Friday, 10 February 2017

The Great Indian Cricket Team

Too much is being said of the invincibility of the cricket team led by Virat Kohli. Yes, Virat Kohli has performed exceptionally well in the past one year. But these days Ravindra Jadeja and R. Ashwin are being touted as the all-rounders which makes me laugh. Jadeja is a bits and pieces of everything (or nothing) and I am yet to see Ashwin perform well in overseas conditions be it batting or bowling (I'm not counting West Indies here). 

In the current team, Rahane walks out at number 5 after Kohli. Beyond that, I'm not sure if the present batting line up can survive in bowling friendly conditions.

In many ways, I think of the present team as the one led by Mohammad Azharuddin in the 90s. They were virtually impossible to beat at home riding on the backs of spin bowling of Kumble, Raju, and co. This team and its so called allrounders will be tested in England, South Africa and Australia. 

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