And our one down batsman Rahul Dravid is another player who simply adds to the bowlers confidence and makes it more cumbersome experience for his colleagues to follow. All the pressure then build up for poor Sachin Tendulkar, one wicket all Australians were carving for. There is a fair amount of timidity in the approach of first three Indian batsmen. I reckon some dare-devilry is required to counter relentless Aussie attack. Not just blind hitting, but well thought out plan to counter-attack.
Cricket is basically a situation game.
When the situation is dead, it is all over. This is something India is brooding over without quite coming up with a solution. It has often occurred to me that Indian cricket would be better off if the averages didn t get publish. Inflated batting figures against mediocre bowling seldom gives us any idea about nerves which play as important a part in batsmanship as skill. But let us face it.