RaviSez

Every one has their suggestions to make the team better. Here are mine. Send Laxman at No.3: he thrives on agressive field settings. And he is a natural at that spot. Rarely does teams start playing defensively at one down. For a long time the Indian batting order was one of my biggest gripes. It all started when Laxman was relegated to No.6 by Ganguly during the Indian tour of West Indies in 2001. Laxman was hitting his usual 30s and 40s and getting cozy in the pavillion. So he was moved from No.3 much before that. The reason Ganguly gave why he came in ahead of Laxman: he hated waiting in the dressing room. Since he was the captain and could do whatever he wanted, he came in earlier. But not as early as to precede Dravid or Tendulkar. The reason? Dravid clutches his No.3 and Tendulkar, even in his dreams grips his No.4. Traditional logic seems to make No.4 a position for the best batsman in the team. Even though one doesn't play by the traditional rules, it's a good place for a slow starter who is rock sold after that. Too much initiative is lost when Dravid comes in at No.3. No.4 may just be right for his style of batting. Why break something that ain't broken? But dude, it was -- a long time ago. We just persisted with it and think it's right.