hhunaeh
January 5, 2013, 10:45pm
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Re: Reactions in the media
This is what I mean by weird & wacky indian media, excessive hype before a game and overreaction after a loss. Pak media is better as far as hyping players is concerned. Their (and the fans’) usual problem is blind belief in conspiracy theories. some pakpassion posters do behave like the indian media though!
The first step to solving a problem in sport is to acknowledge that a problem exists and needs a solution. In all these programs I only see them bashing the batting. The batting line-up is just fine (bench strength is good too - Rahane, Tiwari and Pujara) but perhaps longer than necessary. Dhoni needs to come in at 6, play a genuine all-rounder (Irfan etc.) and 3 proper bowlers. Even in the 2nd T20, Indian bowlers were having huge problems defending a mammoth total of 192. With a bit of luck, Pakistan would have won that game as well
India’s main problem is their bowling and they must play proper bowlers and genuine all-rounders (like Kapil and Irfan) or-else forget about defending their title in Aus/NZ in 2015.. Playing part-timers simply won’t do. You can’t rely on batting to bail you out or to bat opponents out every time. You can’t have part-timers bowling your 4th and 5th quota of 10 overs!! (therein lies the problem). No doubt Pakistan’s pace attack is better than India’s but whatever pressure is created upfront by Bhuvuneshwar and Ishant is quickly released by the likes of Yuvi, Kohli, Sehwag and Raina. I am not convinced that Jadeja (although he took 3 wickets the other day) is a genuine all-rounder. Dinda is not international class either. Both need to go
The above bespectacled rondu anchor is typical. oh bhai thund rakho no need to overreact or go overboard about the loss. It is only a game. There will be another bilateral series soon. Then there is CT, 50-over world cup, T20 world cup etc.
subah ka bouncer is typical over the top criticism
It is the anchor’s baseline emotion. That’s how he is all the time. They hype players because they have to sell them and everything that goes with Indian cricket. It is how many people make a living. When you can’t sell victory, you have to sell tragedy and anger. Indians have always acknowledged that our bowling is lost since the time zaheer, kumble and harbahjan passed their prime. And pakistanis are more prone to conspiracy theories than Indians