West Indies tri-series 2013: Match 3 – India vs SL – The Quick Flicks

Proud moment for Kohli

The thumping defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka wouldn’t have pleased Kohli one bit. But it must have been a proud moment for him when he walked into the middle for the toss, as the captain of the side. Though he had a disastrous start to his captaincy stint, he would hope that the faith is kept in him for future matches too by the team management.

Butter-fingers

The high point of India’s Champions trophy campaign was the brilliant fielding. But in the game against Sri Lanka, catches of Tharanga and Jayawerdene were dropped. Next time, Vijay and Yadav take the field, they should remember the old adage of ‘catches win you matches.’

The conundrum of Vijay’s batting position

As India’s think-tank is happy with the way Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have played at top of the order, it resulted in the replacement player for Dhoni, Vijay batting at 3. The problem with Vijay batting at 3 is, Kohli has to bat down the order. In shorter formats of the game, the best players generally bat at top of the order. So, India’s think-tank should have a rethink of Kohli’s batting position.

Are Indian players still stuck in Heathrow airport?

After the high of winning the prestigious ICC Champions trophy, it can be tough to play in yet another of those tri-series. But that shouldn’t be an excuse for the deflated performance put up by the Indian team in the tri-series in West Indies.

Up against Sri Lanka, India’s bowling was pedestrian, and batsmen just caved-in under pressure. It seems like Indian cricketers are suffering from the hangover of winning the Champions Trophy, and hadn’t yet left the Heathrow airport in London.

It won’t be unfair to say that instead of watching Indian batsmen capitulate while chasing a mammoth total, those few who made it into the stadium, could have spent their time better by visiting popular tourist destinations like Dunn’s river or Black River Safari in Jamaica.