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India Need To Change Their Mindset
By Gaurang December 28 2007
The chances that India hold on for a draw or somehow win the match are virtually zero, but that does not mean that India must get disheartened or even pressurized. In fact the opposite must happen. India should view this tough situation as a learning opportunity, and see if they can adjust their mindset from nervous and anxious, to one that allows them to enjoy, even relish the challenge.

There are several smaller goals that the team can aim towards and each should be embraced by each and every member of the team.  The first goal should be to make the Australian pace bowlers bowl lots and lots of overs.  The Australians pride themselves on their physical fitness, but they are human, and bowling over after over at express pace takes a lot out of a person.  Batting by contrast takes much less out of you physically, though mentally it is probably tougher. 

Second, India must render Brad Hogg totally toothless by judiciously going after him.  No need to take extraordinary risks against him, but he must definitely be targeted, by each and every batsman. 

If the first two goals are met, India will automatically take Australia into a Day 5, and that should also be a goal too.  One of the incentives Ponting dangled before his bowlers to go all out for a win on Day 4, was the prospect of an additional days rest.  India’s bowlers are done with bowling, but the more bowling the Australian bowlers do the better it will be for India in the next match in Sydney which starts just days later.  This is especially true if India happens to bat first in Sydney.

 

Finally, but most importantly, India must enjoy their cricket.  This is paramount.  Yes the team is in a very dire situation, but there is no point getting all tense and worried about the outcome.  Better to take it as it comes, and to truly enjoy yourself out there in the middle.  The Indian batsmen had virtually no time to adjust to Australian conditions coming into the match, but here is a golden opportunity to get a lot of practice under the belt.  Runs scored here will definitely stand them in good stead as they head to Sydney, and no better net session or net bowlers could ever have been arranged.  If they happen to get anywhere close to the target, that will simply be icing on the cake.

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Re: India Need To Change Their Mindset
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:12:28:23:06:28

In recent Tests Pakistan have excelled at this sort of situation...

They seem to have the right mindset for such ocassions...

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Re: India Need To Change Their Mindset
Posted by: ananthd (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:12:28:23:07:14

Getting to the 5th day is an excellent goal.

Getting to the 5th day with as little damage as possible will put India in an even or better footing.

So their thing should not be: Geez, how are we going to bat 189 overs and score 500?

It should be how are we going to bat 90 overs and score 290/4.

The second one looks far better and more manageable.

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Re: India Need To Change Their Mindset
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:12:28:23:08:52

Yes that is the way to look at it...

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Re: India Need To Change Their Mindset
Posted by: ananthd (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:12:28:23:13:00

They basically should treat this like a Ranji game with the 4th day being the final day and trying to get batting points on board since you already lost the first innings lead.

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Re: India Need To Change Their Mindset
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:12:28:23:14:08

Hahahaha...

They can think of Clark as Ranadeb Bose...similar pace...smiling smiley

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Re: India Need To Change Their Mindset
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:12:28:23:29:55

Pitch report...indicates a Bangalore type wicket...

Can India emulate Pakistan here?

"The pitch on Day 4 is still good for batting but the cracks have opened up quite a bit now and Brad Hogg might come into play. There will be some variable bounce and the batsmen will have to be very alert to negotiate it. The pitch will also be a lot slower and to do well as a batsman on this track will require a lot of concentration and patience. Batsmen will have to spend some time in the middle before they get comfortable. Time is not going to be the criteria in this match. So, the best option for India is to forget about 499 and just concentrate on batting as long as they can."

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Re: India Need To Change Their Mindset
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:12:29:03:56:56

India showing they are still victims of DEFENSIVE Mindset...

PATHETIC...

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Re: India Need To Change Their Mindset
Posted by: GoCool (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:12:29:05:15:43

The buck starts a the top and ends with the top. Astonishingly poor strike rate by the openers. Result: australian bowlers had plenty of time and could take more risks in finding critical rythm and bowled themselves to form. End result: they were primed for the batsmen that followed the openers.

After so many tours to Australia and playing them at home, how is it possible not to adopt a common-sense approach to batting?

No amount of writing column after column by anyone, pinpointing the inevitable, will help in this case.

It it now obvious and a foregone conclusion that when the going gets tough, the Indian batsmen run away.

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Re: India Need To Change Their Mindset
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:12:29:07:25:12

They didnt in 2000-01 and 2003-04

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Re: India Need To Change Their Mindset
Posted by: kappax (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:12:29:09:38:22

they had S Ramesh and Veeru then aS openers on one end and I guess that is the missing piece...

atleast one positive opener.. 2 would be nice...

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Re: India Need To Change Their Mindset
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:12:29:19:17:31

Well said Kappax...

Next match I would go with Dravid and Veeru...

Jaffer is useless he neither scores fast nor lasts long...

At least DRavid batted out nearly 30 overs on is own...

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