Broad's narrow mindset shoots England down

It was a point, game and match awarded to India at the time of the toss itself - Knowing very well that all new England players with the likes of Hulex, Wright, Butler, Bairstow, Morgan have not faced much spin in their career so far and still asking India to bat first after winning the toss did Broad invite a lot of trouble there and then.

To me, that sealed the match. That Premadasa pitch is a typical Chennai pitch, where the ball does not only come to bat, but also spins a lot as the match progresses is a known theory across the world. Also, Broad did make another error in judgement - he fancied a bouncy track to suit his fast bowlers and all the fast bowlers fed the Indian top order with short pitched stuff. There was no deep square leg or deep mid-wicket to support the thought process, and Indians were allowed to hook with disdain.

Dhoni, on the other hand, did not have to face any wrath from the media or his fans, on the team selection process. That he had to 'rest' Sehwag and Zaheer shows his growing stature within his team. He had the guts to deploy Harbhajan and Chawla and both did the skipper's choice with aplomb.

Indians did the have the task cut out and came out on the winning side professionally. Each member did that with perfect style. I like Dhoni coming up the order ahead of batsmen like Raina and Yuvaraj. I wish he does that during ODI's and Test matches too...

The way Harbhajan and Chawla bowled in tandem, it set up the match for India. Within the span of 8 overs, they had taken 7 wickets between them and sealed beyond repair.

More Good news for India - Now India will play against Aussies on 28th Sept at Premadasa Stadium.