The Blame Game

At the end of the series, Wisden Cricinfo usually gives each player points on 10. Turning the tables around just a little bit here, I am awarding players "blame points" on a scale of 1 to 10.

Gambhir 4
Most inexperienced member of the squad and did nothing wrong except running out Sehwag on the last day.

Sehwag 0
No complaints whatsoever.

Dravid 4
Won the Eden Gardens match with a Dravid special, but failed to come good when the chips were down in Bangalore.

Tendulkar 5
Consistent, but nothing great. Failed in Bangalore like Dravid though he made a fair effort of hanging in there.

Laxman 5
Had few chances, but did not take the one big chance on the last day that he had to make a hero of himself.

Ganguly 9
Terrible with the bat. Pathetic as captain, except on the last day of the Eden Gardens test.

Karthik 1
Did everything that was expected of him and more (but then not too much was expected of him) The 1 is because he couldn't face up to Sami's yorker in Bangalore.

Pathan 6
Made a great effort with the bat to fight it out but was absolutely ordinary with the ball

Kumble 3
Superb in first 2 tests, but came up a cropper in Bangalore with the ball, having said that the others should have stood up some time.

Balaji 4
Started brilliantly in Mohali but tapered off towards the end

Harbhajan 5
Did fairly well despite the external pressures but could not deliver the killer punch

Zaheer 3
Didn't get too many chances at all. Could have done better in Mohali.