Lackluster, outclassed, and miserable – All these words can fit in well for Team India after the conclusion of first two test matches against England. Is it the pressure of being Number one which has taken better of Indian team or is it the absence of key players like Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan which has demoralized them? Whichever the case may be, Indian Team is on verge to lose their number one position once they will get out in the field at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
The biggest letdowns for Dhoni's eleven in two out of two defeats are 1) an unsettled opening pair. 2) Consecutive rare failures for Sachin Tendulkar. 3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni's dementia of how to keep the wickets. 4) Harbhajjhan Singh's batting friendly spells. 5) Zaheer Khan's Unavailability and last but not the least, England team's outstanding performance.
As expected, Sehwag and Zaheer Khan are going to play the next text match which will be a huge boost for Indian team as they will be trying to rule the ICC ranking for some more time. Yuvraj has been ruled out of the test match which will be a setback. Harbhajjan's unavailability might turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Sachin Tendulkar has a big score due on him. Dhoni should start consider to play county cricket instead of IPL as his poor wicket keeping has been exposed by English conditions. He needs to step up as a batsman and as a skipper too. India needs to be aggressive like they have been in the last couple of years to give mighty Englishmen a tough competition.
Can India prove their worth as number one side in the world? Can they raise their game to maintain their supremacy over rest of the test playing nations? Indeed, it's going to be a mammoth task. That's where the number one teams step when the pressure is humongous. Let's see if team India can rise to the occasion and play like champions. All eyes on the Edgbaston test.
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