In the future the best way to cope with this nightmare that is currently staring at our faces is:
By ensuring that all the national level cricketers complete their domestic committments first and foremost before being considered for selection for any training camp;
To give more preference to the members of the team who come winners and the first two runners up in domestic cricket - so as to ensure that the competitive spirit to perform will always be there;
To have two separate teams for the tests and the ODI, with just a few players playing both versions of the game (solely based on the performance at the domestic level in both versions of the game);
To work on a rotation basis of players whenever any country visits India - both for the tests and the ODI's - so as to test the combative spirit of the players under trying circumstances;
To send two different teams for an away series -both for the tests and the ODI's;
Once a player is selected for the series at home or for an away one - a clear message must be sent across that if performance is not forthcoming then the axe is there for sure - do it to one prominent player and I am sure the rest will fall in line. By doing this the so -called greats will also have their tail up.
The board should work on the plan for any series in the country or away from it, based only on the completion of the domestic tournaments and not the other way round;
To identify all the various test and ODI playing venues in the country and take more interest in preparing pitches of world class standards - having the right curators to do the same;
To ensure a certain amount of ceiling on endorsements that a player should be allowed at any given time(we all need to ponder on how this can be done);
The BCCI should be devoid of all politicians - it should be truly represented by the past cricketers from all the regions of the country who will take rotations for the various posts based on the elections that should be held from time to time - with a strict code that no person can hold the same office after two successive stints and thereafter too.
There was a suggestion on match fees reduction for any loss - I am not sure how that can be enforced - because I do not subscribe to the theory that all matches have to be won.
