There is must to find out what is cause of harashment of tense.Is any player capable to get run on his ownself to won the match.Team India never plays for India.When he got good form then he get busy in making advertisements! then they failed to concentrate on playing cricket because of that they done those advertisement.& Companies also responsible for this situation.So Tem India Should think about self that where they are wrong.
RE:Whats Wrong Held with Tem INDIA?
by Suman Bhat on Apr 27, 2007 02:05 PM Permalink
All media speculations. Discussion are eyewashing experience sachin and ganguly are main culprits for wc debacle. and there were huge public opinion against sachin. But strong mumbai lobby will never let down theirlocal hero. and vengasrakar wanted him to captain. resting ganguly and sachin is eyewashing exercise. And many ex cricketers, media cricket experts had not guts to spaeak against these 2 super starts. the lack of commiment , passion , poor body languge or groupism or petty politics played against captain and coach.. both ex captain are fighting for captaincy behind scens. so they have to prove dravid is not good captain . but dravid started well wining 18 odis in chasing and won test series in WI , histoirci test match win SA, and odi sereis in WI.Chappell report was right in pointingout these dressing room politics and some players undermine dravd's captaincy and not to led by skipper . But this did not bring any laurales to ex captains.they are looser b'cuz there is no guarantee that sachin ganguly will play next WC many younger players will now perform on field and if they go for dressing room politcs they will loose the place in team like agarkar, harbajan and gatting back into team. Pathan and kiaf both deserving playes for odi and good players are victims of this dirty politics
As per some news report tendulkar and ganguly had last laugh that they got rid of chappell and next terget is dravid Indian express poll 75% favoured dropping sachin and ganguly for odi series against BL 80% ppl approved bcci move to drop senior players TOI poll 65% voted in favouring the bcci decision to rest superstars while dravid's supports to retain him as captain increased even after ongoing dravid bashing articles.. 80% of cricket associanton (survey in ndtv) supporte dravid. ,. IBN CNN survey 86% ppl voted for dravid.. Sachin may be living legend but he is no more bigger than team or game 48% voters is voted dravid to be captain by big margin. www.cricketvotes.com
SL is playing superb cricket None of senior player /ex captain m envied mahila%u2019s his promotion as captain From the outset they gave unstinting support. they remained hungry to perform and did not rely on reputation or popular support to protect their places
As the entire cricket fraternity felt bad for the loss of Mr. Bob Wloomer. May his soul rests in peace . Our best wishes for the Mr. Bobs family.
In my view the game has became the profession for some people, such as many companies making revenue by sing the contracts with the leading players, betting agencies has come up, some restaurants making their business like this so many things has add to the game. As the media as add the hype to the game. You don%u2019t see any special bulletins for other games not even for the Olympics. The awareness is more on the happenings with this people has made life with the cricket.
All this factors adds the pressure to the players that may affect the performance. They don%u2019t feel for any personal loss as they feel for the loss of the game. I was the same as use to take to the heart and even took a break form my profession for a month. Please my urge to the cricket followers control your emotions and start view as only a game. It all depends on the players who holds the pulse and take their team to the goal, on any give time any team can lose the match or vice versa.
The greatest example is our own team no one expected the 1983 world cup, but we have come with it. Remember the West Indian team has all time greats, still we made it. Only performance can make us to win. Stop from making comments or talking or giving the suggestion to the team. We can accept the Intellectual talks but not the fealty talks.
Mr. Woolmer's death is trillion times more shocking than the two upsets that happened on the cricket field on Saturday. All those who have seen Bob Woolmer's immediate reaction after Ireland captain scored the winning hit, can agree that he was really under lot of stress and disbelief. During the closing stages of the match, he was tapping his feet and was nervous as hell. Shahid Afridi, who was sitting next to him, was observing Bob's anxiety from close range.
The autopsy report is yet to be made public. We all want to know the reason for his death. Whatever has happened is really unfortunate and disturbing. I was aware that players and coaches particularly from subcontinent are under tremendous pressure to perform but never thought that it can be fatal. It is sad. It is as tragic as it can get.
May Bob's soul always rest in peace. God gives enough strength and courage to the near and dear ones of Mr.Woolmer to overcome this tragedy. An appeal to all cricket lovers. Please do not make failures and successes on cricket field a matter of life and death.
Some of the TV Channels have been using harsh and unprofessional language to describe Sehwag's and Team India%u2019s bad performance. Please do not use this medium to infuriate and ignite the frustration level of the supporters to such an extent where they start taking law in their hands. For example, demolishing of Dhoni's under-constructed house in Ranchi.
