stump Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Sure India will win today but Indias bowling is really weak specially in the first 15 overs. Any team that restricts India to around 250 - 260 will beat india easily.
Sid Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Definately not with 3-1 combo,we will have a chance with 2-2 combo
Andy Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Definately not with 3-1 combo' date='we will have a chance with 2-2 combo[/quote'] Exactly my thoughts. Wont write off unless we Officially Declare Sree has cemented his place in the bowling Line Up, and Dhoni is hell bent to play 2 Spinners.
vvvslaxman Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Sure India will win today but Indias bowling is really weak specially in the first 15 overs. Any team that restricts India to around 250 - 260 will beat india easily. Australia restricted us to 214 they lost by 30 odd runs :winky:
Sachin=GOD Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Definately not with 3-1 combo' date='we will have a chance with 2-2 combo[/quote'] if it has to be a 3-1 then what about 3 spinners and Zak :hmmm:
putrevus Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Steyn and co got hammered over 400 when Sachin got 200 , did that make them bad bowlers. our guys need some help from the pitch, and today first 80 runs were mostly due to edges , Except Sreesanth who got hammered others did okay today.
vvvslaxman Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 you gotta understand dew definitely played some role.
CSK Fan Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Sure India will win today but Indias bowling is really weak specially in the first 15 overs. Any team that restricts India to around 250 - 260 will beat india easily. Been sleeping for last two years and woke up for this game?
saneindian Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Rather imagine the havoc this Indian bowling line up will cause if Nehra/Sree get their bearing right. I dont see teams crossing 250-260 too many times againt us once that happens! Zak, Munaf , Bhajji 3 of our 4 front line bowlers looked in good rhythm. If the 4th one also gets it right, the other teams can wave a good bye to this WC. Thanks for coming.
Ranvir Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 India's bowling was best in 2003 when Zaheer and Nehra bowled around the 88 - 90mph range. Now they are both trundlers without venom.
jf1gp_1 Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 i am tired of such thread; if Indian bowling is so weak then how the hell are we ranked so high in both test and ODI cricket also fav to win this WC. Have you seen garbage bowlers Pakis, NZ, WI have brought. You think styen morkel are going run through sides on these kind of wickets ? we are going to hammer english bowlers for a 300+ score. Aussies are without a spinner. Unfortunetly none of the team has a bowling like which any of the team will fear. I am not saying India will win WC but a little credit to the zaheer, bhaji and others for put us where we are.
jatin22 Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 absolutely wrong..with this team india can easily win this worldcup...indian bowling is very good on asian pitches
vvvslaxman Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Indian bowling can be rubbish. But under good batting conditions everybody is rubbish. The most over-rated Pakistan attack was reduced to rubbles in Srilanka by Bhajji and India went on to win by chasing a record total. On the same Mirpur pitch which Bangles played Gauti and Viru made mince meat of Pakistan bowling and India made 330 odd runs and Pakistan was bundled out for 150 odd runs.
Feed Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 India's fast bowling remains a cause for concern More... India's fast bowling remains a cause for concern S. Dinakar The opening Group ‘B' match against Bangladesh was a mixed bag for India. Its batting boomed, but there were worries in bowling. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men would have to get their act together ahead of the crunch game against England in Bangalore on February 27. The bowling will be under scrutiny in the remaining games. If India is to recreate the magic of ‘83, its attack will have to sting. Teams with weak links in the bowling department are bound to be exposed in the knock-out phase. There is bound to be a shift in the Indian bowling strategy against England at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, in all probability, will replace the erratic Santhakumaran Sreesanth. Carried away by the occasion and trying too hard, Sreesanth let himself down at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium on Saturday. The nature of the surface demanded control, not extra pace. From an Indian perspective, it is important to maintain the pressure from both the ends. The experienced Zaheer Khan, displaying a welcome return to fitness, impressed with his accuracy and subtle movement. The quality in the left-armer's bowling, from the rhythmic run-up where the tempo increases gradually, to a smooth release where the transfer of weight is exemplary, is hard to miss. Zaheer uses the crease, harnesses the angles. However, Zaheer requires solid support at the other end and Sreesanth came up short in the first game. What are the other options for India? India is likely to open its attack with Zaheer and Munaf Patel. The persistent Munaf is growing in stature. He is now a well-oiled bowling machine with a wonderful sense of the right length to bowl to different batsmen in differing conditions. Where Sreesanth faltered, Munaf impressed. The lanky Munaf's length is such that it is not easy for the batsman to drive him. His back-of-a-length deliveries around off-stump mean that the batsmen cannot drive him comfortably off the front foot, nor do they have the room to rock back and punch the paceman. Munaf also delivers close to the off-stump, denying the batsman the opportunity to cut or pull him. He has matured; comprehends the situations better. Lack of options Given the cloud over Aashish Nehra's fitness, India does not have too many options for the third paceman's slot. The side should, instead, play to its strengths and field a second specialist spinner against England in what could be a pitch assisting spin. The two-paceman ploy, though, always carries a danger. The risk of one of the seamers getting injured cannot be overlooked. There are also chances that either Zaheer or Munaf might have an ordinary day. In this context, it might not be a bad ploy to have Harbhajan sharing the new ball in certain conditions. There have been occasions when the off-spinner has come on early in the innings and bowled in a telling fashion by using the seam well. And spinners too relish the hardness on the ball. The move might also give the captain greater flexibility in managing his overs. For instance, he could bring in Zaheer for a couple of overs in the middle phase to break the batsmen's rhythm. While much has been written about the Indian batting — it is a formidable force in these conditions — the winning team is likely to possess the best bowling unit. This is a competition where Zaheer and Harbhajan might hold the key to the Indian performances. Munaf is shaping up well, but India cannot afford to be loose in the remaining 20 overs. Yusuf Pathan and Yuvraj Singh are chipping in, but the attack loses the element of threat when they come on. A team under pressure can milk the bowling and script a recovery. As the knock-out phase approaches, India might re-think the seven batsmen theory. The side might desperately need an additional bowler.
Sooda Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 Well not telling us anything new; but good points well written nonetheless.
rahulrulezz Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 The writter is pathetic...Thank god he is not close to dressing room... Wants 6 batsmen rather than 7.. Here we guys are having hard time dropping Raina and now this cheeky looser wants one of Yusuf or Yuvi dropped
zen Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 One can come up with all sorts of fancy ideas and options but basic thing is that fast bowlers have to use the new ball, in PP and at the death. Many Indians are mainly focused on ER. It is as if good ER over-rides all other factors including the importance of picking up wkts. Ofc, we are the first ones to cry about Ind not producing good fast bowlers but when we have a few folks who are aggressive enough to go all out for wkts, they came in for undue criticism. People write against the aggressive attitude too .... The other common Indian problem is the difficulty of visualizing a side w/o 7 batsmen. Doesn't matter if a couple of guys are struggling w/ the bat (and the top 4 are in good form), we still need that 7th batsmen to feel comfortable. It is as if we are picking an 11 to play on paper! .... (I would skip the other chronic Indian problem of trying to prove Sachin is the greatest :P ) Everything that fits in to the common mold is good and common sense, which actually is not common in all.
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