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india-oz series: curtain raiser...

by straight point

recently before the champions trophy finals, ricky ponting urged his team mates "discipline... not spectacle..."

i think it will do india a world of good if they follow the advice... specially our bowlers... if they can just stick to their line and length without trying too many variations... they can still fair better on 'belter of pitches' that are expected in the upcoming series...

with not even 300+ scores safe on these pitches... most matches will be decided by which team shows greater discipline on the ground... rather than going for a spectacle...

its easier said than done... but if you seriously want to be the top team in the world then you will have to back it with superlative performances rather than doing mere lip service which sounds good when heard...

harbhajan singh has a chance to redeem himself and he will find no better opponent than australia to come good which has always made him focus more on his game...

tho personally i will be particularly interested in raina's progress in the series and how he will emerge after the doubts raised on his handling of the short pitch stuff... he will be undoubtedly tested there and if only he remembers ponting's advice of discipline before spectacle... we could see the making of another established middle order bat that the world will fear...


next: gautam's 'gambhir' form...

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