Let us face some harsh realities. We are too late now to asseble a team for 2007 WC. What we have to do now is to rebuild. Start the process immediately by kicking Raina out. Drop Sehwag & Kaif. Tell Sachin to take retirement. Let Kumble contemplate retirement after WC. Put Harbhajan on notice. Now is not the time for velvet glove approach.
Self introduction by Sachin before coming on to bat, rihgt hand batsman, RIGHT HAND BOWLER sounded pitiable. Why should he stoop so low as to project him-self as a bowler & try to hang on? Now is the time for him to seek an honourable exit.
Calling back Ganguly will not help. But BCCI appears to be yeilding to political pressures. It will be a blunder.
Bring back Laxman, Gambhir, Nehra. Retain Jaffer. Let Yuvraj be back only when he is fully fit but not before. Bring Balaji, Utappa, Murali, Badri, Puyush & Badani based on available slots. Give all of them, including Laxman & Jaffer fair runs to settle/resettle. Sehwag & Company were given countless opprtunites to perform but failed.
Link remuneration to performance. Workout & implement a tight schedule to revive & rebuild the national team for contests beyond WC, not just for WC.
