We planned badly, batted poorly and there is absolutely no excuse we can fall back on. While Sourav Ganguly played the right shots, the others could not back him up.
If Ganguly's and Yuvraj Singh's strategy of settling in and playing across field could work, it's difficult to understand why the others could not follow suit.
Which brings me to another significant point - the role of Virendra Sehwag. Now, one cannot blame Sehwag for playing wrong all the time. Maybe he should take a break from One Day cricket and not play at all for some time.
But that said, I should reiterate that the way we planned our batting was absolutely ridiculous.
India are considered "world's best batting lineup" and are supposed to be great players of spin. And here were Bangaldeshi bowlers, doing nothing out of the ordinary, but simply bowling stump-to-stump.
So, if Indians can't adopt and adapt to the basic bowling, then God save Indian cricket!
I would also say that Indian bowlers have a lesson or two to take from the Bangladeshis in this department.
Another problem with our strategy was that we were way too careful, too much into the shell. In One Day cricket, one's got to keep the scoreboard ticking by putting up runs. That was simply not happening. Also, India miserably failed to rotate the strike - another reason for the slow rate and the ultimate collapse.
What happens in such situations is that the pressure mounts up on players like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, who then try to go the "bang-slam" way and lose their wickets.
One Day cricket is not about going into the shell or hitting it too hard. It should be a balance between careful and offensive tactics. This is what makes for sensible cricket.
For example, Bangladeshi opener Thamim showed how playing too safe doesn't work. He played a good, solid innings and did all the right things, unlike the famed Indian lineup.
Another point to be noted here is the Indian opening pair. Time and again I have reiterated that it should be Uttappa and not Sehwag who should open the Indian innings. Sehwag can probably come somewhere down the lineup.
There are simply no excuses for the dismal show. West Indian pitches are known to be slow and the kind of wicket India played on yesterday was quite expected.
In the end, India have to, and must, learn how to pace their innings if they want to survive the rest of the tournament. 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:March 18, 2007, 08:29 ISTlast updated:March 18, 2007, 08:29 IST
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India's five-wicket loss to Bangladesh is perhaps the most horrible and humiliating defeats I have ever seen.
We planned badly, batted poorly and there is absolutely no excuse we can fall back on. While Sourav Ganguly played the right shots, the others could not back him up.
If Ganguly's and Yuvraj Singh's strategy of settling in and playing across field could work, it's difficult to understand why the others could not follow suit.
Which brings me to another significant point - the role of Virendra Sehwag. Now, one cannot blame Sehwag for playing wrong all the time. Maybe he should take a break from One Day cricket and not play at all for some time.
But that said, I should reiterate that the way we planned our batting was absolutely ridiculous.
India are considered "world's best batting lineup" and are supposed to be great players of spin. And here were Bangaldeshi bowlers, doing nothing out of the ordinary, but simply bowling stump-to-stump.
So, if Indians can't adopt and adapt to the basic bowling, then God save Indian cricket!
I would also say that Indian bowlers have a lesson or two to take from the Bangladeshis in this department.
Another problem with our strategy was that we were way too careful, too much into the shell. In One Day cricket, one's got to keep the scoreboard ticking by putting up runs. That was simply not happening. Also, India miserably failed to rotate the strike - another reason for the slow rate and the ultimate collapse.
What happens in such situations is that the pressure mounts up on players like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, who then try to go the "bang-slam" way and lose their wickets.
One Day cricket is not about going into the shell or hitting it too hard. It should be a balance between careful and offensive tactics. This is what makes for sensible cricket.
For example, Bangladeshi opener Thamim showed how playing too safe doesn't work. He played a good, solid innings and did all the right things, unlike the famed Indian lineup.
Another point to be noted here is the Indian opening pair. Time and again I have reiterated that it should be Uttappa and not Sehwag who should open the Indian innings. Sehwag can probably come somewhere down the lineup.
There are simply no excuses for the dismal show. West Indian pitches are known to be slow and the kind of wicket India played on yesterday was quite expected.
In the end, India have to, and must, learn how to pace their innings if they want to survive the rest of the tournament.
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