12-10-08
The Bangalore test between India and Australia has taken an interesting path. The moment Sourav Ganguly got out after doing his job of saving the follow on, things took an unexpected turn. Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan assumed their roles as batsmen in the time of crisis quite seriously. In fact both of them made well-measured fifties. I was listening to Sunil Gavaskar on the telly. He was saying that now these very tail-enders in the Indian batting line-up should realize their original roles, that of bowlers.
Players do have a knack of performing better in their original roles if they have performed well in roles in which they are not expected to. Just remember your backyard if you are an Australian and your gully or colony playground if you are an Indian. If you are a bowler you would recall how those 4 fours in an over that you smashed playing at number 9 for your side gave you the confidence to rip apart the opposition when they came to bat. Confidence is what is derived out of satisfactory performances; you derive that when you perform well in roles in which you are not expected to create wonders.
The cricket in itself was engaging and produced all the intricacies and moments associated with an India-Australia cricket match.
The Bangalore test between India and Australia has taken an interesting path. The moment Sourav Ganguly got out after doing his job of saving the follow on, things took an unexpected turn. Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan assumed their roles as batsmen in the time of crisis quite seriously. In fact both of them made well-measured fifties. I was listening to Sunil Gavaskar on the telly. He was saying that now these very tail-enders in the Indian batting line-up should realize their original roles, that of bowlers.
Players do have a knack of performing better in their original roles if they have performed well in roles in which they are not expected to. Just remember your backyard if you are an Australian and your gully or colony playground if you are an Indian. If you are a bowler you would recall how those 4 fours in an over that you smashed playing at number 9 for your side gave you the confidence to rip apart the opposition when they came to bat. Confidence is what is derived out of satisfactory performances; you derive that when you perform well in roles in which you are not expected to create wonders.
The cricket in itself was engaging and produced all the intricacies and moments associated with an India-Australia cricket match.
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