India has to find that exclusive spark of inspiration to end a nightmarish sequence of overseas setbacks. It needs a victory in any format like oxygen.The side's 31-run defeat in the first KFC Twenty20 international at Sydney's Olympic Stadium on Wednesday meant India had now lost eight Tests, three ODIs, and two Twenty20 games in its last 15 matches on foreign soil.
During this period, an ODI ended in a no-result while another was a tie (both in England) but India failed to get the better of its opponent even once. Losing has become a dangerous habit. Belief – confidence is its off-shoot – has been a missing attribute in the Indian team.
Indeed, confident sides win more and Australia, presently, oozes belief. Pushed to the wall, India has to fight back. Under the circumstances, the second Twenty20 here at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday assumes significance.>>>
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