Team India choked-up in the last

One of the best One Day innings of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar

went in vain when the Team India under the captaincy of M S Dhoni

choked-up in the last innings of the Match in Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi

Stadium against Australia and got defeated by 3 runs. Though in the

beginning it looked that India would buckle under pressure of the

mammoth score of 350 of Australia, the innings begun by Sehwag and

Sachin Tendulkar and gave enough indication that they were going to

take the challenge of 350 runs very seriously and their momentum of

scoring runs, especially of Sehwag in with the first ball itself reflected that

they would achieve the target of 351 runs to win the 5th ODI and go up in

series 3-2 over Australia in the 7-match series.
But Sehwag could not last long and his breezy innings ended at 38 runs

in 30 balls. Just after Sehwag was out, Sachin came into his natural self

and played with his mastery of cricket. He presented an extra-ordinary

display of stroke play and hit the ball in all corners of the field and

showed the crowed and his opponenbts why he is the greatest player of

the game of cricket in the world.
With completition of his 17000 ODI runs with a natural flick, he opened

the face of the bat and struck the ball at will. He mesmerised the

spectators as well as fielders with his master display of stroke play.He

completed his century in only 80 balls and made 175 in 140 balls. He took

the team single-handedly at the door of victory, but unfortunately he was

out for a very poor ball. He was amply supported by Suresh Raina but he

became also out when it appeared that India would definitely win. After

the exit of Suresh Raina and Sachin Tentulakar , the remaining batsmen

failed to stand the test of mental toughness. And Which why it is very

difficult for India to be at number one position in the world despite having

the woeld’s bestman like Sachin Tendulakar in the team.
If Captain Dhoni and Vice-captain Yuvraj supported a little to Sachin

Tendulkar, India must have won the match easily, no matter how huge

target they had to achieve. The game of cricket is not only played on the

field but it is also a mind game in which Australia is far ahead of all other

teams of the world. Which why they are the world champion.
Though Virendra Sehwag is an excellent batsman and when he is in

hisownself no bowler of the world can keep him in check , he should have

played a little bit patiently in the beginning because the target before the

team was huge.
Dhoni's team flaundered in the dying stages to succumb to a three-run

defeat and give the visitors a 3-2 lead in the series. Team India needs to

learn how to cope with the tough mental situation and pressure . The half

of the team floundered when they were placed under pressure. Until and

unless the team is accustomed to bear with the dying situation in the end

of the innings, they can not become world champion.