I have been a vocal critic of Guru Greg in my blog during his tenure as India's coach, and I guess I have never minced my words against him and have always been a outspoken critic of him always. He had made a team on verge of greatness into a bunch of losers, but today I thank him. The reason is he has proved all my outbursts against him to be correct. Sometimes history judges your actions, and my assertion that Guru Greg has self destruct mode on when he coaches has proven true.
The moment he was taken on the board of Australian cricket team as additional coach, i saw it as a harbinger of things to come. My money was backed immediately on India. The very man who saw so many weaknesses in Saurav Ganguly and provided the inputs to Aussies were smashed by Dada by the feisty ton he has scored at Mohali. Entire India can see what a captain he decimated with his approach and almost retired a great icon of our nation prematurely.
It was a glee to see Bret Lee and Siddle and even Watson run in and bowl short at him, Dada was carting them on the onside and milking the bowling, the same tactics against Dhoni resulted in mighty sixes and four. Looks like Aussies got the strategy absolutely wrong, in fact that have a wrong advisor in their ranks.
Sehwag who couldn't find form under Guru Greg has been in his elements after he was sacked, and against the Aussies he sparkled at Perth and again at Mohali he blasted the pace battery of Mighty Australians. Gambhir is plundering runs at will, edgy Tendulkar has found form again (Guru Greg had strategies that Tendulkar wouldn't break record against Aussies...laughable now) All batsmen are in free flow and all bowlers are shattering the timber frequently.
Just today, Ricky Ponting was bowled by Ishant Sharma and poor Aussie skipper reacted in dismay, he was flummoxed...I can assure Ponting, nothing wrong except the advices that you have received from Guru Greg, all his wards end up looking like what Ponting looked today. Look at the shot selection of Hussey & Watson, it is evident that Guru Greg is at his best and if he remains in the chair, a huge mauling of Aussies is in store.
I want India to win, but to see Aussies wilt like this, to see Aussies looking like novices, we have to hand it to Guru Greg...My heart felt sincere Thank You.
P.S. After the series verbal volleys from Guru will ruin a few mushrooming Aussie cricketers careers too.
The moment he was taken on the board of Australian cricket team as additional coach, i saw it as a harbinger of things to come. My money was backed immediately on India. The very man who saw so many weaknesses in Saurav Ganguly and provided the inputs to Aussies were smashed by Dada by the feisty ton he has scored at Mohali. Entire India can see what a captain he decimated with his approach and almost retired a great icon of our nation prematurely.
It was a glee to see Bret Lee and Siddle and even Watson run in and bowl short at him, Dada was carting them on the onside and milking the bowling, the same tactics against Dhoni resulted in mighty sixes and four. Looks like Aussies got the strategy absolutely wrong, in fact that have a wrong advisor in their ranks.
Sehwag who couldn't find form under Guru Greg has been in his elements after he was sacked, and against the Aussies he sparkled at Perth and again at Mohali he blasted the pace battery of Mighty Australians. Gambhir is plundering runs at will, edgy Tendulkar has found form again (Guru Greg had strategies that Tendulkar wouldn't break record against Aussies...laughable now) All batsmen are in free flow and all bowlers are shattering the timber frequently.
Just today, Ricky Ponting was bowled by Ishant Sharma and poor Aussie skipper reacted in dismay, he was flummoxed...I can assure Ponting, nothing wrong except the advices that you have received from Guru Greg, all his wards end up looking like what Ponting looked today. Look at the shot selection of Hussey & Watson, it is evident that Guru Greg is at his best and if he remains in the chair, a huge mauling of Aussies is in store.
I want India to win, but to see Aussies wilt like this, to see Aussies looking like novices, we have to hand it to Guru Greg...My heart felt sincere Thank You.
P.S. After the series verbal volleys from Guru will ruin a few mushrooming Aussie cricketers careers too.
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