While everyone is talking about the mystique of Mendis, I dare to talk about Patience.
Yes, the only way to outplay Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka is to play the waiting game. Both the Indian bowlers and the batsmen will have to have unlimited patience because the pitches will be flat. Common wisdom says on flat pitches runs will be aplenty and wickets will be at a premium.
So the Indian batsmen will have to have the patience to out bat the Sri Lankan batsmen.
Similarly, our bowlers should not be bothered by failure to get quick wickets.Instead, they should plough on and in due course wicklets will come.
This is a war of attrition and let the Indian team remember that the goal is to be come the number 2 Test playing nation in the world.
Go India! Go!
[Patience]
Yes, the only way to outplay Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka is to play the waiting game. Both the Indian bowlers and the batsmen will have to have unlimited patience because the pitches will be flat. Common wisdom says on flat pitches runs will be aplenty and wickets will be at a premium.
So the Indian batsmen will have to have the patience to out bat the Sri Lankan batsmen.
Similarly, our bowlers should not be bothered by failure to get quick wickets.Instead, they should plough on and in due course wicklets will come.
This is a war of attrition and let the Indian team remember that the goal is to be come the number 2 Test playing nation in the world.
Go India! Go!
[Patience]
6 comments:
Yeah Ott. Go India! Go! Need to claim the #2 spot and as you rightly point out, patience will be key.
Isn't patience the thing that England try every time they go to Sri Lanka. They've got a mixed record at best.
And it all looks so ugly, don't you think?
VMM,
How do you rate our chances?
dcsiva,
I agree it will be ugly, but what else can you do on such placid wickets and your opposition does the same?
another 3 day warmup coming up. need patience to follow the rain.
NC,
Need patiences to follow the rain or the rain will follow. :)
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