Truth always hurts. recent statistics speak for themselves not sachin himself but many of the senior members who have failed to deliver when required and how can one expect these seniors to motivate young players. Recent poor performances has been going on for a while. if there were grievences, it should have been addressed well before the world cup and measures taken to deal those. If anyone who is not committed to the cause should step down. National pride is more important than individual. The problem starts from the top the BCCI, whose refusal to learn from mistakes. When something is not right the mantra is start from the BASICS. Creating a ideal environment for the players to widen the skills i.e. providing bouncy and wickets with pace will equip players get used to when playing overseas. Bowling, fielding and the list endless. Most importantly the mental attitude and the commitment as Kapil Dev put it. When India last won the world cup it was not the strongest team, but they won purely because of the mental attitude and commitment. Hope these comments would help
