SYDNEY: Dark clouds are gathering over Indian cricket heading into the Sydney Test. This has been a long, strange trip marked by a series of bizarre missteps from the side. The auspicious winning start in Perth has been followed by abject defeat in Adelaide, a lucky rain-hit draw in Brisbane and the shocking collapse on the last day in Melbourne after India showed resolve to stretch the game.
What has followed is standard practice whenever the team hits a rough patch and the leadership is in turmoil — ugly dressing room leaks, rumours of disquiet and division, talk of high-handedness from the coach and whispers of opportunists waiting to seize their moment.
