Re: 4th ODI Pak- Ind Feb 16 - Multan D/N
i would like to commend pakistan's effort despite losing, but i honestly can't. and this is unfortunate, because this poor showing (throughout the series) somewhat diminishes the glory for india...for example, the 2004 tour ODI series was a proper war and the glory was accordingly great. but i think winning the series is enough.
at the same time, i actually find myself pleased with the Indian bowling performance - something i haven't been able to say for a quite a while. pakistani batsmen played foolishly at times which aided the cause, but the Indian performance was a greater factor this time around (usually not the case with Indian successes). Indians bowled with visible confidence and heart, not to mention minimal stupidity (excluding RP Singh's flurry of wide balls). Indian batsmen played very well for the most part, however anything less would have been unacceptable considering the quality of the line-up...so i would say they simply fulfilled expectations rather than exceeding them.
what i take away most from the matches so far is hope that Santh and RP Singh can be honed into long-term quality bowlers. only time will tell. i would say the same if i was a Pakistani regarding Asif, though i think Asif probably has greater potential than either of the two Indian youngsters.