Kumar Sangakkara can sometimes be a total nutjob.
Before the tour began, he claimed that his team had the balls to beat India in India.
He lost the test series 0-2, because he let the Indian batting get away.
The biggest threat to any opposition against India is India’s Batting prowess.
Sehwag.
Sachin.
Gambhir
Yuvraj Kohli
Raina
MS Dhoni
Jadeja
If that is not a great ODI line-up, then we are in the 2030s .
Today, on a flat pitch at Rajkot, in the first ODI of a 5 Match ODI series, Sangakkara put India into bat, relying on early swing to assist his new ball bowlers.
To have won the toss on the first day of a series, you HAVE to bat in INDIA. This he should have learnt. But he made the mistake. His punishment – India have amassed 414/7 with Sehwag scoring 146 in 102 balls.All hail the mighty lord Sehwag.
Other useful contributions were from Sachin and Dhoni, with Jadeja playing a useful cameo at the end.
In reply, the dismantled Lankans are trying their best, and are 62/0 after 8.1 overs. They still have the best conditions to bat on, but it looks improbable.
If they do win, it will be a great boost for the sagging nature of cricket blogs.
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