Team Work Has Been The Cornerstone Of India's Success Story

Small and useful contributions from the players have helped the Men in Blue maintain a winning run in this World Cup

- K.C. Vijaya Kumar

India’s triumph over Pakistan here at Old Trafford on Sunday blended the big moments with the small successes. Well-oiled teams get this symmetry right, the players are alive to the situation and every move advances the squad’s fortunes. “I cannot single-handedly chase a 300-plus score. Others chip in, partnerships happen and inside the dressing room, we recognise those contributions,” Virat Kohli recently said.

Building blocks

The Indian captain was pointing out how a winning performance is linked to multiple building blocks. Strong units have efficiency at their core and feature cricketers, who can chip in the crucial 30, prise out wickets and may be effect a run-out. The West Indies in its pomp had Gus Logie and Larry Gomes in the ranks. They may have lived in the shadow of Clive Lloyd, Vivian Richards, Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, but there is no denying the duo’s intrinsic merits.