India aim to clinch series with better batting effort
Bridgetown: To take a decisive lead in the three-match ODI series against West Indies, the Indian team has reverted to its original batting order for a better show with the bat in the second ODI here on Saturday, July 29, a PTI report in The Tribbune, Chandigarh, says.
Tryouts of the middle order batsmen on a turning did cause a bit of a worry for Skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid .
“I never thought the pitch would play like that; it was the team’s need to bowl first. The pitch had everything for seamers and spinners, our guys did well to restrict them to that score,” Rohit Sharma had said after the first ODI match.
The track for the second ODI might not be the same one but nature could be identical and hence the Indian team shouldn’t mind the challenge of batting first.
“Facing Gudakesh Motie’s orthodox left-arm spin and Yannic Cariah’s leg breaks won’t be the most difficult proposition but not the easiest one either”, added Sharma.
The Indian batsmen haven’t exactly set the stage on fire when facing spinners on turners and this won’t be a bad test for the team if another turner is rolled out.
With 11 more matches left before the World Cup, India are aiming for a settled combination and hence too much experimentation can spoil the good work.
Rahul Dravid and Sharma’s decision to allow the middle-order batters to express themselves was a welcome move. Sharma came out to bat at No. 7, while Virat Kohli didn’t even bat. It allowed Ishan Kishan, who scored a fifty, to play more freely.
“We wanted to give game time to the ODI guys who have come in, we will keep trying those things whenever possible. To restrict them to 115, we knew we could try these guys and give them a go,” Sharma said, defending the move of sending Suryakumar at No. 3 and Hardik Pandya at No. 4. “I don’t think they’ll get many chances like this.”
For Suryakumar Yadav, it will be imperative that he can replicate his T20 form in 50-over cricket. — PTI
It’s normal for me: Kuldeep on being a stopgap for India
Bridgetown: Kuldeep Yadav, quite used to the vagaries of selection criterion to meet specific playing combination, accepts the situation of being dropped as a “normal.thing”.
The left-arm wrist spinner who took four wickets for six runs in three overs in the first ODI, believes that it is better to make every opportunity count than fret about chances that he lost over the years.
That sensational performance of his earned him the Player of the Match award.
“Most of the times, when I don’t get to play it is because of the situation and combination. It is a normal thing now. I have been playing cricket for so many years, more than six years now. he said.
“These things are normal, Competition will always be there, but it motivates you to do well; you can’t take anything lightly”, Yadav added
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