However, this match would have taught the youngsters in the Indian team many lessons. The first and foremost being you cannot relax even if the target looks small. Secondly and most importantly that it is very important to keep your cool when the team is under pressure and not throw away the wickets by playing rash shots.
For the first time in recent times, India will be under pressure in an ODI series.
In the match Indian pacers gave a brilliant start. Both Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar bowled full and got the movement off the air that troubled the West Indians. In the first match the bowlers were guilty of bowling shot and were punished by Chris Gayle.
In the second ODI they showed that lessons had been learnt and they bowled a perfect opening spell.
But after dismissing the top-order, India slackened and this gave a change to the hosts to take the score to nearly 200. I think India let West Indies score about 20 runs extra.
When the top-order has been sent back early, the bowling side should go in for the kill and try to get the remaining batsmen out as soon as possible.
Sarwan played a great knock and made sure that India failed to go for the kill. Wicket-keeper Baugh played a good knock to take his team to a score where they had a change to try and win the match.
In the last 10 overs India gave away too many runs and that probably raised the morale of the West Indies.
West Indians bowlers also got their team to a good start and the Indian openers were back in the pavilion by the over number 10.
One thing that totally baffled me was that Irfan Pathan was sent up the order even though the target was only 199. If the team is chasing a score of about 300 batting first then sending Pathan up the order is justified. It would have been better if Dhoni was sent up the order as that would have given him time to settle down and get some batting practice.
Soon India lost its third wicket and then Kaif got out because of poor shot selection. Raina showed that he lacks experience when the only thing that he needed to do was stay at the crease and give company to Yuvraj Singh, who was playing brilliantly.
After that it was more like a procession back into the pavilion by the Indians when all they had to do was to stay at the crease and play about six-seven overs patiently. That would have relaxed the West Indians and then the Indian could have won the match.
But that was not to be and Yuvraj's knock was wasted as Bravo bowled when when he tried to win the match for India.
(Krish Srikkanth is a former skipper of Indian cricket team. He maintains a regular blog on IBNLive. His website is www.krishcricket.com)
About the AuthorKrishnamachari Srikkanth Krishnamachari Srikkanth was one of the most destructive batsmen who could decimate the strongest and most fearsome attacks in the world by his vast r...Read Morefirst published:May 21, 2006, 10:20 ISTlast updated:May 21, 2006, 10:20 IST
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The second One-Dayer did not go the way India wanted. In the end the hosts won the match by the narrowest of the margins.
However, this match would have taught the youngsters in the Indian team many lessons. The first and foremost being you cannot relax even if the target looks small. Secondly and most importantly that it is very important to keep your cool when the team is under pressure and not throw away the wickets by playing rash shots.
For the first time in recent times, India will be under pressure in an ODI series.
In the match Indian pacers gave a brilliant start. Both Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar bowled full and got the movement off the air that troubled the West Indians. In the first match the bowlers were guilty of bowling shot and were punished by Chris Gayle.
In the second ODI they showed that lessons had been learnt and they bowled a perfect opening spell.
But after dismissing the top-order, India slackened and this gave a change to the hosts to take the score to nearly 200. I think India let West Indies score about 20 runs extra.
When the top-order has been sent back early, the bowling side should go in for the kill and try to get the remaining batsmen out as soon as possible.
Sarwan played a great knock and made sure that India failed to go for the kill. Wicket-keeper Baugh played a good knock to take his team to a score where they had a change to try and win the match.
In the last 10 overs India gave away too many runs and that probably raised the morale of the West Indies.
West Indians bowlers also got their team to a good start and the Indian openers were back in the pavilion by the over number 10.
One thing that totally baffled me was that Irfan Pathan was sent up the order even though the target was only 199. If the team is chasing a score of about 300 batting first then sending Pathan up the order is justified. It would have been better if Dhoni was sent up the order as that would have given him time to settle down and get some batting practice.
Soon India lost its third wicket and then Kaif got out because of poor shot selection. Raina showed that he lacks experience when the only thing that he needed to do was stay at the crease and give company to Yuvraj Singh, who was playing brilliantly.
After that it was more like a procession back into the pavilion by the Indians when all they had to do was to stay at the crease and play about six-seven overs patiently. That would have relaxed the West Indians and then the Indian could have won the match.
But that was not to be and Yuvraj's knock was wasted as Bravo bowled when when he tried to win the match for India.
(Krish Srikkanth is a former skipper of Indian cricket team. He maintains a regular blog on IBNLive. His website is www.krishcricket.com)
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