Blogs Feeling At Home In South Africa??
September 22nd, 2009 by prashantNot sure if today’s match between Sri Lanka and South Africa is an indication of that or is just a case of hosts being a little rusty, but it is quite likely that because the last IPL season was played here, a lot of players might be feeling at home in South Africa.
I am sure selection of Dravid in the Indian team might have something to do with his form in IPL while playing in South Africa and the Champions Trophy being played on the same venues as well. This is the beauty of what is happening in international cricket at the moment. The boundaries between nations are getting blurred and the home field advantage is getting redefined.
Not too long ago teams like India were branded as poor travelers and were given absolutely no chance of succeeding outside of the sub-continent. Now things have become more global and the world of Cricket is getting flat. Therefore do not be surprised if two teams from the Indian Sub-continent would face each other in the Champions Trophy finals. Of course if that happens, I really hope that India is one of them (then the other has to be SL) 
September 25th, 2009 at 2:50 am
Quite true. But in the recently concluded T20 WC, the Indian batsmen’s shortcoming against the short ball was exposed. Was it a reminder that they cannot be complacent on bouncy pitches? The Indian batsmen will surely be tested against Pakistan’s pacers in their first match on Saturday.
Dravid’s selection works both ways… he is probably one of the best Indian batsmen on bouncy pitches and he was also in good form in SA earlier this year during IPL.