India would still be seeting from the extraordinary batting collapse at the Manuka Oval during the 4th ODI of VB series against Australia. But, there is another debate raging now. Are Indian batsmen more focused on personal milestones rather than the team goals!
The debate was sparked by flamboyant Aussie all-rounder, Glen Maxwell. Maxwell's suggestion at the post match press conference after the 3rd ODI of the series ruffled some feathers.
Maxwell elaborated his comments after the 4th ODI that saw India go down to Australia from a very dominating position.
On Thursday, Maxwell described what he had meant by Indian batsmen’s selfishness.
“I was sent a photo the other day, it said Virat was 84 off 63, and then 100 off 89 or something like that. He got his last 11 runs off 22 balls to get his hundred.”
“I thought about that and I was like, ‘Jeez he did it so easily all the way up until then, and then you just lose a bit of momentum’. Then you look on the other hand, when you watch David Warner get into the 90s and he tries to hit Ishant Sharma for a slog-sweep for six. To me, that’s two complete different ends of the spectrum.
“And then you look at the scoreline and you see 4-0.”
n the fourth ODI at Manuka Oval in Canberra, Kohli was on 84 off 61 balls and reached 100 off 84 balls. He needed 23 balls to score the 16 runs that took him to his 25th century.
In the first ODI in Perth, Rohit Sharma had reached 90 off 106 balls, with India 163 for 1 in 32 overs. For the 10 runs needed to get to a century, Rohit took a further 16 balls, getting there in the 37th over. In that five-over period, India scored only 28 runs.
In the second ODI in Brisbane, Rohit was on 94 off 98 balls, with India 180 for 2 in 32 overs. He took 14 more balls for the six runs needed for a ton, again getting there in the 37th over. In that five-over period, India added only 24 runs.
