You guys don't know what you are talking about..Its all luck..
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/india-in-australia/top-stories/Coach-Fletcher-blames-it-on-lack-of-luck/articleshow/11356339.cmsSYDNEY: He has been in charge of the Indian team since last June, but Duncan Fletcher has no clue as to why the same bunch of players, who had put the national team at the top of the heap in both forms of the game, are struggling badly, especially when they are playing abroad.
The self-effacing Fletcher made a rare appearance at the day-end press conference at the SCG on Tuesday, praised Australian pacers and blamed bad luck for India's woeful batting display on the opening day of the second Test.
"At times, in cricket you need a little bit of good fortune. Just look at Sachin's dismissal today. How many times do you play on from that width? Normally you would put that through cover for four. Sometimes it (luck) goes against you, sometimes it runs with you," Fletcher said, trying to put the Indian batting collapse into perspective.
He also defended skipper MS Dhoni's decision to bat first after winning the toss. "The decision to bat first was the correct one. Sometimes, you have to give credit to the opposition. Ponting and Clarke came out and batted well. Clarke was pretty positive. There were a few loose shots up front there. He looked under a bit of pressure. He could quite easily have nicked one of those early, and they could have been four down," Fletcher explained.
The Indian coach came to the rescue of the non-performing batsmen. "It's important that they (middle-order) click together," he said."
As a unit they haven't scored consistently - all of them. Rahul batted well in England, but seems to have lost a little bit of form here. Sachin looks as though he is in good nick. Laxy (Laxman) is striking the ball well. He probably needs a little bit of good fortune. That middle-order should be able to put in the good scores we require."
Regarding Gautam Gambhir's poor form, Fletcher said efforts are on to boost his mental make-up. "We have just been working on him to get more positive. We feel he has been quite tentative and has been pushing at balls instead of going out there and batting like he should," said Fletcher.
"He is an attacking batsman. We are trying to get him to be a lot a more positive in his approach. Today he got a ball that would have got a few left-handers out early," he added.
Asked how bad it will get before things get better, Fletcher said, "We are pretty confident that at some stage they (our batsmen) will get the runs that are required. Perhaps, in the second innings, let's just wait and see what happens there.
"Tomorrow if we get through and keep them down to a similar score as ours, I think we can put Australia under little bit of pressure if we bat well in the second innings."
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