big_gamer007
T20I Debutant
- Joined
- Mar 25, 2016
- Runs
- 8,096
SL was the superior team to India on slow pitches. The 7-2 bilateral record was built mainly on true Indian wkts which suited the style of Dravid and Chappell's team
India between 2005-2007 had a bowling lineup also built around pace. Harbhajan was the lone spinner and had become a darter averaging around 39-40. Kumble barely played any matches.
On that Port of Spain surface, Murali and Jayasuriya broke the back of India's middle order (Sehwag, Dravid and Dhoni) between ovs 15-35 while Harbhajan went wicketless to allow SL to rebuild and launch in last 10.
I think it was mostly due to the super sub rule during their era that we did great in ODI. I remember we won 14 or some matches at a stretch during that super sub rule.
Our main weakness was not having a great all rounder and super sub rule removed that weakness.