First Rajkot...... now Indore..... The creators of the Gentlemen's Game (read :: England) have bowed down to the young Dhoni brigade (read :: Team India)
On the starting note, this match was considered out of India's reach..... at a time when India had lost 3 precious wickets at a mere score of 29..... Then enter Yuvraj Singh aka Yuvi, the hero of Rajkot..... He, alongwith Gautam Gambhir, stood for the wicket and made a much needed 134-runs stand..... Gauti stands like Rahul Dravid..... He not only stands but also hits the ball like hell..... He's an aggressive 'Wall'..... There was a time when people thought the scoreboard will read past 300.... But then the English bowlers struck again....
It would be partial if I don't mention the innings of the elder of the Pathan siblings, Yusuf Pathan...... His unbeaten knock of 50 in just 29 balls took the score to 292-9..... Another plus-point with Pathan's firebrand fifty was the bowling of Yuvi & Viru..... This pair of not-so-regular bowlers picked up a total of 7 wickets....
Yuvraj scored a 118 off 122 balls with 15 fours and 2 sixes.... His bowling figures read 10-0-28-4 (thats 10 overs - 0 maidens - 28 runs - 4 wickets) Sehwag who couldn't score from bat (1 run off 4 balls) struck with the ball... The bowling figures of 5-0-28-3 says it all.... Its a welcome change in Indian cricket that the top order batsman giving all-round performance..... Another change that will pave the way for becoming the superpower of Cricket.....
Talking about England, they couldn't cash on the early successes..... They might not have won, but there was a clear improvement, especially in the bowling side.... Stuart Broad (bowling figures :: 10-1-55-4) created a lot of trouble for the Indian batting line-up.... Flintoff also posed a threat with his good-length bowling.... Rest of the bowlers still need to match up with the improvement of these two..... And the batsmen still have a long way to go.....
With a 2-0 lead, India has the upper hand in the series.... But with some more superior performances from both the sides, I hope to see some nail-biting finishes..... and obviously India's win....!!!
I feel like saying.....
On the starting note, this match was considered out of India's reach..... at a time when India had lost 3 precious wickets at a mere score of 29..... Then enter Yuvraj Singh aka Yuvi, the hero of Rajkot..... He, alongwith Gautam Gambhir, stood for the wicket and made a much needed 134-runs stand..... Gauti stands like Rahul Dravid..... He not only stands but also hits the ball like hell..... He's an aggressive 'Wall'..... There was a time when people thought the scoreboard will read past 300.... But then the English bowlers struck again....
It would be partial if I don't mention the innings of the elder of the Pathan siblings, Yusuf Pathan...... His unbeaten knock of 50 in just 29 balls took the score to 292-9..... Another plus-point with Pathan's firebrand fifty was the bowling of Yuvi & Viru..... This pair of not-so-regular bowlers picked up a total of 7 wickets....
Yuvraj scored a 118 off 122 balls with 15 fours and 2 sixes.... His bowling figures read 10-0-28-4 (thats 10 overs - 0 maidens - 28 runs - 4 wickets) Sehwag who couldn't score from bat (1 run off 4 balls) struck with the ball... The bowling figures of 5-0-28-3 says it all.... Its a welcome change in Indian cricket that the top order batsman giving all-round performance..... Another change that will pave the way for becoming the superpower of Cricket.....
Talking about England, they couldn't cash on the early successes..... They might not have won, but there was a clear improvement, especially in the bowling side.... Stuart Broad (bowling figures :: 10-1-55-4) created a lot of trouble for the Indian batting line-up.... Flintoff also posed a threat with his good-length bowling.... Rest of the bowlers still need to match up with the improvement of these two..... And the batsmen still have a long way to go.....
With a 2-0 lead, India has the upper hand in the series.... But with some more superior performances from both the sides, I hope to see some nail-biting finishes..... and obviously India's win....!!!
I feel like saying.....
Come on India.... Baja do England ki Band...!!!
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