Where's the will to go for the kill?
By losing the last two games of the ODI series against West Indies, India messed up a golden chance to take revenge for all the 5-0 hammerings they have received at the hands of the hosts, over the years, writes Suresh Menon
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
By losing the last two games of the ODI series against West Indies, India messed up a golden chance to take revenge for all the 5-0 hammerings they have received at the hands of the hosts, over the years, writes Suresh Menon. Was it complacency, lack of drive, poor leadership or something else, he asks in DNA.
Only in recent years have India shaken off the habit of losing the first Test in an away series. True, the team will be strengthened when Mahendra Singh Dhoni, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid return to their posts, but they will find it that bit more difficult against a team that has been injected with a crucial dose of self-belief by India’s approach. And going by the manner in which the medium pacers have performed, the man who will be missed the most is Zaheer Khan.
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo