Brave people always keep their heart in their hands... all the Best RAHUL (Captain) and Virendra( Vice Captain) TEAM INDIA
The indian cricket team is touring pakistan.. with a series of discussion .. Can we do better in pakistan... Fast track... Shoaib is difficult to play ... who is going to open... Rahul is able to carry the pressure of a captain... or Saurav should be in indian 11... etc....etc..
As we all knows that begining is half done.. and certainly... the first test which is on a draw track... answering most of the questions....
Certainly... Indian batsman did well... on pakies track..( during first practice match and also in this current first test match)... last tour memories were also good...
Rahul open the inning with a great heart... and signing off the first barrier with a great passion... (many of us are very well aware of that under rahuls captainship we got the first ever victory in Pakistan...)... he is a real GEM... a truth ful crickter...
The Magic of Veeru..(Virendar Sahbag) is also challange the media and others who always criticism during last 4-5 test match performances.. though this performance may not be best one in terms of batting pitch concern... but the way he guiding the inning is remarkable... batting over the 100% strike rate... is not easy for any person... specially when u are behind the target over the 650....
I believe that The decision of Rahul to open Inning is not only brave one but also setup the standards for the all newcomers....
Once I read in a book about Greatest Master Dadda Dhayanchand... The Ex-captain of Indian Hockey Team
’’ India was playing with pakistan : pakis knows that if they want to win... they must stop Dadda Dhayanchand at any cost... and certainly one pakistani player hit him by stick and Dadda went for medical aid because , blood was coming out ... that was really pain ful for him.....
Pakis start winning... that match... but 15 minutes before the ending time of the Game... Dadda come back and joined the indian 11... and struck goals... and India won that match...
At the end of the match.. that man who hit him.. asked.. sir.. I hit you very badly but u never said any thing... I m very sorry for all that happen...
Dadda said... well dear... its ok.. my way of answering your question is the match winning goal.... which I scored’’
Rahul is now signing the new era of indian cricket.... No doubt he is having aggression ... but he did not like to show his aggression.. like others.. who wearoff their shirts... Those who watched This Test match and able to see that clip of exchanging the aggression ( Rahul - Shoaib) was the amazing stuff ...
’’Shoaib bowled and Rahul Played that ball beautifully... Shoaib looked into his eyes... and the indian Captain.... start talking with eyes... Rahul looked into shoaibs eyes constantly atleast both looked them for 40 seconds and distance between them was just 6 inch.... Rahul never tried to open his mouth.. but he answer all the question of Shoaib......’’
now onwards.. Rahul should start opening( atleast for this series)... he is a kind of batsmen who can bat at any position.. this is my view.. only.... otherwise they should try Jaffar who is there as an opener...
With this first test performance we can think positively for the rest of the series...
Some people may not be happy with indian bowling attack... well in comparison with Pakistani Attack we are far better .. in both department....(bowling and fielding)
Indian bowlers atleast manage to get a wicket and economy rate is bit better than pakies....
Lahore test is going to be past today... but it left so many memories and re write record books...
Well all the best Team India... Specially Rahul and Veeru... for the brave efforts....
with regards
devan