Team India has to fight like Kungfu Panda to win the World Cup

Team India has to fight like Kungfu Panda to win the World Cup
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Zimbawe mauled India’s bowling to amass 287 runs and took three quick wickets. Rohit Sharma, SikharDhawan and Kohli fell to bad balls. Kohli and Sikhar drew the balls to wickets while Rohit mistimed a lift and was caught. Rahane was run out in mess up. India lost four wickets for 92 runs in 22.4 overs. Suresh Raina and Dhoni steered team India into safety without losing any wicket further. India won by 6 wickets.

Zimbawe mauled India’s bowling to amass 287 runs and took three quick wickets. Rohit Sharma, SikharDhawan and Kohli fell to bad balls. Kohli and Sikhar drew the balls to wickets while Rohit mistimed a lift and was caught. Rahane was run out in mess up. India lost four wickets for 92 runs in 22.4 overs. Suresh Raina and Dhoni steered team India into safety without losing any wicket further. India won by 6 wickets.

Like the match against West Indies, it looked as if India would lose the match. Zimbawe dropped Raina twice and Raina did maximum damage with his swashbuckling innings of 110 not out. It was Dhoni’s 85 of 76 balls was a captain’s innings. Though Dhoni had no helicopter bhroom in his shots, he had the coolness and intelligence to see the Indian innings through all odds. Indian middle order has come out well in both the matches. Dhoni has got another long innings to find his big hitting ability. He finished the math with a grand sixer.

India’s batting order now looks very strong and steady for the next lap of the game. Its top order Kohli, Rohit Sharma, SikharDhawan and Rahane are in good form to give their best in Chuk De India campaign. Rohit is a gifted player who can demolish any bowling attack. ViratKohli is always a finisher but he has to pick up his concentration to go big gun. Rahane can do his bit with his ability to find gaps.
The top order has to pile up minimum 150 in 30 overs. The problem now is the absence of a back up bowler to give cover to regular bowler when opponent tries to make them out of attack. Zimbawe. Jadeja and Aswini gave away 146 runs in 20 overs without a wicket. There was no back up bowler in Dhoni’s armor to surprise Zimbawe’s batsmen. They can make Raina and Kohli work hard on bowling to fill the gap. India still missesYuvraj’s role in the game. Back up bowler would be the captain’s worry for the time being.
India has entered the dragon island and has to fight like Kungfu panda to reach the final. Inner peace is the key to victory. The quarter final outing against Bangladesh will be tougher than the Zimbawe match. Bangladesh is no longer minnow in the world cup as it has shocked top teams in the world and made England exit.
Team India has to look beyond Bangladesh match and do the home work, foot work and fielding practice to win the world cup. Captain Dhoni will not come to the rescue all the time. He is human. The top order has to build big score in 30 overs, the middle has to be swashbuckling and the tail has to wag in harmony with our bowling attack. India has a bright chance to win the cup. Millions of Indian fans are waiting to see India in the final and Mahendra Singh Dhoni lifting the World Cup.
By Sudhansu R Das
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