Without getting personal, I would say that we Indians defend our idols to the point of stupidity! If you were to detach yourself as a cricket fan/lover and objectively look at Sachin, Sehwag and Ganguly as just sportsman playing the national sport then by all measures they are sub-par and deserve to be dropped. Unfortunately we are a nation that has been raised to worship these stars, and stars they surely were when they performed. But at this juncture they are past their prime, their confidence (appears) low and unless the spectators don't attest to this fact, the media and the selectors will keep them in.
>>Anupama Singh said >>SO LET THE LITTLE MASTER DECIDE WHEN HE THINKS TO HANG UP HIS BOOTS!!!
If this is a merit based selection process then Sachin%u2019s clout in the committee should not be the deciding factor of his existence in the team! We give our heroes this imperialistic freedom to do as they choose and are shocked when such a catastrophe happens!! Now we are looking for fall guys at every level and if Chappell is the problem then get rid of him and bring in an Indian coach like Amarnath. But would that automatically resolve the root cause of the problem - our lack of fitness, our ageing players who get more clumsy with each series, our corrupt selectors and last but not the least, the media and ad agencies who try to milk these players until the last drop regardless of their talent being washed out ages ago?? Our cricket is no better than our Bollywood - all style, little substance!!
