Saturday 27 January 2007

Team Indyeah!!!

Hey guys I am back! After those steamrolling exams.They were ok! So back Iam to talking crap!Please bear with me.....
The other day I was watching , this beautiful movie called,'The Miracle'. It was about the USA Ice hockey team who went into the 1980, Lake Placid Winter Olympics, as underdogs , and ended up winning it! I reminded me of our Cricket team of 1983......pretty similar story.Then ofcourse, like all minds do...mine too wandered on to the fluctuating fortunes of our dear 'MEN IN BLUE'..
Oh! yeah......Men in Blue.....right now, their faces are of almost the same hue....., wins against the Windies have brought us a sigh of relief.Yet the problems remain...the same ones, pace bowling, middleorder, and the gr8 Indian debate:WHO SHOULD OPEN???these problems have beel there 4m the beginning of time..
They are facing a situation, which is of enormous consequences.
Their hiccups are still the same before each World Cup.
'Experiments', says Chappell, who the other day faced hell, while on the way to Cuttack, when was in for an attack. Dravid comndemned this act strongly.Sincerly , I think many millions of Indians loved it!!(I am in the club!)
Most of guys were in the 2003 final. They can use the experience.Problems right now are plenty..They have to come out of those...as soon as possible.As Boycs(read;Geoffrey Boycott),sayz ,Its all about doing the small things right.
I mean look at the Aussie team...just look at the way they bounced back..after losing the Ashes in 2005..they went back analysed their mistakes..and Lo! the Ashes are back with them! They trounced the poms for a 5-0 victory! Ofcourse England's self created problems also helped!
Or the South African team, in 2005 after losing 5-0 in SriLanka..they got themselves on a 20match winning streak!
Things can improve....Another bright spot on the otherwise murky horizon is Dinesh Karthik. He batted with maturity beyond his years..
Now that Yuvi's back, we can have some stability in the middle order.Dada's comeback was really good. Just the way he came back among the runs, his batting was proper.He played some good shots..
So, things can improve. These guys will have to play some nice competitive cricket.And get their basics right!
So, thatz it for now.....More on team Indiaz fortunes in my next blog.
So, all cricket haters can, 'BACK OFF'! Bye!

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