Will India Continue the Winning Momentum against South Africa ?
Will India Continue the Winning Momentum against South Africa ?
The India Skipper Rahul Dravid - holds aloft the Videocon Trouphy After Beating the Srilankans 6-1 in Videocon 7 Game ODI Series.
Greg Chappell has been India's coach for the last three months which include two overseas
tour to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Chappell's XI have come out on top in the current ODI series
against Lanka and the new look India team looks poised to take on the world. The Aussie
coach however would be facing tougher and better opposition in months to come and would need
a helping hand from Dravid & Co. how will he stack up against the big boys? Here is an
honest assessment.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Man of the Series.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni slammed a swashbuckling half century as India continued to torment Sri
Lanka with a comfortable five-wicket victory in the final match on Saturday, wrapping up the
seven-match one-day series with a handsome 6-1 margin. Chasing a target of 245 for victory,
Dhoni unleashed an array of breathtaking shots to score a 73-ball 80 and steer the team home
with 10.3 overs to spare in what turned out to be yet another lop-sided encounter.
The Indians again outplayed the hapless visitors in all departments of the game to bag the
series with one of the biggest victory margins in recent times, staging a dramatic
turnaround in their fortunes after a prolonged period of indifferent outings in one-dayers.
The hosts relied on fine bowling performances by the young Rudra Pratap Singh (3/33) and
local hero Irfan Pathan (3/38) to restrict Sri lanka to 244 for nine and then rattled up the
required runs without much sweat at the IPCL Sports Complex to end the series on a rousing
note.
Skipper Rahul Dravid brought the victory with a delectable boundary off Chaminda Vaas,
sending the capacity crowd at the stadium into a frenzy. It also marked Dravid's first
series win as a captain. The Indian run chase began with a flourish as Virender Sehwag and
Sachin Tendulkar attacked the Sri Lankan bowlers from the word go.
Irfan Pathan Man of the Match - 7th ODI, Baroda.
Home favourite Irfan Pathan produced a fine all-round performance as India notched up an
easy five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the seventh and final one-dayer to wrap up the series
6-1. Pathan grabbed three scalps and slammed a brisk 35 with 2 sixes and four boundaries
during his first international appearance in his hometown as India raced to the 245-run
target with 10.3 overs to spare.
Irfan's brilliant performance with the willow and his accurate bowling has given Team India
the edge. Irfan has been particularly impressive. His prolific season with Middlesex in the
English County Championships has clearly lifted his confidence. Irfan has once again
rediscovered his pace and swing which had deserted him last year. Early breakthroughs and
tight accurate bowling has been the hallmark of the Baroda Bomber.
The India Skipper Rahul Dravid - holds aloft the Videocon Trouphy After Beating the Srilankans 6-1 in Videocon 7 Game ODI Series.
Greg Chappell has been India's coach for the last three months which include two overseas
tour to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Chappell's XI have come out on top in the current ODI series
against Lanka and the new look India team looks poised to take on the world. The Aussie
coach however would be facing tougher and better opposition in months to come and would need
a helping hand from Dravid & Co. how will he stack up against the big boys? Here is an
honest assessment.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Man of the Series.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni slammed a swashbuckling half century as India continued to torment Sri
Lanka with a comfortable five-wicket victory in the final match on Saturday, wrapping up the
seven-match one-day series with a handsome 6-1 margin. Chasing a target of 245 for victory,
Dhoni unleashed an array of breathtaking shots to score a 73-ball 80 and steer the team home
with 10.3 overs to spare in what turned out to be yet another lop-sided encounter.
The Indians again outplayed the hapless visitors in all departments of the game to bag the
series with one of the biggest victory margins in recent times, staging a dramatic
turnaround in their fortunes after a prolonged period of indifferent outings in one-dayers.
The hosts relied on fine bowling performances by the young Rudra Pratap Singh (3/33) and
local hero Irfan Pathan (3/38) to restrict Sri lanka to 244 for nine and then rattled up the
required runs without much sweat at the IPCL Sports Complex to end the series on a rousing
note.
Skipper Rahul Dravid brought the victory with a delectable boundary off Chaminda Vaas,
sending the capacity crowd at the stadium into a frenzy. It also marked Dravid's first
series win as a captain. The Indian run chase began with a flourish as Virender Sehwag and
Sachin Tendulkar attacked the Sri Lankan bowlers from the word go.
Irfan Pathan Man of the Match - 7th ODI, Baroda.
Home favourite Irfan Pathan produced a fine all-round performance as India notched up an
easy five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the seventh and final one-dayer to wrap up the series
6-1. Pathan grabbed three scalps and slammed a brisk 35 with 2 sixes and four boundaries
during his first international appearance in his hometown as India raced to the 245-run
target with 10.3 overs to spare.
Irfan's brilliant performance with the willow and his accurate bowling has given Team India
the edge. Irfan has been particularly impressive. His prolific season with Middlesex in the
English County Championships has clearly lifted his confidence. Irfan has once again
rediscovered his pace and swing which had deserted him last year. Early breakthroughs and
tight accurate bowling has been the hallmark of the Baroda Bomber.
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