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India aims to bounce back against England today
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 15 - 01 - 2013

KOCHI — Still smarting from their narrow nine-run defeat in the opening ODI, a struggling India will have to work on its bowling frailties and inconsistent batting as it takes on England in the second one-dayer Tuesday with the pressure on the home team.
Nothing seems to be going right for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men as after its 1-2 series loss in the three-match ODI series against Pakistan, India again started on the wrong foot against England last Friday.
The Indians will have to give a serious thought to the team composition as another defeat may put immense pressure on the team and may make it very difficult to stage a comeback.
With the top order batsmen failing repeatedly, the team management may toy with the idea of bringing in Cheteswar Pujara though Dhoni is not keen to tamper with the composition of the team as yet.
In the first ODI, India's bowling frailties were exposed as they conceded 38 runs in the last two overs, which cost it the match and the bowlers really have to sort out their problems of bowling at the death overs if the host has to bounce back.
There is very little margin for error for bowlers on batting friendly conditions and unlike in the Pakistan series, conditions are not going to favor the bowlers this time during the five-match one-day series against England.
India's seam bowlers and spinners have lacked venom and it would be interesting how the host bowl at the Nehru stadium, which is also going to be a batting paradise.
In the spin department, R. Ashwin is very crucial for India but the off-spinner has not really been effective so far. He used to control the game and take crucial wickets. But now, he is unable to bring in the required control and is becoming too predictable.
The English batsmen have come well prepared and any mistake by the Indian bowlers will be detrimental to the team's cause.
During the Pakistan series, India were struggling to get a good start which had affected the teams' results. But, in the last one-dayer, India got a decent start but the top-order failed to convert them even on a placid track at the newly built Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
One of the major concerns for India has been Virat Kohli's lack of form. In the last five matches, he has not been able to bat to his potentials and India lost three of them. At No. 3, Kohli has a big role to play.
Following its historic 2-1 victory over India in the Test series, the England side has returned for the one-day series after Christmas and have an edge going into the second ODI.
England bowlers have shown tremendous resilience as even in difficult situations they never gave up. In the first ODI, the English bowlers were unperturbed and continued to attack even when Raina and Dhoni were scoring freely.
James Tredwell deceived the Indian batsmen with his well crafted off-spin and his figures of 4 for 44 — four out of India's top five — set the foundation for England's nine-run victory last Friday.
The pace trio of Jade Dernbach, Tim Bresnan and Steven Finn too have contributed well, sharing five wickets among them in the first ODI. The visitors' batting also have been rock solid. — Agencies


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