Border - Gavaskar Test Series 2012

Test match fever is all gone after Australian Open Tennis dominated Cricket this summer here in Australia. The domination started after years first Grand Slam Tennis Stareted at Melbourne. I am here not to talk about Tennis and I cant even forget almost 6 hours clash between Djokovic and Nadal. I am here to talk abt te Border-Gavaskar Trophy. I tweeted at the end of the 4 match test series about India’s flop duo’s Rahul and VVS retirement plans. I wrote” this will not gonn happen “ , and it wil not happen. No doubt they had extraordinary talent. Sachin well every one can put him on exceptional case , he will and can play as long as he wants to, by the way he is 38 years old and I guess waiting for his 100th ton to think about retirement. Among the all batsman who toured at this test series Sachin was the only player who looked in good touch, it was perfect bowling by the Aussies that made it difficult to him. Rahul 39 , VVS 37 and a flop show this summer has hinted to play more more and more, and they will trust me , because as they enter the big stage back home no one can stop them. This is what I don’t like about Indian Cricket Team. Tallents that are willing to play for their country has to wait a long long time and when time comes they look depressed waiting for long long time. Rohit Sharma is a good example, the selectors made him chew his nails even in the last match , we all guessed this time he will get a chance but he didn’t. This is what Indian team is , was and will be….. Indian bowlers , well I have a suggestion , do not tour abroad until and unless you produce a bolwer who can hit the deck ard 150 kmph , Zaheer was , Yadav has a bright future , but I missed Praveen Kumar and Bhajji…. As previous tour Team India were here at Australia to get rid of the cold weather back home , looked so , they lacked cricket basics. Few old legs combined with few young lazy legs, players chasing the ball as if a Bollyuood Actor running to hug his heroine in super slow motion,, u can imazine now. A tour should be planned and you should act on the plan and give a fight. Team Australia did this and they are holding the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Every player played their part, captain Clarke passed his exam , his decisions were extremely impressive and it striked the brain and hit the heart. This series became a good platform to former captain Ricky Ponting get his form back. Aussie bowlers are the true winners if we analyze the whole series. Hilfenhaus , Sidddle , Pattinson , Harris bowled according to the plan and they got the reward whenever their captained. Over all for me this summer's cricket result was EXPECTED and WRITTEN and i swear this series didn’t give me The Entertainment….. From Sydney – Sudin Pokharel extracted from my article from www.cricket.com.np