Re: India Tour of England 2011
I will make one slight correction there. True the batters performed better in the ODIs but the bowling mediocrity still stood out:
- 1st ODI at Chester-le-Street 272/4 in 50 overs - batters did their job but **looking at the indian bowling, England probably would have won if not for rain
**- 2nd ODI at The Rose Bowl, Southampton: 187/8 in 23 overs (RR: 8.13) - **indian bowlers failed
**- 3rd ODI at The Oval: 234/7 in 50 overs - **indian batting failed **except for Dhoni and Jadeja - 4th ODI @ Lord’s: 280/5 in 50 overs - should have been a winning score but **indian bowlers failed
- **5th ODI at Cardiff: 304/6 in 50 overs **- indian bowlers failed
**BCCI needs to declare a state of emergency against declining bowling standards in the country
But what will most likely happen is India will prevail 4-1 or 3-2 over England in home conditions next month and then everything will be forgotten!!