I am watching second match between DD and RR. We are at halfway stage of first innings. DD is batting and, as has been the case this season, they are down two wickets. They lost their openers very early. In one of my earlier posts, I made a case out of failures of DD openers.
It is good that regular openers of DD have not performed so far...
The title of this post is exact opposite of my earlier post. What is happening?
DD is through to semis without any significant contribution from the regular openers. Courtesy middle order batsmen, DD was the first team to qualify for semis. It has been good so far for DD but the openers have to perform to go all the way as the competition in the semifinal will be tougher.
The failure of openers, though good for other semi contenders, is not a good news for an Indian fan. ICC T20 championship is just round the corner. Viru and Gauti are regular openers for India team as well. Both of them are important cogs of Indian batting line up. In fact, Gauti was highest Indian scorer and second overall in last T20 championship. If they do not gain momentum before ICC T20 championship, Indian batting line-up may face tough time. They should go to England with few runs under their belt. The competition will certainly be tougher in ICC T20 championship than it is in IPL.
Even a DD hater would be hoping that DD openers get their act together.
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