Nagpur Test: Random Thoughts III

1. You take out Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Suresh Raina; well not exactly in the same league; for just 32 runs. And yet at the end of the day you are looking at an innings defeat. For New Zealand, where do you start extracting positives from this?
2. India finally batted like India in this series. Rather put up the kind of score this batting line up is capable of. Technically the middle order has still not clicked but with 550+ on the board the collective batting delivered without having to live with the horror of seeing Harbhajan excel at his part time job
3. For Suresh Raina the honeymoon is getting sour. I hope he can compartmentalize and not let it affect his LOI output. Cheteshwar Pujara must start as a favorite in the first Test but we know how Dhoni operates, he will probably give Raina one more chance to click in South Africa. But I don't think he should bother. When it comes to compartmentalizing, India can do well to hire a Pakistani coach. Not a whistle blower like Haider, please.