It is quite obvious for some time now that batting is India’s strong point. The stats of the league phase matches show that while there are two Indians in top ten, Virendra Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar, there is no Pakistani batsman in that group. To exploit our advantage we must prepare a ‘pataa’ (flat) wicket, on the lines of wickets in Nagpur and Bangalore. I am sure that this is not rocket science and must have been thought out and would be implemented. No team can cry foul on this issue as it is the prerogative of the hosts to prepare pitches to suit them.
Obviously if we win the toss we must bat first, score over 300 and let the Pakistanis do the chasing. The weather forecast is that Wednesday, the day of the match will have clear skies and 40 percent humidity. This would mean that there will be very little dew and that should not create any problems for the bowling side. In any case, we must make available ‘super sopper’ to mop the ground during the drinks break.
