T20 World Cup - Australia give India a good hiding

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Indexed  May 7, 2010

India was shown where their technique stands in international cricket. More than their competence of handling the short ball, it was more a mental issue. Batsmen had seen the bounce the pitch was helping, while India bowled and had made up their mind that the Oz pacers will get good purchase. The quiet period put pressure on the batsmen in such a way that the shot-selection was getting confusing. This is not to belittle the performance of the Aussies either on the field or with the ball.More than 50 dot-balls tell the story - if at least half the dot-balls were scored off, the deficit would have been much shorter. Add to this, the 14 balls that were not utilized by the batsmen at...   See the complete post here