I am a very recent reader of rediff comments, though used to browse rediff regularly, but never went into the comments. Whereas now after going through these comments for about 10-15 days, I feel this is the best place to provide your opinions for a current subject/topic.
Now coming to the team selection, first thought that comes to mind is that cricket playing nations in Asia (india/pak etc) are going the hockey way and one day we will be the 1st from last as in Hockey Today.
Until about 30-40 years (not the exact period) back we were the champions in Hockey be it either World Cup or Olympics the top spots were shared by either India or Pakistan, then came the stage where the game was totally taken over by the whites (Europeans) who changed the rules and the whole of playing methods which best suited them and we were left behind cause we were unable to keep pace with the developments due to various reasons, govt apathy, player attitudes, corporate world, all played one or the other role in the debacle of Hockey.
In the current scenario the attitude being displayed by our so called senior and most experienced players and the people in the selection committee and also the corporate world (they are interested only in selling their products and they do not have any patriotic angle involved) are the signs for the beginning of the great melt down of Indian Cricket
Drastic changes like dropping players, getting in new people, banning endorsements are not all going to help Cricket as whole, need of the hour is to inculcate a sense of responsibility, develop positive attitude in the players that is the only thing that is going to help revive Indian cricket from its current state of slump.
RE:Re: Tendulkar, Ganguly rested for Bangladesh ODIs
by Seetharam Krishnamurthy on Apr 21, 2007 12:18 PM Permalink
hi, to-day in indian sports, sprotive ness is not playing only politics involved, stop politics in sports we can make good show in all sports mainly Hockey and cricket the key games in now facing problem with politician and bookies
RE:Re: Tendulkar, Ganguly rested for Bangladesh ODIs
by VenkatLingamurty Yinaganti on Apr 21, 2007 11:29 AM Permalink
We have world best 1, 2 & 3 batsmen in our team (Sachin, Sourav & Rahul) still our team has poor winning record only because the egoistic attitude among these...I still believe these three batsmen are the need of the hour for Indian cricket but without any ego issues. I through rediff website request on behalf of whole India to settle all these issues and play for the pride of the country. They have all winning abilities in them and whole India believes in them....We want to see the most successful opening pair give the good start and the best no. 3 batsman (Rahul) take the innings to put solid total in front of the oponents. WE WANT THESE THREE PLAYERS PLAYING FOR THE COUNTRY TILL THE NEXT WORLD CUP IRRESPECT WHOEVER IS THE CAPTAIN.
RE:RE:Re: Tendulkar, Ganguly rested for Bangladesh ODIs
by proteinengineer on Apr 21, 2007 11:38 AM Permalink
problem is just not about three best batsman we need very good bowlers which we are not able to get since many years
