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MS Dhoni puts forth the reason behind the Indian batsmen’s poor show in England !!!


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India played competitive cricket in their recently concluded Test series against England. However, they couldn’t latch on to the opportunities provided to them by the Three Lions and hence, slumped to a 1-4 defeat. Apart from the encounter at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground where India lost by an innings and 159 runs, Virat Kohli and Co had the chance of getting under England’s skins on every other match.

 
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Their bowlers turned out to be exceptional as the likes of Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami made frequent inroads into the Brits’ batting lineup. Unfortunately, the batters couldn’t back them enough. Following the drubbing, MS Dhoni, the Indianwicketkeeper-batsman mentioned that lack of practice matches didn’t allow the batsmen to gauge the conditions.

 

Dhoni points out the loophole

“Indian team missed out on playing practices matches before the series, which is why the batsmen are finding it difficult to adjust. This is a part of the game. We shouldn’t forget that India is currently No. 1 in the rankings,” Dhoni mentioned during a motivational event conducted by the Central Industrial Security Force at the Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi.

 

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Prior to the first Test, India played one warm-up match against Essex at County Ground in Chelmsford. In that contest, the travails of the Indian batsmen were palpable and they couldn’t recollect themselves thereafter. Even former cricketer and current commentator Sunil Gavaskar put forth lack of practice as the reason behind the Indian batters not being able to adjust to the conditions.

 

In the meantime, the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is scheduled to get underway on September 15 and India are scheduled to play their first match against Hong Kong on September 18. Dhoni will also be back after he last played for India in the ODI and T20I series against England.

 

https://www.crictracker.com/ms-dhoni-puts-forth-reason-behind-indian-batsmens-poor-show-england/

 

@Switchblade :hehe: 

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Practice matches are overrated. Firstly, pitches are deliberately different from pitches prepared for test matches. Plus a bunch of practice matches ahead of a gruelling 5 match series means players can get injured or tired before the series even begins. Hire a local consultant who can help the team fine tune their game to the conditions and have the players talk to a mental conditioning coach to prepare them mentally. This team was unable to overcome the age old habit of being conent with one win in the whole series and crapping their pants whenever some work was needed to cross the finish line. 

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Earlier we used to play practise games. In SA, Ajay Jadeja scored a double 100 in one of them to give false hopes :lol:

 

But since today’s cricketers play a lot of games in different formats, I hope that practise games at least will help them to tune in to test mindset 

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6 hours ago, Switchblade said:

Don’t see him doing commentary to be honest maybe Raina but definitely not MSD.

I feel the same. Maintaining exclusivity and rarely making any public comments is key to preserving brand value. Ex: Michael Jordan doesn't show up on TV like Magic, Barkley, etc and air Jordans sell like hot cakes even now.

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