It is indeed necessary to have a proper perspective of what has happened. First, after Australia tors partial success, the stupid stupid media started talking of us as No 1 test side if we beat SA. The selecctors again repose their faith on the old guard of Dravid , Laxman & ganguly, while ignoring the fact that at least one of them could be asked to cool their heals in the pavilion and blood youngsters. Instead we get a dead pitch in Chennai with the same old guard in the team & Sehwag goes and plays a blinder ( literally). Nobody says this, but the fact is a winnable test was drawn due the efforts and effect of Dravids century and 10,000 milestone. On the 4th morning the guy really prodded and plodded so much that the batsmen at the other end were forced to p the tempo and take unnecesary risks. So Sehwag, Sachin and ganguly all go cheaply.Then, we give the chance to steyn to show his prowess and get our seleves in a mind game tangle.Total lack of strategy! Then most woefully sachin gets an injury and sits out.Kumble, on a greentop wins the toss and( horror!) elects to bad.By fr the most stupid decision a captain can make. As expected, the flat pitch tigers Jaffer, Sehwag, Dravid, Laxman Et al. all get out in a jiffy, showcasing their rael class and their famed fighing spirit.Why Kumble should play when his fitness was in doubt? Please see my next linked message
