Hi there,
India went 2-1 up against Pakistan yesterday at Green Park, Kanpur. The outfield may have been green not withstanding the pollution in Kanpur, but the pitch was anything but that. The likes of Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul and Sohail Tanvir had their task cut out trying to get the ball to bounce from that pitch. When they bounced it really short, it sat up at a nice length just above the waist level and asked to be hit. I think the innings that made the difference was Dhoni's. The impetus he provided eventually took India to 295; otherwise for sometime it seemed as though India might get to about 250-260.
It's difficult to criticise a winning effort but on this pitch I thought the Indian spinners were below par. On a wicket which was slow, low and offering plenty of turn, it was always going to be difficult for the visitors to get to 295, but it was very creditable to get to 249. Had one other batsman apart from Salman Butt put his hand up, there might have been an even closer contest.
For a one-dayer, this pitch was a disappointment. Had India played in the second half, they might well have met with the same fate.
Right Ho then...
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