So India won 5:1 against SL_ What do you think about that_?

Question

India defeated SL 4:1 in ODIs and in the T20. It was much much needed victory for India away from home against a good side. Congratulations and well deserved. I have 3 questions here and hope u answer.

(1)How did india defeated SL in this tour?
(2) Why has SL been struggling against india continuously in recent ¾ years at their home, away and neutral venues (mostly in ODIs)?
(3)Is this win something huge for india or not?

Here are my opinions…
(1) First of all it’s obvious that India played brilliantly. In batting they looked superb and apart from one occasion they completely dominated with that bat. As always, India’s bowling was not the greatest but still enough to back up their batting. I thought their bowlers esp. pace men did a solid job. The fielding was pretty good too. Overall Indians were not sloppy. They did the basics right, played according to a plan and gave their 100% in every aspect. Almost every player gave their level best.
Apart from that, clearly SL didn’t play up to their 100% potential and ability. They tried hard in the first 4 games but due to some basic mistakes especially in the field, just couldn’t finish it up. In the final match and in the T20, SL played like a bunch of newcomers with no plan or any confidence. Probably the losing mindset caused this. SL could have won the 5th match where one stage they needed less than runner ball with 4 wickets in hand in last 50 balls. But SL batsman played some unnecessary shots and gave it away. In the T20 they had another great opportunity as they just needed 150 to win, but once again some terrible mistakes cost it. It's really annoying to see they giving it away. Indians simply counter attacked and got the upper hand easily.

(2) Here are the reasons.

#SL didn’t have any bowler who can wear and strangle the Indian batsmen down. In the past, Vass and Murali did a decent job though Indians handled them well at times. But now their best bowlers like malinga, Herath and Mendis looks completely ineffective against india.

#Current Indian batting lineup is probably the strongest India ever had(in ODIs) They react brilliantly to the pressure.

#SL don’t have a dominant player like Jayasuriya to match up Indian aggressive batsmen. Dilshan falls short.

(3) In my honest opinion this is a good win but not a historical win for India because India has dominated SL most occasions in recent years. India has defeated SL 5 out of last 6 times they played in SL. So what they did was continuing their dominance. Nothing new here. Actually SL doesn’t look like a dominant force any more as they used to be at home in ODIs. SL lost to Australia and England at home in Odis (2011 & 2008). SL has only defeated Wi and Pak in ODIs at home recently in one on one competition. And overall SL team only defeated Pakistan after the last world cup. So current SL team is pretty average or just above average… no more a very dominant force. India should win against much tougher oppositions in order to climb to the top.
India is the best team in Asia right now. Now it's time for them to go for the next level.

So then What are your opinions?

Answer 1

As I said in of my earlier answers, barring a couple of matches, all others were close ones and they could have gone either way. IMO the attitude and the confidence was the major difference between the two teams. In the second match too, when Indian batsmen were all out for 138, it was not due to SL's superb bowling but due to the reckless shots played by the batsmen. That was clearly over confidence. I am not taking anything away from Perera. He bowled superbly but Indian batsmen could easily have defended him if not hit him for runs. So, for your first question, my answer is confidence was the reason why India beat SL 5-1.

No one can give better answer than you yourself did in your other 2 questions IMO. But I would like to add one more thing. Though its not a historical win for us, its indeed a huge win because it has never been that easy to beat Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka ever since they debuted in international cricket.

Answer 2

Thank you Dinith & it was unexpected, to say the least.

India's overseas tours have given us the jitters as well. India looked shaky, when Eng came to play in India, last year. I thought it was so soon, after losing to Eng in Eng. But then things were turned on its head. Eng were bundled back with a 5-1 series result, they lost 5-0 in ODI's.

English supporters had plenty to say & they declared Tests as their fave format.

Then Pakistan pasted them 3-0 in Tests, in the Middle East. They surprised Pak in ODI's in return.

When India won the only T-20 in S.L. I thought it won't matter but after winning the realization dawned that we hide behind formats, pretty much like English followers did, when we lose but a win is a win, at the end of the day.

Yet we are just the fans, we feel happy & sad, when our teams win or lose but we should not insult the opposing fans. Reason being these team members are pretty friendly with each other & share good rapport, so why should we feel otherwise. I think these T-20 leagues, like County cricket earlier, is responsible for the bonhomie amongst international cricketers.

