I really don't understand why this guy keeps writing articles here. I was never a fan of this guy since he speaks what's there in his mind and has little or no thought or expertise in cricket. At least it doesn't show in his writing.
As I always said, journalism needs ethics. People who write should write to give an honest opinion and not influence the readers thought process. Journalism is bringing all the facts in front of the reader and let him decide what is wrong and what is right.
Here Mr. Lavakre, who has no description to even know what he is, is speaking his mind which has probably the intelligence of an average person. Average people should'nt work for the media. Just look at the state of the TV channels where so many "experts" routinely make jokers of themselves.
As for Chappell been made the scapegoat, it was his vision 2007 which wanted more youngsters in the team. With hardly any support system in the domestic level, only geniuses like Sachin straight away make a mark in the international scene. Otherwise it takes anything between 3-5 years (Yuvraj, Sehwag, Harbhajan, Kumble, Dravid, Ganguly etc etc) to make a mark. How did Chappell even imagine winning a world cup with youngsters in 2 years of preperation?
As for fitness, running between the wickets, it should be trained from the junior level. See the difference between a Ganguly and Yuvraj or a Sehwag and a Kaif. If someones body has not been fit for 30 years thanks to our cricket system, how do you even imagine him to become an athlete in 3 years!!!
I will ask Mr. Lavakre one question. The past three world cups, Australia has played with senior cricekters with one or two budding cricketers in their team and won two of them. If Chappell thinks so high of Australian cricket then why does he want a differet way out in India??
Mr. Lavakre has shown his shallow thinking by making readers believe that the board and players are together and are against Chappell.
And needless comment on Srikant. Journalists never get personal. They never should get personal. Ask Srikant and he will himself acknowledge that he is not as great a player as the ones mentioned in Lavakre's list.
If Rediff wants to get more readers like me respond to amateur and senseless articles by Mr. Lavakre, then they should let him write.
Otherwise for the sake of journalism and ethical thinking supported with facts is the whats required, then please throw out Lavakre.
