The trick that India missed
Cricinfo staff
15-Jul-2005
The manhattan for Pakistan's innings indicates just how comfortable they were when playing the fast bowlers, and how badly they struggled against spin. In the first 16 overs, with Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, and Irfan Pathan in operation, 94 runs accrued; in the last 12, when the fast bowlers returned, Pakistan mustered a further 76. In between, when Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik took charge, only 78 came from 22 overs. Should India have played a third spinner as well?
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The manhattan for Pakistan's innings indicates just how comfortable they were when playing the fast bowlers, and how badly they struggled against spin. In the first 16 overs, with Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, and Irfan Pathan in operation, 94 runs accrued; in the last 12, when the fast bowlers returned, Pakistan mustered a further 76. In between, when Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik took charge, only 78 came from 22 overs. Should India have played a third spinner as well?
The manhattan for Pakistan's innings indicates just how comfortable they were when playing the fast bowlers, and how badly they struggled against spin. In the first 16 overs, with Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, and Irfan Pathan in operation, 94 runs accrued; in the last 12, when the fast bowlers returned, Pakistan mustered a further 76. In between, when Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik took charge, only 78 came from 22 overs. Should India have played a third spinner as well?