Jesse Ryder Manish Pandey Jacques Kallis Rahul Dravid Ross Taylor Virat Kohli Mark Boucher Vinay Kumar Anil Kumble Balachandra Akhil Praveen Kumar Rajesh Bishnoi

Unlike other teams, RC isnt a side with an ultra strong single department. Its a dictionary definition of a good team and that is their strength. For this reason I believe batting first or second doesnt matter to it. The opening pair of Pandey and Ryder needs to be given a free reign. Kallis and Dravid to follow are great when it comes to changing their game as the situation demands. Kohli can be moved up the order if the opening pair fires and RC is say 70-80 for 1. Taylor is best when 5-6 overs are remaining and we have to ensure that he gets that much time in the middle. Bowling will be spearheaded by Praveen Kumar and Akhil. PK's swing will be the key and Akhil will have to hold his line and length to keep things tight at the other end. The idea is to give a short stint of bowling to all medium pacers before Kumble starts from one end. Kallis and Vinay Kumar should come on in as first change. Kumble should bowl 3 overs straight and keep 2 for the end. It might be a good idea to give an over each to Taylor and Kohli if the wickets arent falling. The fielding dept looks bright with Kohli, Taylor and Ryder inside the circle. Later on when the field spreads out, the team can bank on Taylor's good arm.

Venue:

Ind Vs Aus, 2007 ICC World t20, Kingsmead, Durban

Date:

22nd September 2007

Still remember that effortless six by Yuvi off Bret Lee that turned out to be the biggest six of the tournament. His rapid fire 70 off 30 odd balls, helped us reach a mighty 188, but the best was yet to come. The match was filled with unforgettable moments like that of Sreesanth beating the turf, Bhajji's reaction when he bowled Clarke with a yorker. Symonds' wicket that turned the game and finally Yuvis catch of the bowling of Joginder Sharma that hammered the final nail on the coffin. Cannot forget Ricky Pontings expression. Cannot For me this was bigger than the t20 world cup victory that was to follow two days later.