A Response to - Can the bowlers grab the kangaroos by the tail?

Great take on the situation.
I hated what the bowlers gave the opposition.
Pathan ruined his batting performance.
Wish someone wud let him first be a bowler rather than a front line batting defence.
With a batting line up of Dravid and company
We have Raina and Pathan feature in the leading three!!!
Ridiculous I say! Whoever said India is worthy?
Yet, perhaps it is DLF policy that leads to this 'doom doom' prophecy
I can only hope like others
Afterall Indians have got only this field to be 'better'.

This rhyme was written on 15 Sep 2006 in response to the following article by my friend.

Can the bowlers grab the kangaroos by the tail?

-- Deba Prasad Dhar for cricketnext.com

Grace, art and Sachin Tendulkar are all fine but does team India have thewherewithal in bowling to win the DLF Cup?His mien betraying high concern, captain Rahul Dravid did not mince wordsduring Thursday’s post-match conference when he said, “We won’t win too manyif we bowl like that.”As India take on Australia in the third match of the DLF tri-series, Dravidwill address on priority the profligacy of his bowlers. The economy rates ofIrfan Pathan (11), R P Singh (9.75) and Harbhajan Singh (7.50) in the firstmatch must have given him enough cricks in the neck.Indian bowlers, to say the least, looked like pedestrian peashooters. ChrisGayle used his bat as if he was swatting away flies in sleep. Only MunafPatel, of the lot, stood out with his niggardly length.Against West Indies (on Thursday), Pathan clocked 132 kph - a rarity givenhis prolonged slump of form. So much so that one wondered if the speedometerinstalled for the match was prone to typos. But it was refreshing to see himcharging in and gnashing his teeth as if to suggest: “Critics, you wait. Irun in to answer.” But you can only perform within the force and compass ofyour talents. Fact remains that Pathan is proving to be expensive yet again.With Australia pencilling in greenhorn PA Jaques to partner Simon Katich,Munaf might well hurl the new cherry. But don’t rule out the possibility ofMatthew Hayden taking guard first up.Though Ricky Ponting’s men haven’t faced Munaf and R P before, the lattercould get the heave-ho, at least, for the time being. Singh, who seems tohave somewhat lost his bearings in ODIs, might make way for ShanthakumaranSreesanth.The batting takes care of itself though Indians would not undermine theinfluence of Shane Watson who is fast gaining a reputation of makingdecisive inroads in the lower middle order. A question mark ought to prevailover Mohammad Kaif’s position in the order. If he is not going to get anouting when India is 165/3 in 35 overs, then doesn’t it make sense to tryout Dinesh Mongia who, if required, can roll his arm over? It’s a differentequation though if Yuvraj Singh returns to the fray. Virendra Sehwag posedlike a lost Simon as he waited (and waited) for his turn to bat in the firstmatch. Rhythm is central to his batting, so why not have him right up there?No point being rawboned and rigidly “flexible” when he scored a 90 in hislast adventure as opener.With Tendulkar in Divine nick, Ponting without an iota of misgiving willinduct Brett Lee into the side. In batting, PA Jaques, MJ Cosgrove and BJHaddin are just about finding their feet in international cricket. The onuswill be on the captain, Matthew Hayden (if he returns) and MJ Clarke to postthe big scores. Dravid would look to cash in on the inexperience ofAustralia’s middle order. Thus, despite the hard pounding that his bowlerswere subject to against Gayle and Lara’s cavalry, he might be tempted to batfirst if he wins the toss.Yet, even on paper, Australia start overwhelming favourites. India need topull something special out of the hat to get into the points table. We couldbe in for a thriller if Dravid’s frontline bowlers hit the right line. Seeyou Saturday.