I just thought sri lanka was too good for india to play with. Anybody agree?
2007-03-27 21:23:47 · 41 answers · asked by asin k 2 in Sports ➔ Cricket
india lose because of thier lazyness. they dont have zeal to win but srilankans have that zeal to win ,
as dravid said if the top order does not click,nobody can save the team.it is simply a case of our so called SUPERSTARS failing to deliver , All players r play not good..
2007-03-27 22:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
India made it to the finals in 2003 with virtually the same team if not a better batting side in 2007. They were simply outperformed by a more hungry Bangladesh as well as Sri Lanka. The Indian team looked slow, clumsy and out of shape with no concentration whatsoever. Big wake up call for India. Too bad that this year might be Sachin's, ganguly and Kumbles last world cup.
2007-03-27 22:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
India had comprehensively beaten Sri Lanka in the ODI series held at India just before the world cup. Hence India was capable of beating them in the world cup also. However, on the particular day of the match, Indian batsmen and players miserably failed to play to their potential, whereas Sri Lanka played far better than India.
2007-03-28 17:07:45 · answer #3 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
India lost the match to Sri Lanka because of casual batting. Utthapa was trying to be over confident with his batting and was going for every ball rather than shot selection. Ganguly had mixed thoughts, he has been playing for survival after his comeback to earn his place in the team .His strike rate has been very poor. He played irresponsible shot in the air and was caught. There was no need to play such shots but try to build up an inning. Sehwag's contribution was fairly OK. It is high time that Tendulkar retires gracefully and give chance to youngsters. As one ages so do the reflex slow down, otherwise Richard, Gavaskar, Kapil Dev would have been playing today. Tendulkar was beaten by share pace of the ball. His reflex were slow. Yuvraj got out because of a silly run out. Dhooni was plumb before the wicket showed that he is not fit enough to face a world class spinner. Dravid tried his best and played his aggressive shots too early. We cannot expect too much from the tail.
2007-03-27 23:28:45 · answer #4 · answered by kailash b 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
India would have played far better cricket then any other team. The only problem was they were playing under tremendous pressure. They could sustain the pressure created by media, and indian fans. The real culprit is media who created all this drama. Sharad Pawar also said the same thing
2007-03-27 22:50:38 · answer #5 · answered by suresh pillay 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sri lanka is not a great team . india was too bad for sri lanka thats all
2007-03-30 07:11:06 · answer #6 · answered by Alan f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i agree sri lanka was toooooo gud for india and we can blame the top order batsmen also i expected sumthing frm DHONI he disapointed evrybody in 2 matches by goin at 0
2007-03-27 21:35:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1."Lack of Mental Strength".
2. "They are only paper tigers"
They always fails to deliver their best in crucial matches. Each and every player are talented,but the main trait is missing that,how to handle the situation (pressure ). If you check recent crucial matches you will notice that mostly India Lose in final matches
2007-03-27 22:00:27 · answer #8 · answered by jasi_dxb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B'coz lack of hard work & overconfidence, they thought that srilanka would be an easy team 2 play with
2007-03-28 00:29:13 · answer #9 · answered by divs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we lost because of 2 simple things:
1. SRI LANKA PLAYED WELL.
2. WE PLAYED LIKE MINNOWS..
2007-03-27 22:27:40 · answer #10 · answered by pulverizer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