Gavaskar's comments and their timing indicate that he is speaking on behalf of Tendulkar and Ganguly.Chappel can now be flogged as he has gone and the prima donnas of Indian cricket protected.If Chappel continues as a consultant the Mumbai hegemony cannot be protected and hence Gavaskar wants him out.Fine.When all this decline undec Chappel and Dravid was taking place why did not the great,astute thinker with only Indian cricket at heart not give his great views.Now we have Sharad Pawar,Vengsarkar,Ravi Shastri all in place.Dravid seems to toe their line.I think Dravid is making a great mistake.Let him give up captaincy and let the Mumbaikars show their worth.Let Sachin be the captain and then maybe he will get some runs when it matters.Once Sachin is in as captain,India can only go up as it cannot go down.That is the best gameplan for the Mumbai group.Dravid is the one who does not fit in.Kapil and others from the north had better wake up.I am sick and tired of the excuses being trotted out when the game has moved on to another level.
