After the World Cup debacle, most of us would be wondering what will happen to Indian Cricket. Will we witness drastic changes in Team India? Likes of Sachin making way for new bloods.
I believe that time has come for a change. New players should be given opportunities. Senior Players should seriously consider restricting their careers to Test Match Cricket. If the likes of Dravids and Tendulkars feel that anybody can have a bad day in the office and defeat should not be taken to heart by fans, then I must say that please think again about your one day cricket career. Here one bad day for entire of your so called greats has resulted in ignominious exit from the World Cup. Unfortunately, bad days for our cricketers happen quite often much to the chagrin of Indian Fans.
We cannot take anything away from great players like Sachin, Ganguly or Dravid. They have served Indian Cricket well for more than a decade but now they should do some introspection. They should think whether they can really cope up with the pressure and demands of the one day cricket. In Test Match Cricket, you always have the second innings to make amends for your first inning failures. In one dayers, there is no second chance. Pressure is enormous.
New guys coming into the team can play their natural cricket and will not be scared of safegaurding their reputation. Ideally, they should also not be scared of the reputations of their opponents. Fans will look at them in a different way. They will be more forgiving and understanding, if they fail.
I hope for sometime, our cricketers will not do any new commercials. They should take the moral responsibility for their bad performance and solely concentrate on improving the performance. If pride is what you play cricket for, then please do not make a mockery of your image by doing commercials, ensued by your failures on cricketing field. I hope BCCI pays you well for representing India. If you think that it is not enough then follow someone like Salil Ankola or Ajay Jadeja. Who knows, anyone of you can be a perfect choice for Lagaan-2.
Please leave commercial part for Shahrukhs, Aamirs and Hrithiks. People are not going to question them if their films dont do well in Box office.
I hope Indian Cricket will only get better from here on. Whatever is the composition of the team, whosoever is the captain and coach of Team India, we want them to give their best and play with new zeal and vigor. We are with you today and always.
RE:07' World Cup Debacle
by joe on Mar 25, 2007 04:12 PM Permalink
Hey there.. Not we all are idiots to believe what More says.. I wont want some one of the ataure of more to comment on this. If he doesn't like ganguly or if he has a problem with that guy he should keep it to himself. the eternal problem of indian cricket always was and always is the presence and the coverage given to stubborn and stupid individuals.. I cant think of a chief selector / or former who maintain a personal grudge against certain members of the team. Long live indian cricket..or is it Kiran More's vested interest cricket..
RE:07' World Cup Debacle
by Divakar Yadav on Mar 25, 2007 04:34 PM Permalink
I agree to the Subramanian upto some extent. No doubt every indian and cricket fan felt embrassed at the Team India performance. I think the cricketers doing commercial and earning money and their performance in the field are two different issues. I am not concerned how much money a cricketer or any one else is making as long as that is in line with law of the land. Important thing is how they perform in the field. Just a quick conclusion they are not able to perform only due to their involvement in the commercial is not fair. In my opinion the major reason for inconsistent performance ( as a team) is ongoing politics in the BCCI. I cite follwoing reasons. 1. What was the reason for desperate attempt to eliminate Ganguly as a captain when it was a winning team ? 2. Pawar Vs Dalmiya politics in BCCI, then several changes in BCCI affected performance adversely. 3. What was the reason Kiran More and company was againt ganguly inclusion ? 4. How can Kiran More act as chief selector when he runs a crickert academy ? 5. Why were the 3 selectors who advocated the inclusion of gaguly were eliminated while 2 who were againt ganguly were retained ? 6. Why selection ( thus selection committee) have huge regional influence ? 7. It is not the huge money revolving around BCCI/other cricket association attracting polititions like Pawar, Jaitley, Lalu etc. I don't think involvement of these people any is going to help cricket. 8. Several media report comments betting/fixing revolves around association( see recent Star News report).
The main roles usually played by selectors, manageers, cricketing officials etc usually get unnoticed as they are not seen on the TV channels, however they influence the game heavily.
Now a days the whole BCCI and offcial are crying to review the contract of players but no one talks a about role of hidden 'white collor offiecrs' in BCCI and/or other association.
It is really a time to think about the money and politics in the game. Measures must be taken to keep the Politicians and Beureacrates away from the cricket.
