VANQUISHING ACTS FROM DHONI

Today there is nothing to report that might give encouragement to the Indians,except, perhaps,the two Vanquishing Acts from Dhoni .The first one was more of a thriller with no results & the second one in the 120 th over when he successfully held Jonathan Trott to a touch& go ball from Ojha.It was a mind turning catch for Indial supporters . Trott had made 87 when the casualty for England happened in the form of second wicket in their first Outing at the Eden Gardens.A sigh of relief for the Indians. Coming back to the first futile Vanquishing Act from Dhoni ,it was just a back throw wicket breaking with excellent reflex action from a Great Captain & Wicket Keeper!Had The ball reached him 10 seconds earlier,The wicket breaking might have been one event Which could enter History Books of Cricket Now it it seems right time for a bit of Nostalgia as nothing is happening significant in the middle. Routine Bowling & routine Batting from From Captain Cook& Pietersen. The Vanquishing Acts from Dhoni reminds me 2nd April 2011 at the Wankhedes,Mumbai India won the Word Cup against all odds ,thanks to the Great Dhoni,Sachin,& Yuvraaj Singh.The Will power of Dhoni & Yuvraaj singh was the essence of the World cup final. Srilankans all set to win was thrown away by the Guts& WillPower of Dhoni& Yuvraaj Singh The result.Sankakkara had to resign from the Captaincy of Srilanka! Is it right to criticize SRT,DHONI& YUVRAAJ SINGH WHO BROUGHT LAURELS TO THEIR MOTHER LAND WITH THIS GLORIOUS WIN SACHIN HAS IN THE FIRST INNINGS SILENCED CRITICS,! Let us come back to the routine in the middle. There was an excellent throw at the wicket of Captain Cook by None other than Virat Kohli to send back Cook to the Pavilion at 190 in the 127 th Over,much to his Disappointment of forgoing a Double Ton.The score 359/3. Pietersen & Bell continues after Tea. Ah! What a lucky Breakthrough for the most deserving pacer of India Ishant Sharma! Bell sent to Pavilion for a indifferent shot to Sharma ,Dhoni taking the edge from him At a very Lower level from the Ground.It looks Eden Garden& Captain Dhoni are getting Back to their true color again. Congratulations more to Dhoni than Sharma who deserved many wickets for his excellent Pace . But usually an unlucky Sharma got his due today! England 395/ Pietersen looks like the Key today.A very hard cricketer to beat.His powerful shots are always treat to the eyes.continues at 403/4 a lead of 87. Beyond 130 lead is Spelling Danger for India. Tight fielding & accurate balling alone could save India Now. 13 1/2 hrs Play in arrears for this match anything is possible. If England goes beyond 500 in this match in their first inningsINDIA will have to Look for saving the match. Here comes the Exit of the most Dangerous Batsman of England Kevin Pieterse India's promising Spinner got him in front for a sharp delivery on the middle stump Of which Pietersen didn't know much.He could have easily driven it straight but Pietersen was a bit late to know about the damage done Any ways,a lucky but most deserving wicket finally for Aswin England 420/4 .144th over in Progress MattPrior joins at the middle who is not much less dangerous than KP. It is a mystery why Dhoni is not remembering his Pal Sachin who was in the 90s Considered as a Partnership breaker.Apart from this SRT HAD A 5 wicket haul agains Australians at Kochi in a onedayer which India won comfortably. Yuvraaj Singh,SRTor Dhoni himself should bowl now as the situation demands it The Gloves can be handed over to Virat Kohli Any ways,the spinners continue.444/5 on board.Here comes 453/6 in the form of Samit Patel with 33to his credit. Sehwag too did a vanquishing act by taking the catch , Unnecessarily Offered by Patel, with his right hand lifting the ball up & then waiting For it to land in his safe hand. A fine catch under the circumstances At 478/6 it looks time is running out for the Indians.Lead is over 160 now to be précis 162. 484/6. Even MrEXTRA too is contributing towards the agony of India 22 at the moment. 488/6 the lead 172. India will have to sweat vigorously to save this match or as a remedial measure go beyond 550 in the second innings .Easier to tell but difficult to do there in the middle tomorrow & day after!!! With 509/6,at Stumps with Swann& Prior going on smoothly ,the fate of India Appears to be rather Desperate unless all the Top Batsmen of India performs. Congratulations to the Vanquishing Act performers Captain Dhoni for taking a LowFloor catch of Jonathan Trott to an edge off Ojha,Virat Kohli for the throw at the Stumps to breakIt from considerable distance to stun Captain Cook who was disappointed Beyond explanation for missing a Double Hundred& finally Sehwag for taking a dancing catch of Samit Patel.Dhoni also did a back throw to break stumps with reflex action though the Batsman was in on time.But the accuracy of the throw was a treat to watch.Perhaps,Adam Gilchrist the most honorable & honest Wicket Keeper of Australia alone could have done Such acts before. All the Best to India& England for yet another day's encounter!. SreedharanMundanat 7th December2012 17-40Hrs(IST)