Re: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Nov 30-Dec 4, 2
Its sad to see both teams lacking killer instinct. Back in the day of Imran, Dev, Javed and Wasim, Pakistan vs India games were thrilling. Both teams went for the kill, now a days, they are happy with the draw.
wht do u mean by both teams? indians may be were 7-8 overs, 20-30 runs late to declare but still to score 345 off 81 overs was not impossible, diffucult yes but not impossible. in the last 7-8 years many teams had tried to chase over 400+ runs to win n most were not successful. but atleast they tried. the very recent being the 2nd test between australia & sri lanka where sangakkara played out of his skin to chase down a huge target. though they lost by some 90 odd runs but the intent to win was there. here you see pakistani batsmen coming out to play out for a draw. apart from hamid, no one else have shown any real intent to play aggressively and put the indians under pressure. indians, despite with a draw, will still go with a 1-0 lead in the 3rd test thus knowing they can't lose the series. pak, however knows that will be a do-or-die test for them to win to draw the series.