The Need of the Hour: A proper and efficient strategy to be implemented!

There is a saying, “Rome was not built in a day”, the meaning of this proverb states that great things are not achieved in one day. Maybe the Indian team should know that. In order to beat the world champions, they not only need good performances from their players, but also a great strategy and a bit of good luck.

Indians, for a long time, have made the mistake of facing opponents without a proper game plan. While they have won a few games because of a few brilliant performances, they have lost many games due to lack of a proper strategy. If they desire to become world champions someday, they need to win matches consistently and to do that; you need to chalk out strategies for beating each team.

The current Indian team does not have the fittest or youngest players, let’s face it, the Australians see this as an advantage, and they want to follow a simple strategy: Cut off the boundaries, dry up the runs, and then the wickets would come. This strategy provided great dividends for the Aussies in 2004, and so they are trying to implement it in this series too.

Now, the Indian team does not seem to have chalked out an efficient strategy, they must quickly chalk out one and implement it perfectly. I hope Kumble and his boys realize that nothing pays off like an efficient strategy.
My advice to Kumble would be this:
1) While batting, ensure that at least 2 batsman take the responsibility to stay there for long periods and rotate the strike frequently. Aussies would not give you boundaries, so take the singles.
2) When Australia is batting, the Indians must attack the new batsman using every single option available. If you analyze the records, you will find that most Aussie batsman have the tendency to get out before they play 10 deliveries. Take a cue from that. Attack Aussie batsmen when they arrive and not when they are scoring runs.
3) Do not wait for things to happen; try to force the batsman to commit errors by cutting off their scoring areas.
4) Make batsman such as Hussey and Ponting to strive hard for every run. Place your best and most agile fielders in the circle. Aussies are not known for their patience, once the runs dry up, they make mistakes.
5) Rotate the bowlers. If wickets are not coming by, try bowling part-timers like Sachin and Sehwag, if needed Ganguly can also roll over his arm.
6) If India is facing a situation like today, where they need to wipe out a huge lead, it is best to try and face out many deliveries while rotating the strike, because when you consume overs, you reduce the possibility of a result.
7) Always play with a positive frame of mind, remember the Aussies have just 3 quality fast bowlers, start thrashing the part-time spinners, Clarke and White, and ensure that Australia exhaust their fast bowling resources. This will definitely work.