Possible?

I don’t know yaar, but maybe that is the case. Perhaps we Indians do not have it in our physical makeup to play a 50-overs match.

After all, we have been hearing about the Indian team’s fitness levels for a very long time, and especially about the seniors’.

I remember one story from John Wright’s book Indian Summers. Seems John Wright once walked into the gym of a 5-star hotel where both the Indian and Australian teams were staying prior to a match. Inside, he saw 3 members of the Australian team training, with the physios and coach and many more all taking measurements and conducting tests and whatnot. And at the other end of the gym, there was a lone Indian team member leisurely working out on the exercycle, with a plate of some Indian delicacy in his hands!

So maybe we really just can’t last 50 overs. Maybe our batsmen are out of breath by the time they reach 50 runs in an ODI.

And in the T20 version of cricket, that does not apply. For the batsmen it is about quick fours and sixes, and 50 is a super score in this version. Perhaps this is well within our capability. Brings out the best in us and all that.

Perhaps for 20 overs our team can match the Aussie marauders - and may be even better them! Does that explain oursecond consecutive win against Australia in T20 cricket?