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What was the Indian game plan?

December 20, 2002 11:12 IST
By Faisal Shariff

Continuing with Virender Sehwag and Sanjay Bangar was a vote of confidence in the openers by the team management, despite their twin failures in the first Test. Fair enough. So the mantra is survival through status quo.

Result: Sanjay Bangar is snapped up in the slip cordon. Sehwag bats like Bangar (1 off 21 balls) before taking his eyes off a bouncer that wasn't.

With Tendulkar and skipper Sourav Ganguly dismissed in quick succession, India has played 11 maidens off the 17 overs bowled, lost four wickets and Daryl Tuffy --- the way the Indian batsmen are playing him --- is the new Glenn McGrath.

Faisal Shariff

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