An earthquake of "severe" 6.2 magnitude struck the picturesque Wairarapa in the North Island on Monday evening , about 550 km from here, the Indian team has perhaps gone too far to feel the quiver , but it will always be worried.
If she does not get its act together , or at least correct the errors that are becoming a habit, it will soon start quaking in his boots : apart from losing the No. 1 mantle One- dayers , it will probably see his other fortunes decline .
Worse, it will be held and rocked to the core , if it does not remove a side that is ranked eighth humble . The second ODI here on Wednesday , is essential in this context, after all, if the morning shows the day , the first two games set the pace and tempo for the rest of the series.
Yes, India can be satisfied with their means in the first game , despite being on the wrong side of 24 tracks, but they would have noticed that New Zealand were almost perfect in the competition : they purr and rolled like a well-oiled machine , with almost everyone playing his role to perfection .
If Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson made the " donkey work " ( to paraphrase Taylor) , Brendon McCullum and Luke Ronchi fled in reports later, somewhere along the way , Corey Anderson roars IPL account flexing his muscles bulbous .
They have not yet done though: stimulators Kiwi came hard and fast in India with Adam Milne even with a record 153kmph scary. India will be happy to know that the fast bowler will miss the rest of the series with an abdominal tear , but they know that others are online, and they now realize the tour is going to be more difficult than expected .
Suddenly , the flaws in the armor of India seem wider and deeper: the openers fail to give a good start, with Rohit Sharma looking more and more circumspect , Suresh Raina continues to have problems with the ball Ravindra Jadeja short while is not present his batting skills at all.
Bowlers are also apathetic , unable to break with the extra bounce in the track: Ishant Sharma is almost lethargic while Ashwin and Jadeja are unable to extract something from him .
Unfortunately , India will have to live with these shortcomings, at least for the moment , at most , they may pray for one or two of them sort out problems on their own. It will not be a bad idea to be a little more discreet with their shot -making, if not empty completely without traction , or perhaps Shikhar Dhawan if can spin his new handlebar , everything will fall into place automatically.
The good news is that the Seddon Park will provide more than one chance in two of India : the land here is on the slower side and the rebound will not be intimidating . Drummers can play horizontal shots when needed and spinners can be a little more useful.
The bottom line , however, lies with the Indian team : is it ready for a bitter fight? Can you browse the hard times? Or is it towards a shakedown earthquaking proportions ?
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