Bally Chohan (UAE) says that Indian cricket team has moved down to 3rd position in ICC one day internationals cricket rankings. The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) decision to send a second string team to Zimbabwe has completely backfired. As updated earlier the BCCI has decided to rest its key players and send second string team to Zimbabwe to take part in tri nations One day internationals series. The so called bench strength of BCCI proved to be a non starter and has come back being failed to reach finals of the tri nation’s series. Indian team was able to win only one game out of its four encounters in Zimbabwe. They lost twice to the Zimbabwe ranked last in ICC rankings.
Bally Chohan says that Indian team was to win the Saturday’s encounter against Sri Lanka in order to be in the contention to reach finals. However the team lost to Sri Lanka by six wickets and with this defeat they lost their chance of making it to finals.
Bally Chohan says that during India’s encounter with Sri Lanka on Saturday, Sri Lanka won the toss and invited India to bat first. Sri Lankan team was rewarded with the first wicket in the third over of the match when the debutant Naman Ojha made his way back to the pavilion on his personal score of one run.
Indian team ended up their innings at a competitive score of 268 run at the loss of nine wickets. In reply Sri Lanka started poorly by losing Tilakratne Dilshan early but than consolidated their innings with the help of 114 run partnership between Dinesh Chandimal and Chamara Kapugedera.
India eventually scored a competitive 268 for 9 in their 50 overs and they had to win with a bonus point. So they had to restrict Sri Lanka to below 214 so as to keep their final hopes alive. In a way this can be easily said that this partnership took the game completely away from India. Sri Lankan team eventually reached target of 268 runs by losing four wickets only and ten balls yet to be bowled. Now Sri Lanka will take on Zimbabwe in the finals of tri series cup.
India went on to this series as second ranked team in ICC rankings but now has moved down to third position.
Following is ICC One Day Internationals current ranking:
- Australia
- South Africa
- India
- New Zealand
- England
- Sri Lanka
- Pakistan
- West Indies
- Bangladesh
- Zimbabwe
- Ireland
- Kenya