This may be the last Australian tour for Indian batting trio Tendulkar, Ganguly and Dravid. They have passed their prime and they will retire within a few years. Anil Kumble is also at the twilight of his career. So, it is up to the young players to take charge of Indian team gradually. Mike Coward has written a nice analysis about this matter in The Australian. He wrote:
Certainly, Rudra Pratap Singh, 22, and Ishant Sharma, 19, believed they could change the course of the second Test. They were not going to be overcome by the moment. At least not for a while. Until an alliance between Andrew Symonds and Brad Hogg that was beyond all imagination at the start of the season, the tyros had Ricky Ponting and his band well and truly on the back foot.
Universally known as RP, Singh had four wickets before he completed his 12th over and in the absence of the injured Zaheer Khan had shouldered the increased workload and responsibility with admirable maturity.
Unlike lanky Sharma, who is so slight he surely must disappear if he turns side-on in the shower, Singh is well structured and has a beam that rightly suggests he plies his trade from a longish run.
RP Singh started the day very well but he did not get any support from the other bowlers today. Well, these days, BCCI officials are only busy to create more obstacles for Indian Cricket League (ICL). They have no plan or program to train up the new young players.
RP Singh got support from other bowlers but bad umpiring both ground umpire and third umpire helped Australia come back in the second Test match. So, i hope Australian cricket board will give more concern about third umpiring that is necessary in cricket game.
Posted by: kamrul hasan | January 3, 2008 5:53 AM | Permalink to Comment