For a person who :(i) scored 36 n.o in 60 overs after opening the innings & cited 'mental block' as the reason, (ii) was in the panel which approved Greg Chappell's appointment as coach and (iii)had the horrendous poor taste to comment on David Hookes after his death & then apologising for it in print, his petty comments don't come as a surprise @ all to knowledgeable cricket watchers/followers. Blaming the coach for the inept performance of the players is like blaming the sky for raining down. the coach can only impart inputs till the team enters the field. he can't play for the entire 11.Despite the mafia like seniors Tendulkar, Ganguly, Sehwag & Harbhajan who dominated the dressing room & disobeyed him openly bcoz of their 'star' status Chappell did his best to revive a faction ridden team. Gavaskar has always ran with the hares & hunted with the hounds... matlab jiska palda bhaari us taraf jhuk gaya. The similarities between Gavaskar & Tendulkar is also to be noted - neither has been a match winner in crunch situations & both are selfish to the core. if he 's so concerned let him put himself in the coach's shoes. why doesn't he do that ? bcoz he knows how difficult a job that is. it's easier to criticize like a know all. Till all the non performing seniors are permanently removed & cricket in india is run by cricketers instead of politicians we will continue to languish in the bottom of the cricketing hierarchy.
RE:Gavaskar's remarks petty
by Rajeev P on Apr 22, 2007 06:26 PM Permalink
I THINK MR.GAVASKAR HAS LOST HIS MIND. HOW CAN YOU BLAME A COACH. ULTIMATELY COACH IS NOT PLAYING. HE CAN GIVE GUIDANCE ONLY. IF THE PLAYERS ARE NOT NOT KEEN TO HEAR, IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE COACH. HERE WE HAVE TUNDULKAR LIKE ADD PLAYERS. THEY DON'T WANT TO PLAY THEY WANT MONEY THAT'T IT. HE DON'T HAVE CONCENTRATION. HIS CONCENTRATION IS ON ADDS RATHER THAN PLAYING CRICKET. WHY DON'T HE TAKE RETIREMENT. IT IS VERY SHAME FOR THE COUNTRY THAT SACHIN AND SEWAG LIKE ADD PLAYERS ARE STILL IN THE TEAM. BETTER GIVE CHANCE TO STREET CRICKETERS. THEY WILL PLAY BETTER THAN THESE ADD PLAYERS.
RE:Gavaskar's remarks petty
by kraft on Apr 22, 2007 06:30 PM Permalink
Absolutely true Mr. Mani, dont be bothered by the Barkings of mad people like Gaurav Deol who appears to be a sidekick of Gavaskar
RE:Gavaskar's remarks petty
by datta sarang on Apr 22, 2007 06:30 PM Permalink
rightly said mani I agree with your two hundred times well written my friend. totally balanced view without hitting below the belt
RE:Gavaskar's remarks petty
by nk on Apr 22, 2007 06:37 PM Permalink
MR.Mani i totally agree with u.The kind of domination this old senior dog's hold on management and selector they pressurise the system against their will with the help of political support.When dravid won contineously match after match in 2005 this old dogs like gavaskar and etc praised coach and the captain.But things change suddenly as greg kickout ganguly and during that period tendulkar was injured and team performed well.So the bottom line is just kick out the senior player and put some bone in mouthof people like gavaskar(Selfish).
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by renjith gopalakrishnan on Apr 22, 2007 06:51 PM Permalink
I dont understand, if coach cannot do much, better we not have a coach at all. why extra burden to bcci. Coaches make difference. Dav Whatmore shown it when he was the coach of srilanka in 1996 and bangladesh in 2007