S.L. lost 2 very important members & India were lucky, despite having a miserable Rohit Sharma in the playing XI for all the matches, they were able to win convincingly. Dilshan was also a no show, he was walking back early enough, else he is a dangerous batsman, especially against India.

Well better luck to both the teams, hope its another final of an ICC event, the T-20 W.C. finals b/w our teams & let's see who takes the crown this time, as both teams are front runners here as well..

Answer 3

Well I think SL could have done better in the series if Sanga didn't break his finger. 50% it kinda affected the teams moral and all. But ya the batting side of the Indian team is very good, their currently the best I think. Clearly you can also see SL lacks good spin bowlers, lineup is only filled with good pace bowlers which is not enough for a good offensive side like India. But fielding wise to be honest SL dominated over India, Virat Kholi just messed up soo bad(stupid player anyways, even though he's a good batsman). Well too bad now that SL lost the series. We'll have to see what'll happen at the T20s :)

Answer 4

I've to appreciate you Dinith, you're doing a great job, finding where faults lie with these losses instead of some mindless bashing despite getting beaten by India most of the time, I hope other Lankan fans also learn it from you that if you are being beaten by a team on a regular basis you need to stop abusing and start working on your weaknesses. IMO Sri Lankan batsmen are really struggling to handle the pressure. Most of the time the middle order batsmen opting to stay on the crease & getting settled rather than trying to rotate the strike.

They always looking to play big innings & failing in the middle & Lanka used to be the best Asian fielding side. But they are struggling in this series. There is no argument that India has the best ODI batting line up. That is the main reason for their impressive winning streak during the later years.

Indian team went with a plan & it worked out well when they had taken Manoj Tiwary. I'd say it's another supreme performance of India against SL but we should always remember that India & Sri Lanka are in a rebuilding mode, so it's time to learn from mistakes.

I'd just like to wish good luck to both teams for the upcoming T20 WC.

Answer 5

" 1) He performed for a very long time and more matches than any other batsman so that’s why his records like most quantity of runs, 1000s and fifties etc and many others are nothing but larger than any person. " it's no longer toughness, it's consistency which allowed get these files. In terms of judging a player's greatness over his profession, it can be integral to appear at his entire graph alternatively than his peak. It is now not so much how excessive a participant will get as how lengthy he stays there. "(2) He confronted too many balls selfishly to get his a hundredth ton against Bangladesh (Asia cup)" certainly, that wicket didn't helped to get the runs. India lost the match since of the negative bowling. They don't seem to be ready to manage the grip of the ball. When you take into account the suit, in the course of the final overs, our pacers principally Praveen kumar bowled handy full tosses. Ban want 33 from three overs. Irfan : 48 over - 17 runs, Praveen kumar : forty ninth over - 14 runs. Healthy misplaced. "(three) India misplaced many games where Sachin scored 100." The important predicament : When individuals made an statement they can not see different attitude. ● They made an declaration that, when ever sachin rankings an hundred, India will misplaced the suit. So they do not comprehend the actual details. ● Of the 49 ODI centuries that Tendulkar has scored thus far, best 14 such three-figure ratings have ended up in a shedding cause for India, at the same time in 33 matches, the place the batting maestro has long past earlier one hundred, India have emerged victors. If 14 is higher to assert "every time he ratings a ton ..... " then 33 is much bigger to stop the parable "every time ..... " "(four) Sachin didn’t perform well in significant fits." The crucial & stress predicament outlined via criticizers as "whenever he will get out at low ranking, it is a central fit, & stress challenge however he failed to handle it well". This is ridiculous. You will not consider any strain when he stays there. But you feel stress when gets out ? Criticize ? ● he's the only guy to score 6 tons in event finals. (in the event you feel match finals are important) ● he's high runs getter in World cup(if you happen to feel world cup are important) (5) Sachin tampered the ball! ● It was once an dilemma where Mike Denness himself admitted that his action used to be fallacious and was achieved on the warmness of the second without the application of mind. ● it is very rough for a famous cricketer to safeguard himself when he places himself in this sort of problematic role. It's the goodwill of the public to judge.

Answer 6

Great performance by Team India. It is not easy to maul Sri Lanka at their own backyard.

Answer 7

It was because the team played unitedly and Irfan and Virat, Suresh played great

Answer 8

just india smashes sri lanka

Answer 9

Awesome

India all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go India!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

You answered your question..