Indian Cricket team would have forgotten their recent defeat to Australia and they will start afresh this series. Good luck India!

Vinay Kumar was brilliant against Australia

Toss Was A Major Factor:

The toss was also a major factor today as India won the toss and they decided to field first. Dhoni’s decision was a wise one as there was great swing and low bounce in the Melbourne track today. The Australians couldn’t make good yields from their batting line-up that consisted of David Warner, Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke etc. Vinay Kumar is particularly brilliant today with his swing and movement and he has impressed till now. Will there be turn in this Melbourne track? If so, Ashwin and Jadeja can turn the ball effectively and can take wickets. Let’s hope India does well with their limited resources.

IPL Would Be A Great Entertainment To All The Cricket Fans:

IPL is a tournament played every year in the month of April and it lasts till May. I am sure, that will provide a great entertainment to all the cricket fans all over the World as it is only a T20 game. Always, a T20 game can provide great entertainment to all the fans as it is the shortest version of the game. And also there are all lots of big hitters in every team and so it will make each and every match a fascinating contest. So all the cricket fans should not miss this great contest among different states of India. This is the 5^th session of the IPL and also, each and every team will get a chance to host the matches so that everybody can cheer that particular team. Good luck IPL!

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