They need to start focusing and show more commitment. Whatever they are doing is not enough and we saw that against Holland and Australia. Australia are the best side in the world, but that is no excuse. All is not lost, yet. They have lost only to Australia and most teams can lose to Australia. If they win the next few games, they will be through.

Yes. That's one area the Indians will have to give a lot of thought. In the next few games we face England and Pakistan. Pakistan has a good pace attack and they will bounce the Indians. But we will come up with a strategy to counter that and we will come out winning.

Yes. Not because they have done anything great but because we have no options. Also Sourav Ganguly has to bat down the order. He has not been at his best for a long time and his confidence is down. Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar have to open.

No, you need a specialist keeper. Rahul Dravid is just filling that void at the moment and doing a decent job. It gives the Indian team the option to play an extra batsman, bowler or an all-rounder.

We played in Bangalore, my hometown. Pakistan started the chase by smashing the new ball to all corners of the ground. We thought we would lose with, maybe, 15 overs to spare. That's how well they were playing. It was just a matter of holding one's nerves and being mentally tough and it paid off. I was on the boundary and noticed that the crowd had gone very quiet. Their expressions showed they were stunned by the way Pakistan was playing. I thought we have to get a breakthrough. That was when I got Aamir Sohail's wicket. It was something that the team needed and we kept getting regular wickets and won easily. There is a lot of pressure playing the World Cup, and additional pressure playing Pakistan. At the end of the day, it just boils down to how strong you are mentally. And that is what this team is missing. Tendulkar, Dravid, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble and, to a certain extent, Sehwag are all very talented but they have got to believe in themselves.

Well, this team has different priorities at the moment. For some reason they are too much into modeling and stuff like that. They did get a break after the New Zealand series, and from what I gather, they were busy modeling. That is the time they should have concentrated on the game. Endorsements are part of the game and they have to oblige the sponsors but not to this extent.

They are two completely different things. But when something exceeds the limit you are in trouble. You need to draw a line somewhere.

We have to believe in ourselves. Before Pakistan, we need to beat Zimbabwe, Namibia and England. Then the team's confidence will be high and they would have re-grouped and started believing in themselves again. If things go according to plan we should beat Pakistan.