Test of character for Indian batsmen

By John Cheeran
Let me state the obvious.
Indian batsmen are under tremendous pressure and Lahore is turning out to be a Test of character and prowess for them.
It is not just Sourav Ganguly who is under the scanner. The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will have to come up with efforts to justify their presence in the side when India need it most.
And India needs runs now, more than ever.
It’s a flat track, but having said that India has got the worst of a flat track.
Indian batsmen are playing under the suffocating shadow of a run mountain erected by Pakistan. Even avoiding the follow-on would take considerable effort. Wear and tear will come into play and reputation alone will not be enough to save the Test.
Experience, read Ganguly, should count on this occasion!