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Where is Team Indias aura? BIRMINGHAM: After being at the top for two years, India may not have expected their world to turn topsy-turvy in just two weeks; but the defeats at Lords and Trent Bridge have done exactly that, leaving them virtually down in the dumps. It showed rather alarmingly in their body language here at the Edgbaston ground on Monday morning as they prepared for the remaining two Tests. Being back-to-back matches, India wont even find the time, space or energy to regroup or revitalize from any major setback. They need to win both the games, with the first starting on Wednesday, to hang on edgily to their World No. 1 ranking. But one more defeat and England will catapult over South Africa, from No. 3 to No. 1. It is the final stretch for both, the champions and the contenders. In such a scenario, you would have hoped - if not expected - the players to show a little more enthusiasm, if not passion, in their penultimate training session; it was glaringly missing, though, as they went through the routine in a lackadaisical manner. England, on the other hand, looked that much more desperate and fervent in their approach. Like always, the morning began with a light loosening-up session; it quickly dissolved into the mandatory football game but the players were barely kicked about it. Back |
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