I was in tenterhooks watching India coast to an unbelievable and much awaited victory against West Indies yesterday. Can’t believe India managed to win with a minuscule total. Razor tight fielding, precision bowling, Dravid-Dhoni combo catching, and what not!
But this also got me into thinking why India can’t be as clinical as yesterday in all the matches, especially when the score is 300+. Contrast this with the first match against WI, who won the same. India’s performance can be characterized by wayward bowling, ordinary fielding, etc. What’s wrong? Why the complacency when the score is comfortable to defend?
The best way to tackle this is by making sure the Indian team, while defending, assume that the score is 20% less than the actual score and bowl accordingly. Make the opposition team to struggle to get past 80% of the score and even if the opposition does it, India could still win due to the 20% buffer. On the other hand, if India wins, it’ll be a HUGE victory! I know this is easier said than done but my wild guess is that Australians are already doing something of this sort. Are Greg & Rahul listening?
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