What the author said is 100 % correct. This is the most apt analysis I had seen in the 'analysis paralysis' that gripped india after the loss. However, after reading this article, as well as watching other TV channels, i am getting a feeling that the root cause for repeated india failues is some where else, here is my take; India having 100 crore population obviously ended up having 100 TV channels, and cricket being the only sport with mass appeal, all these channels show some thing or the other in the name of cricket (even if it hardly helps cricket as a sport). Now, india being one of the oldest cricket playing nations, ended up having many useless, worthless, good for nothing, never played for the country ex-cricketers who are still hanging to the game as leeches, as this is the only thing that they know (they think they know!). All these idiots come on to the TV and instead of giving an objective analysis and provide constructive criticism to improve the game, are out there to promote their pet causes or settle old scores. When ever India failed, these fellows steer the public opinion in such a direction that it takes Indian cricket further down the drain. I have seen couple of programs on CNN-IBN on the internet and i can say that channel has the most pathetic programming. The rumors spread and opinions spouted on this channel are the most idiotic and dangerous to Indian cricket (like making tendulkar / ganguly captain, sacking Chappel with out giving him a chance to present his case etc. for the current loss of team) This is what must have happend during the last 6 months - 1 year time period when ever India failed and Dravid fearing media and these expert reprisals went in the direction suggested by them by including old horses at the expense and young guns and now paying the price for that mistake. If it is not Dravid but some one from the top who forced him to change course, then Dravid should bring it out to avoid recurrence of these failures in future. Another major factor could be the blind idol worship of Tendulkar as a demi god and his inclusion in the team irrespective of his fitness levels and current form. He became an achilles heel and also the excuse for other oldies also to sneak into the team (if you included tendulaker based on his experiance and past records, then why not us?).
The only solution as i see is, stop idol worshipping of cricketers based on record books first, and secondly, it is the responsibility of the Captain / Coach to come out with an analysis of a failure to the public and be very frank in what ever they think. If some one is at fault, that should come out in open, not to punish the player, but to give him a chance to correct that mistake. That is the only way they can stop these leeches from taking advantage of the situation. If that doesn't happen, then they are giving chance to these so called pundits to make it even worse to Indian cricket.
