Thursday, September 14, 2006

Sa-chin up, Team India down.

On his return game, after an hiatus of six months, Sachin showed the world what really he is made of - reminding us of his class. With the injuries behind him, Sachin looks ready for a second innings and what better way to start than an unbeaten 141. On a track that proved to produce "Nagastras" to right-hand batsmen, thanks to the curators, he played like a gem.

Yet another game where the little master shines but the team loses. This time though it was Messers Duckworth-Lewis to be blamed. Partially Rahul Dravid is responsible for India's loss. Rain had already halted play during India's innings. The game is being played in Malaysia. Why on earth would you use 3 power plays consecutively, especially when Gayle and Sarwan were wrecking havoc. It was clear that West Indies played for the rain while India was looking for a 50 over result. A spread-out field and a couple of tidy overs could have seen India home. West Indies is know to chicken out when tied down - we just saw it against Australia, didn't we?

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