I feel sorry for the young man. Just about a year back he was a deadly bowler. His nagging accuracy and snake-like swing was handful even for top batsmen in the world. He had simply mesmerised Pak team with his excellent bowling in 2004 series under Sourav and Miandad, who had dared to call him "a Galli Cricketer" and that Pak had dozens like him in their "Gallis", had to eat an humble pie at the end of the tour.
The blunder of Greg has almost finished him and has shattered his confidence. He was given the false sense that he would be a great alrounder ala Kapil! But, it was a cardinal mistake. Rahul was too meak to proect or protest. That has ended in young man's unceremonious sending back home.
But, make no mistake, he will come back. And come back stronger as a front-line bowler. That's his forte - not batting.
In all, the sending back was bizzare. The Team Mgt. should have waited till the series was over. But, all in all, Greg should have been sent packing to Austallia - not Irfan back home!
