But their is also no denying that the skill of all the bowlers were really questionable. No bowler was able to apply pressure on the batsmen constantly and forced him to make a mistake. If they bowl 4 good deliveries to create pressure, then the last 2 balls were real looseners with goes for boundaries. Both the experienced spinners Harbhajan and Muralidharan appeared clueless throughout the match. Not even a half chance was created which clearly underlines how they applied themselves.
And both the captains lacked imagination and didn't shown any kind of aggressiveness. Just when an experienced batsmen comes to a crease they has a deep square leg, fine leg, deep point or Sweeper cover. In test matches the priority must be given to take wickets and not to stem the flow of runs. How can you win without taking 20 wickets? Due to this in and out field the batsmen scored singles without any risk and dominated the whole game.
At last this test happened just for personal record of the batsmen. But due credit must be given to Dravid, Dhoni, Dilshan, Mahela, Prasanna, Sachin and Gambhir for their unwavered concentration while playing those mammoth innings. If Indian batsmen scored under some pressure, Srilankan batsmen amassed runs and almost created a result out of nothing.
Hope the second test has better pitch and most importantly gives a result. Else the Test cricket will have no takers.
PS: Another terrible thing is, the timing of these test matches. Usually they are scheduled in a way they fall in the weekends. But for the first time I have seen a match played in weekdays. Already the crowd coming for tests is less and by this, those little support will also be gone and the ICC's aim of popularizing the game will be dream.
And both the captains lacked imagination and didn't shown any kind of aggressiveness. Just when an experienced batsmen comes to a crease they has a deep square leg, fine leg, deep point or Sweeper cover. In test matches the priority must be given to take wickets and not to stem the flow of runs. How can you win without taking 20 wickets? Due to this in and out field the batsmen scored singles without any risk and dominated the whole game.
At last this test happened just for personal record of the batsmen. But due credit must be given to Dravid, Dhoni, Dilshan, Mahela, Prasanna, Sachin and Gambhir for their unwavered concentration while playing those mammoth innings. If Indian batsmen scored under some pressure, Srilankan batsmen amassed runs and almost created a result out of nothing.
Hope the second test has better pitch and most importantly gives a result. Else the Test cricket will have no takers.
PS: Another terrible thing is, the timing of these test matches. Usually they are scheduled in a way they fall in the weekends. But for the first time I have seen a match played in weekdays. Already the crowd coming for tests is less and by this, those little support will also be gone and the ICC's aim of popularizing the game will be dream.
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