Friday, June 5, 2009

Will India do it again???

Again the T20 world cup is back, and for the first time I am seeing India going into the cricket’s one of the biggest tournaments as defending champions. Last time no one expected them to lift the cup and they surprised themselves and the whole world. But this time they can’t surprise anyone as they have one of the strongest team for this format with all of them being match winners and termed as favorites to lift the cup again. Others were also not behind with South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan was breathing down the India’s neck to grab the cup from India. Let me see what makes India favorites and what not.

Strengths:

  • Strongest batting line-up with big hitters from No.1 to No.7.
  • Nice combination of pace, spin and part-time bowlers with lot of variety.
  • Very young side with lot of energy. Most of them were brilliant fielders.
  • Dhoni’s intuitive and cool leadership.

Weaknesses:

  • All the players were coming after a Long and demanding IPL.
  • If Dhoni unfortunately injures means, no reserve wicket-keeper and leader of his quality.
  • No perfect all-rounder who can be relied upon.
  • Injury to Zaheer and Sehwag.
  • Drift between Sehwag and Dhoni.

Key Players:

  • Rohit has hit the form at the right time and he was pacing his innings well now.
  • Raina too was in great form who can take on any attack and tear it apart.
  • Ojha will be man to look out for. He is spinning the ball a lot and very cleverly flighting and varying his pace. The good thing he knows how to fox a set batsmen a real quality of agood spinner.
  • As always Yuvraj, not in the best of the form but still India’s trump card in middle overs. His sheer power will take the ball not beyond the ropes but beyond the stadium.
  • Zaheer khan and Ishant sharma: Best pace duo any team want to have.

All I am hoping is, India has the strongest team and must retain the cup. As a cricket fan I am hoping for this tournament having lot of interesting matches. All the best to India :)


5 comments:

Karthik said...

hope team india will successfully defend their title!

but, this t20 format is so unpredictable, isnt it?

//Dhoni’s intuitive and cool leadership.

i think this is gonna be the key.

kanagu said...

yes Karthik... me too hoping so :)
we will be the champs :)

vinu said...

great u back with lots of hope me toooooooo the same T20 lets see who is the reall champions

Vijay said...

All the best to India. But we are hoping too much from the team to deliver. To me, New Zealand is the team to watch.

kanagu said...

@vinu

Thank you.. India will be the champs

@Vijay anna

New zealand may have won all the matches played against India till now.. but my gut feeling is India is again to become the champs :)

 


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