Ind vs S. Africa, Sat 12th March
After a superb start from Sachin and Sehwag, India had scored 230 runs in their 38 overs, when they decided to take their powerplay. Once again, the batting powerplay proved to be the Indian team's nemesis and batsmen could not even cross 300 in their allotted 50 overs. What is worse, that the team failed to play their quota of 50 overs and Dhoni, the captain, stood there watching his team mates get out in a rush. Teams are scoring 300 odd runs on a regular basis in one day cricket. You can give T20 the credit for this, but what is also important is the kind of tracks being provided for these matches. Most teams have come with 1-2 spinners in their squad to exploit the spin tracks in the Indian sub continent. But the tracks being provided are absolute flat. They might be on the slower side, but most tracks favour batting. So, if you dig your heels in, play some sensible cricket, you might even see someone score 400 in the days to come. To better that, some one might might chase it