From Tests to ODIs
By AJ
@intelinsideyou (664)
India
January 26, 2013 5:22am CST
From past few days we have seen some dramatic turnaround in the performance of the teams playing in the Tests and then playing in the ODIs. Firstly SL lost the Test series comfortably against Aus but comeback strongly in ODIs and draw the 5 match series 2-2
Similarly NZ lost the Test series against SA but dominated the ODIs with the 3 match series resulting in 2-1 in favor of them. And another example is of India which loses the 4 match Test series against England by 2-1 and then turn the things around in ODIs by winning the 5 match series 3-1 with one match to go.
So what's the reason behind all this turnaround. Do dominating teams in Tests lose their appetite for win in ODIs or the losing team in Tests do something extra in ODIs ? And one reason may be that some teams enjoys ODI cricket more than the Test cricket.
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4 responses
@balamoney3 (3)
• India
27 Jan 13
its all about the interest of the crowd and the players in particular and the mind set of the captai.the same suresh raina batas longer in shorter format of game but he bats shorter in longer format of game..so its about temperament,quality and ability of the player and how he trains his brains before a game.its about style and elegance sachin is a better test player now u cant expect him to score a century in every game of one day he plays.u have to look at the age factor as well, young legs fresh blood makes it a best one day team.i a one day game players chase the balls and do not stop themselves from diving to stop the ball or take a miraculous catch.but this is not the same in test cricket.where the teams except the bowlers do not work that much..its the bowlere who spend their energy.so its about temperament.
@intelinsideyou (664)
• India
27 Jan 13
Not only the bowlers but the batsmen also have to spend the time to gain success in Tests and definitely temperament is the thing needed in that condition. That doesn't mean these players don't have temperament to bat for longer period but they doesn't seems to be enjoying their game in Tests and it becomes completely different story in ODIs where they are full of enthusiasm.
May be our players are having a habit of playing in a crowded stadium and thats why when they see empty stands in the Tests they gets demotivated which affects their performance.
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@sweety_81 (2124)
• India
31 Jan 13
By the way, your logo use of "InterlInside" is quite interesting. Looks like your work involves dealing with Intel processors !!
@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
15 Nov 21
I am glad you are enjoyng this cricket.
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@sweety_81 (2124)
• India
31 Jan 13
Its the difference in both forms of cricket. My guess is that Sri Lanka, India and NewZealand lacked bowlers who can take more wickets, yet have bowlers who can contain opposition. Similarly, they might have better players who can belt the ball to all parts of field, and also more allrounders, or may be they just performed better on particular days. There could be a lot of factors affecting this.
@intelinsideyou (664)
• India
1 Feb 13
These teams definitely have bowlers which can get opposition out twice in Tests but I think there are some external factors which are affecting there performance. And also these same batsmen which failed in Tests, made huge scores in ODIs so something is wrong with their mentality towards the different formats of game.
@teotimoponcerosacena (1552)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
It is maybe one of the reasons, but the tempo of the game and the conditions of the players is one big factor to affect the result of the game. The slightest change is of vital effect specially in a neck to neck fight.
@intelinsideyou (664)
• India
27 Jan 13
The players were almost same in the both formats as in case of Indian team and their condition was absolutely all right but still their was a big difference in their performance. May be because of their enthusiasm about the different formats. They seems to be more comfortable playing in ODIs as compared to Tests.
