Wagging The dog

It may be a strong batting order with a sequence of special batsmen, but they have had bad days often in the recent past. And the much criti...

It may be a strong batting order with a sequence of special batsmen, but they have had bad days often in the recent past. And the much criticised lower order, the tail, has covered up for them; a case of the tail wagging the dog really. Here’s a look at the where, when and how:

vs Australia (Brisbane, 2003-04)
LAST FIVE WICKETS: 136
MATCH SCENARIO: Australia (1st innings): 323; India (1st innings): 273/5
THE WAG: Sixth wicket stand of 56 between Patel & Ganguly and 41 for the ninth between Zaheer and Harbhajan. India took an 86 run lead
RESULT: Draw

vs Australia (Adelaide, 2003-04)
LAST FIVE: 135
MATCH SCENARIO: Australia (1st innings): 556; India (1st innings): 388/5.
THE WAG: Sixth wicket stand of 59 between Dravid and Patel (31) and 41 for the eighth between Dravid and Kumble. India finished just 56 short
RESULT: India won by 4 wickets

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vs Pakistan (Lahore, 2003-04)
LAST FIVE: 162 & 136
MATCH SCENARIO: The Indian top order had scored 125 for five in the first innings, and 105 for five in the second to leave the team trailing by 202 runs
THE WAG: (1st inngs) Eighth wicket stand of 117 between Yuvraj & Pathan (49); (2nd inngs) Eighth wicket partnership of 75 between Patel (62 not out) & Agarkar (36)
RESULT: India lost by 9 wickets

vs Australia (Bangalore, 2004-05)
LAST FIVE: 122 and 158
MATCH SCENARIO: Australia had scored 474 in the first innings and the Indian top five had scored 124, with the team trailing by 350 runs; in the second, the top five had gone for 81, chasing 457
THE WAG: (1st inngs) Seventh wicket partnership of 60 between Patel (46) & Pathan (31); (2nd inngs) Ninth wicket stand of 89 between Pathan (55) and Harbhajan (42)
RESULT: India lost by 217 run

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