Ind-Aus Series...Clash of the Champion (Sledgers)

Standing up to the Aussies is the "in thing" now-a-days...Sreesanth is doing it...so is our Bhajji...even Robin Uthhapa is doing it. But apart from these cursing contests going on in the field, there is not much of a contest between the two sides.

Australia punished our bowlers for their erratic display in the first match and the same thing happened in the 2nd match as well. We had them pinned down in the first 10 overs but couldn't make use of that.

The only point worth mentioning, from India's point of view, is the so called aggression. But is this aggression really helping us? Our team wants to match up with the Aussies in the sledging dept. but they conveniently ignore the fact that Aussies might be champion sledgers but whatever they say, they back it up on the field.

Glen McGrath is a master of this art, every time Ashes series is about start, he'll come up with his prediction of the score and every time says it'll be 5-0 and last time they actually achieved it.
When he predicts a five nil washout, I'm sure he actually believes every single word of it. But when a bowler like Harbajan Singh is bad mouthing 6'2" Matthew Hayden, it hardly looks convincing.

Like the rest of the world I also don't like Australian team, but we can not simply deny the fact that they are THE champions and have been on the top of their game for almost 10 years now.
If our "Young Guns" want to be like the Aussies take the good things from them...their passion for the game...their commitment level...their professional approach. Sledging like the Aussies is not going to take us anywhere (who can forget the WC'03 final or even the WC'07 match against B'desh).

Still 4 mtaches to go in the series, and I'm waiting for a turnaround like Eden garden to happen...kya karien...Aakhir Dil hai Hindustani.