Minnows will not always remain minnows. Once a minnow can be World Champions some day. No one gave India any realistic chance of winning the 1983 World Cup. We did against all odds. It was considered to be a huge upset in history of World Cup cricket. There were disappointments in West Indies but not to an extent where people started getting engaged in acts of vandalism. Cricket Lovers in Subcontinent go through extreme range of emotions. When players do well, the kind of adulation that we give to them is unbelievable. Banking on this popularity, multi-national companies sign them to promote their products. When they do not do well, we feel cheated. Why we all get trapped or rather influenced with this kind of hype.
One question? Like cricketers, cinema actors are also celebrities and do modeling for multi-national companies. Do we get emotionally disturbed or disappointed when a ShahRukh or Aamir Khan%u2019s movie does not do well in box office? Or we say, when Indian movie fails to win the Oscar Award. No, we do not. We have a very balanced approach when it comes to Cinema. But when it come to Sports particularly cricket, we align our personal happiness and sadness with this game. Why cannot we see this as a game? We will not feel that bad. Appreciate our cricketers when they play well. Criticize when they do not but for heaven sake please do not make it look like a personal tragedy or national grief when they lose. We, as a nation has lot more important things to do for our country.
I once again make a plea to millions of cricket lovers particularly in subcontinent do not let your emotions get the better of you. I know cricket is a religion in this part of the world but certainly is not bigger than anybody's life. All it needs is a rational approach towards the wonderful game of cricket.
RE:Cricket: A Tragedy
by Yasmin Bhat on Mar 22, 2007 04:37 AM Permalink
After reading a lot of nonsense that has been written on rediff recently,it was indeed heartening to read your message, Mr. Iyer. You have spoken the truth and put things into perspective. The death of Bob Woolmer certainly puts things into perspective, and we can only hope that the Indian cricketers will now not be subject to such intense emotions from their fans. And also that Pakistan cricket learns the same lesson form this tragic incident.
RE:Cricket: A Tragedy
by yogesh kharpude on Mar 22, 2007 01:31 PM Permalink
The death of Bob Woolmer comes as a shock & tragedy for cricket lovers throughout the world.I think media has a role here to stop giving negative publicity to ur players in case of any failure.We all should stand by them & wish them good luck. God bless!
RE:Cricket: A Tragedy
by zubair shighrekar on Mar 21, 2007 01:13 PM Permalink
FANTASTIC MAN I WILL JUST SAY ITS A GAME..ONE TEAM HAS TO LOOSE..THATS IT...
RE:RE:Cricket: A Tragedy
by Ravishankar Kumarasamy on Mar 21, 2007 02:53 PM Permalink
Don't give too much attention to the cricketeers.That would bring cricket as just another sport.Follow the Srilankans though they are from the subcontinent , there aren't any cricket celebrities and demigods.
Its really a great loss to international Cricket with his hi-tech coaching methods. Our heartfelt condolences to his family in South Africa and his friends. :(
I never met Bob Woolmer. I'd heard about his innovations as a coach and how he set new standards in making preparations for his team. But I have this moment I'll carry for a long time. Bob was coaching Pakistan and it was the test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against Australia. Pakistan were in a near hopeless situation. With only around 4 second innings wickets left, they still remained behind Australia in runs with Australia able to bat again if needed.
I'd taken my daughter Olivia to the final day's play. I noticed Bob standing near the fence watching his players train before the first session. I sent Olivia down to him to say if Pakistan could manage a 150 run lead, you just never know. Olivia was only ten and often shy but she bounded down to him. He was so warm to her. He had a couple of jokes with her, said it'd take more than 150 runs and signed her hat. I later thought how good was this man to give her the time of day when a likely crushing victory was about to take place against his side.
There's a saying that whatever you wear and whatever you own will make no difference in 100 years.But if you mattered to a child that could make a difference. I believe Bob Woolmer knew that when he gave a little kid his time. Olivia still remembers. And with a lot of sadness but a happy memory as well, today we took out that hat and hung it where everyone who comes to our house will see it. Rest in peace Bob. Peter
The untimely demise of Bob is a great loss to International cricket. May his soul rest in peace and may God give strength to his family to bear this great loss. Bob- We will Miss You.
Its really a great loss to international Cricket with his hi-tech coaching methods where he made the laptop a vital tool in the coach's kit.We bless God MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE...
