Team India and its art of flattening weak teams

India has traditionally given tough teams a run for their money.

Ask Australia! We were a tough opponent even when we were much lower down in the world pecking order.

A large number of India-Australia matches in all forms of the game have gone right down to the wire.

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One of our weaknesses had always been against weak teams. How many times have you seen a much weaker team come into form thanks to India?

How many times have we failed to shut out matches against less-fancied teams?

Our loss to Bangladesh in the 2007 World Cup that ultimately led to our early exit still rankles.

Text: Sunil Rajguru

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Image: India's Yusuf Pathan, third left, raises his hand to celebrate their win in the fourth one day international cricket match against New Zealand, in Bangalore, India, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010.