I Just want to say thank you very much Sachin...this is the best thing you ever did to save India....First it was Ganguly who went against Chappel and NOW its Sachin......we love u for telling the truth.....
Most Indians will feel ashamed because they betrayed Ganguly and went with Chappel & Dravid... Ganguly was right about Chappel....but it took us 2 years ....a world cup exit and many defeats to understand that.........CHAPPEL AND DRAVID ARE PATHETIC...
In a statement that is likely to have a large bearing on the immediate future of Indian cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that India's cricketers would be most disappointed with Greg Chappell, the coach, if he questioned their attitude.
In a rare public outburst, Tendulkar, not known to air his views on controversial issues, expressed his anguish. " Paani sar se ooncha ho gaya hai (Things have gone a bit too far to keep quiet). I've given my heart and my soul for 17 years. No coach had mentioned even in passing that my attitude was not correct," Tendulkar told Times of India. "Cricket has been my life for all these years and will always be."
His statements come in the wake of reports that many members in the team have rallied together against Chappell and Dravid and want Tendulkar to take up their case to the board. Cricinfo had reported on the crisis in the team , one largely owing to the rift between Chappell and the senior players, and Tendulkar's statements reinforce the players' stance.
"Tell me, the world has gone on talking about all this [our defeat and exit] but has anybody spared a thought for us?," asked an emotional Tendulkar. "Did they try to find out what we have been going through? I am shattered beyond words and I feel helpless. I've never felt so bad in my entire career ... The World Cup was our passion, our collective goal, our dream and that has been shattered
"I am shattered beyond words and I feel helpless. I've never felt so bad in my entire career." he said. "No matter how many Tests or one-day series you win, nothing else even comes close to a World Cup triumph. The World Cup was our passion, our collective goal, our dream and that has been shattered. And we all are terribly disappointed over it."
Tendulkar took responsibility for the World Cup debacle but responded to what he perceived as a slight to his commitment. "Again, it's not that we are defending ourselves. We do realise that we played badly and, as a team, we take full responsibility for that. But what hurt us most is if the coach has questioned our attitude."
The Indian board's working committee meets on April 7, following the meeting of the review committee the day before. It is expected that Chappell's report, due to be submitted to the board before April 6, will be scathing in its criticism of the attitude of the senior players including Sourav Ganguly, Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh. The working committee meeting will be attended by BCCI's office-bearers and seven former captains, including Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri and S Venkatraghavan.
RE:INDIA WILL LOVE SACHIN FOR THIS
by Minto on Apr 04, 2007 05:37 AM Permalink
Players will try to save their skin. t is not time for bickering, it is time for rebuilding. Senior players have paid their dues and earned their laurels. Sachin & Sourav have scored enough centuries but it is time for them to leave the stage. Their presence will only hinder development of new talents. It is time to plan for 2011 cup by developing new talents. We do not want India to exit in the first round again.
RE:INDIA WILL LOVE SACHIN FOR THIS
by Indian on Apr 04, 2007 07:21 AM Permalink
players are trying to save their skin .... good. what is Greg trying here ???? please answer Minto
RE:INDIA WILL LOVE SACHIN FOR THIS
by R K on Apr 04, 2007 10:08 AM Permalink
Don't twist the faith. Give points to Tendilkar to not to mention any other player's name and using 'we' all the time. Nowhere is it mentioned that they rallied against both Dravid and Chappell. Read the post TIMES NEWS NETWORK / Ajay Naidu where an anonymous player says that the senior players have bonded together for 10 years and are close. And that Chappell is using Dravid by saying that they underminded him
RE:RE:INDIA WILL LOVE SACHIN FOR THIS
by Kart on Apr 04, 2007 02:18 PM Permalink
Dravid had already taken the blameand said it was a collective failure, after SL match but it went unnoticed.This to sachin and co please start the blame game.Nothing interesting is there on tv atleast I can watch this and pass my time
