India keeps faith in the entropic intermediate order, but the abandoned catches will hurt

India has reserved its place in the Asian Cup final, but made it while falling five catches. The result was expected; Unspected errors have not been.

It was not the kind of chaos for which they train. Any tournament, India has looked into entropy. The shot positions were mixed, the overs were reassigned, the players were pushed into uncomfortable places. The idea is clear: a World Cup is fast approaching and they don’t want to be caught up in a big night. Better to test everything now, even if it seems messy.

This is why Suryakumar Yadav was “happy to beat first” after losing the draw. They had done it against Oman, but it was Dubai, not Abu Dhabi, and against a much better opposition than Oman. Again, the openers paved the way, with Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma adding 77 for the first quick time. But when the first counter fell, it was not Suryakumar Yadav or Sanju Samson, the two players who beat at n ° 3 in this outgoing Asian Cup. It was Shivam Dube.

“Looking at their bowling range, they had a left arm spinner and a leg spinner, I think Dobe was perfect for this occasion in this 7-15 overtime range,” said Suryakumar after the match. “But that didn’t work, that’s how things are happening.”

Dube, who struck five or six in this Asian Cup and even trained for Bowling the difficult dead, was used here as a spin striker, the role he plays so effectively for the super Kings of Chennai. Suryakumar, who beat No. 3 in this Asian Cup or was dropped off at No. 11, was split at four years. Hhelik Pandya, at five years old, bought the average overs of India with a 29 ball 38. Tilak Varma and Axar Patel followed, but the two do not travel the pace, a recall of what India could miss with someone like Jiteh Sharma, a proven finisher who warmed the bench. Samson, the outgoing ticketkeeper who was considered “the best man for position n ° 5” by Ryan Ten Dohate only a few hours ago, nor leafing there or a swing at all.

But to be fair, it was not easy for anyone who started. The new ball was covered and swung on a new land that was used for the first time in this tournament. And the old ball did not come, the heavy exterior field based on the sand is not easy either. Dried limits for both sides. India has only reached 5 four after the PowerPlay, one of them coming from a good and well abhishek and others from Pandya. Bangladesh went in the other direction; Five six after the field spread, but only a four.

Under these conditions, high -risk shots in the middle of the environment were the only way to follow against the highly qualified spinners of India. Pakistan also found it difficult in their last game, reaching eight six once the field has spread and only two to four.

With the ball too, India has turned their resources. Against Pakistan, Axar upset one while Dube finished his quota. Today, the roles have been reversed: Axar upset its full fate while Dube received only on the 19th. The broader point was clear. India repeats discomfort, ensuring that they will not be surprised later.

But not all errors are repeated. Catch, for example.

In this Asian Cup, India has dropped 12 catches, the most by any team. Their 67.5% capture efficiency is only the second wait for Hong Kong China. Four of the drops are Bowling by Varun Chakaravarthy.

Varun said it clearly: “This team was chosen for a mission to the World Cup that takes place. So we have to take our field obviously and certainly the field coach will have a lot to say. I think the last match, he did not say much, but this match, I think that today, he will have a lot to say.”

There are reasons. The “Ring of Fire” projectors in Dubai, the humidity that causes the ball down and makes it fall in front of you.

“As we say, you cannot give excuses to this level. As a team, we must certainly start to catch all these because we have qualified for the finals and we should take all these captures,” said Varun. “But certainly if you ask me, the fire ring is a bit of a challenge. It sometimes comes in sight and it is a bit of disturbance and we must be acclimatized.”

However, the depth of India has covered the gaps. Their spinners once again closed the pursuit of Bangladesh and the openers made India were a big step ahead. Even with an intermediate order which continues to move and miss, the match was never really in doubt.

This is the story of their Asia Cup so far. The striking order was a reshuffle, the bowling alley changes constant. Chaos is by choice, a rehearsal for what can happen in larger games. The falls, however, are something else. These are errors that are useless. For the moment, India can afford them. But one day when the margins are tight and the opposition a little more ruthless, they will hurt in a way that their planned experiences will never do so.