if we have recovered from the massive impact of JATMAN's innings... then i would like to draw your attention to some sloppiness which is creeping in team india slowly but steadily...
if bowlers are bowling like millionaires then fielders too are fielding like billionaires if not less... the catches are being dropped...the balls are allowed to pass thru what we call 'India Gate' and even then you can find them smiling about the whole affair...as if it doesn't matter...
there is distinct lack of interest and intensity in the field...
they say malice starts from the top and here too its not different either...
dhoni has started to miss catches, stumping he would take even in sleep walk...and better wicket keeper than him would at least save 10 or more runs behind wicket...which can be very crucial if you are playing teams who are more competitive than nz are at the moment...
india is consistently struggling to find third seamer...
dhoni's clear lack of confidence in yusuf pathan is baffling to say the least...yusuf often don't get the chance to bat thanks to the enviable batting line up we have which is firing like never before...but he is not given enough chances to bowl either...
in christchurch he bowled 4 balls took 1 wicket...and in hamilton his bowling analysis read 5 overs for 14 runs and 1 wicket...he was instrumental in putting breaks on nz openers who were going great guns but surprisingly was not even allowed to complete his quota of overs...
what more a bowler can do under the circumstances...? what he is there for in indian team then...? what is his role...? is he playing as specialist batsman or as an allronder...?
if you are playing him as specialist batsman than i think playing an extra bowler will help india more...and if he is playing as an allrounder then why he is not even allowed to complete his quota of overs when bowling well...?
india is winning comprehensively despite all this sloppiness coz of sheer batting power...so all these issues are getting brushed under carpet...but we must look to keep the intensity going...keep using our resources to optimise the outcome...
to me...good teams analyse thier deafeats...but great teams analyse victories...
the signs are there...it would be better if team india look to eliminate them when winning... otherwise it will look very ugly when not...
