The dinner menu for MS Dhoni this week will be a nice large slice of humble pie.
India were back on track in 'The Revenge Series', having been drubbed in England and Australia in last year they got their home formula nicely sorted:
And there you have it, twirl the ball in the same place all day long and wait for mistakes, it worked gloriously all throughout the nineties and even Australia couldn't do anything about it. The Ganguly era was a rare time when India learned to compete overseas, but last years 8-0 saw a revert back to old school tactics to at least make sure that they could wallop teams in their playground and feel a bit better about life.
India were back on track in 'The Revenge Series', having been drubbed in England and Australia in last year they got their home formula nicely sorted:
- Prepare a pitch with less life than Valle de Luna
- The batsmen smash a total of 500+
- The spinners do the rest
I am Dhoni, hear me roar. © AFP |
Only it wasn't enough, not for a 'frustrated' MS Dhoni.
He wanted more. The test match dragged on until the fifth day thanks to Alistair Cook, who is the real deal. The spinners had to bowl mammoth spells, and unlike the lion hearted Kumble who used to do it without fuss, our captain was