Everyone of us call him “the great wall of team India” in test matches. And have we ever thought about the theory behind his behavior in cricket ground, especially in test matches. One cannot be called “ Cricket's Gandhi” easily, and let me say why he deserves to be called so….!
Lets just recap the theory, Mr. Gandhi used to throw English people. He used a weapon called “non-violence”. He never lost his cool and made things favorable by using ahimsa, means not hitting back. Gandhiji waited… The English people started committing mistakes and gandhiji took hold of the things from then on!!!
Now coming to R.D, what did he do to the English people in headingley test match in 2002 ? what hurdles did he have there?
The pitch was a green top and the ball was swinging like anything and English players forced R.D to make mistakes…
What did R.D do?
He was patient just like “Gandhi”, waited for his time, never lost his cool….!!! His weapon was non violence, means he didn’t go after the English bowlers. He blunted the English attack with his solid defence. The English bowlers lost their patience slowly and started committing mistakes. Then he had his say!!! He punished them with his flourishing drives and cuts whenever he got the right ball to do them. He didn’t panic seeing the pitch and made things easier for the Indian middle-order Everyone knows he scored 148 and took away the man of the match award ahead of sachin who scored 193 in the same innings. The award was for the patience he potrayed in the first day pitch without which India would have had worst of its’ defeats in overseas!!!
This was just one instance. Same thing happened against Australia in the famous Eden-garden test in 2001, in the 233* innings in 2004 at Adelaide and during the recent Austrlalian tour too…The list goes on that it never ends and his name pops up whenever Team India scripts a great Victory!!!
Now coming to R.D, what did he do to the English people in headingley test match in 2002 ? what hurdles did he have there?
The pitch was a green top and the ball was swinging like anything and English players forced R.D to make mistakes…
What did R.D do?
He was patient just like “Gandhi”, waited for his time, never lost his cool….!!! His weapon was non violence, means he didn’t go after the English bowlers. He blunted the English attack with his solid defence. The English bowlers lost their patience slowly and started committing mistakes. Then he had his say!!! He punished them with his flourishing drives and cuts whenever he got the right ball to do them. He didn’t panic seeing the pitch and made things easier for the Indian middle-order Everyone knows he scored 148 and took away the man of the match award ahead of sachin who scored 193 in the same innings. The award was for the patience he potrayed in the first day pitch without which India would have had worst of its’ defeats in overseas!!!
This was just one instance. Same thing happened against Australia in the famous Eden-garden test in 2001, in the 233* innings in 2004 at Adelaide and during the recent Austrlalian tour too…The list goes on that it never ends and his name pops up whenever Team India scripts a great Victory!!!
A Well placed tribute to a great batsmen forgotten/ written off by People n BCCI.
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