Sunday, February 20, 2011

India was amazing in 1st game

Well, it's yet another toss that Dhoni lost, but it's a good one to loose. I thought Shakib's decision to bowl fast was not really well thought, considering the pressure situation that you would put yourself in front of home crowd against a tough opponent.Even if India would have scored ~250, Bangladesh would have found it difficult to reach there for 2 reasons - 1. The ball was really keeping low & slow (you would have seen how Kohli was finding it difficult to play his shots), hence scoring would have been tough against Indian spinners, 2. Since Shakib said 260 would be a good total, his side would have felt the pressure even more since home crowd would have expected them to chase.

They scored 282 against India's 370, because they were not under any pressure. They knew from the beginning that they wouldn't be able to reach there anyway. But 250 from India would have put them in heavy pressure, & going by their experience I am sure they would have got out in less than 200!!!

Sehwag was amazing, though he had a very restless start. Virat is doing good, taking full advantage of the break through that he got in last few series. Pressure to maintain his position in Indian side is making him play better. I think Suresh Raina must be now concerned about his position & hence I believe he will also have a good come back in the coming matches!!!

Way to Go India!!! Hope India wins this WC.....Good luck!!!

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