After the World Cup debacle, most of us would be wondering what will happen to Indian Cricket. Will we witness a major revamp of Team India? Likes of Sachin making way for new bloods.
I believe that time has come for a change. New players should be given opportunities. Senior Players should seriously consider restricting their careers to Test Match Cricket. If the likes of Dravids and Tendulkars feel that anybody can have a bad day in the office and defeat should not be taken to heart by fans, then I must say that please think again about your one day cricket career. Here one bad day for entire of your so called greats has resulted in ignominious exit from the World Cup. Unfortunately, bad days for our cricketers happen quite often much to the chagrin of Indian Fans.
We cannot take anything away from great players like Sachin, Ganguly or Dravid. They have served Indian Cricket well for more than a decade but now they should do some introspection. They should think whether they can really cope up with the pressure and demands of the one day cricket. In Test Match Cricket, you always have the second innings to make amends for your first inning failures. In one dayers, there is no second chance. Pressure is enormous.
New guys coming into the team can play their natural cricket and will not have suffer from any 'Reputation' syndrome. Ideally, they should also not be scared of the reputations of their opponents. Fans will look at them in a different way. They will be more forgiving and understanding, if they fail.
I hope for sometime, our cricketers will not do any new commercials. They should take the moral responsibility for their bad performance and solely concentrate on improving the performance. If pride is what you play cricket for, then please do not make a mockery of your image by doing commercials, ensued by your failures on cricketing field. I hope BCCI pays you well for representing India. If you think that it is not enough then follow someone like Salil Ankola or Ajay Jadeja. Who knows, anyone of you can be a perfect choice for Lagaan-2.
Please leave commercial part for Shahrukhs, Aamirs and Hrithiks. People are not going to question them if their films dont do well in Box office.
I hope Indian Cricket will only get better from here on. Whatever is the composition of the team, whosoever is the captain and coach of Team India, we want them to give their best and play with new zeal and vigor. We are with you today and always.
