Lord Viru hath spoken.
India have a chance of winning this.
131/1 at the end of day 4, Gauti and Rahul at the crease, 256 runs more to get. A much happier position that what I had envisioned.
Why? Because Virender Sehwag came out, saw and freaking conquered for 83 highly entertaining runs in a high-octane 117 run partnership with his favourite partner, nonchalantly spanking all and sundry (so okay, maybe he didn't have quite as much success with Flintoff) to all ends of the park, sparking remarks about whether he wanted to finish the game that session itself. Some really good things last, fantastic things don't - so this innings finished 17 runs of a century, trapped in front by Swann. But who cares about centuries? Sehwag did exactly what he was supposed to and wanted to do - blaze a path for the others to follow. Let's just hope they do.
India in a position where they could possibly push for a win. Who'd've thunk it.
I briefly balked at seeing Dravid at number three, but I'm going to keep aside all reservations and hope that he comes good, and retires after this series on a high.
I would say more, but I'm swamped, and will possibly more eloquent on Tuesday.
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3 comments:
Hi Maithreyi,
Viru has given us a great hope. Who would have thought that India wud be in a position of winning this match. But Viru had different plans.
We need Dravid of yesterday to come good. The situation is just apt for him to score.
By the way.. a nice blog. Hope to see more.
Hi Trideep,
Viru *always* has a different plan. Focussed on what he's supposed to do. I'm torn between regarding him as the Indian team's sole miracle-maker, or the team's James Bond. :-)
Yep, apt situation for Dravid to make a mark. I don't think he can entertain thoughts of prolonging his career with the ocassional good innings anymore. The best he could do is go out in (relatively) good shape.
Thank you for commenting! Kinda new to the blog business actually, so I'm all amateurish and stuff, but still. :D
Yes Viru always has his own plans. No one else can come up with those. Its his own.. Nice comparisoon with Bond... :)
I too think Dravid should go after this series. Whether he scores or not.
And hope u keep continuing this blog business...
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