Kumble the captain - From Bad to Worse!!
So, India managed to scrape a draw in the first test match against Australia. It was a very good result for India considering their past records and that fact that they lost 2 important wickets within first 9 overs.
Tendulkar, Laxman and Ganguly played responsibly and ensured that India go into the next match with series level at 0-0. In the post match conference, Kumble clearly looked happy and pleased with his team's performance, especially on 4th and 5th days.
However, some of his comments were worrisome and I wonder if that’s the right mindset to take on the Aussies. In my last column I commented about Kumble's bad performance on the field, but his comments yesterday were even worse.
Kumble was asked if draw was an apt result and he replied that he was pretty satisfied with the way we played especially after loosing the toss.
Does that mean that he is saying that just because he lost the toss, the possibility of victory was gone and the best result India could hope for was a draw? That speaks of a highly defensive and negative mindset and also gives reasons for some of the blunder that Kumble made in the field.
I would say that the result was apt given that Australia dominated the first half of the test match. However, saying that he was satisfied because we had lost the toss is disgusting to say the least.
Ian Chappell rightly said that when Dhoni was in charge after lunch on 4th day, he was aggressive in his field placement and with Ponting and Hayden gone, Australia looked vulnerable for the 1st time in the match. However, as soon as the old Jumbo returned, he pushed the point and mid-on back and more importantly br
Tendulkar, Laxman and Ganguly played responsibly and ensured that India go into the next match with series level at 0-0. In the post match conference, Kumble clearly looked happy and pleased with his team's performance, especially on 4th and 5th days.
However, some of his comments were worrisome and I wonder if that’s the right mindset to take on the Aussies. In my last column I commented about Kumble's bad performance on the field, but his comments yesterday were even worse.
Kumble was asked if draw was an apt result and he replied that he was pretty satisfied with the way we played especially after loosing the toss.
Does that mean that he is saying that just because he lost the toss, the possibility of victory was gone and the best result India could hope for was a draw? That speaks of a highly defensive and negative mindset and also gives reasons for some of the blunder that Kumble made in the field.
I would say that the result was apt given that Australia dominated the first half of the test match. However, saying that he was satisfied because we had lost the toss is disgusting to say the least.
Ian Chappell rightly said that when Dhoni was in charge after lunch on 4th day, he was aggressive in his field placement and with Ponting and Hayden gone, Australia looked vulnerable for the 1st time in the match. However, as soon as the old Jumbo returned, he pushed the point and mid-on back and more importantly br
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