As far as World Cup debacle is concerned, all 11 players are equally responsible. And to little extend Coach Greg Chappel for his behaviour only. Chappel was never wrong in his approach but he was not given a free hand, senior players played their messy roles.
Compare the performance of Indian players with that of New Zealand players. Even if they lose 5 wickets in the first 10 overs, they will still go to score 250 or more. Every one of them play according to the situation and have a strong mental strength. On the other hand India, if they lose even 2 wickets they will go on total defence and ultimately third class bowlers look like great bowlers, eventually getting out making harakiri.
It is mental strength which matters most. In the last match against Sri Lanka with a proper message to the tail enders, Dravid could have achieved the target easily. But the message never gone, and he himself got out to a poor shot, unnecessarily taking pressure his own. Ganguly is also not mentally strong, his shot against Sri Lanka reveals that. On the other day he would have taken the ball out of the ground, but on that day his feet was not moving fast enough with pressure which reduced the power of short, landing the ball in the hands of Murali. Tendulkar was never a big match player.
