When Tigers Go Mute
Hoo-haa...India!! Aaayaa India!! Well, the Indian team are booking their return tickets at last..... saving us the avoidable disgust of seeing them get pounded by the rest of the world teams one by one. Acting true neighbours to the friendly foes Pakistan, their bags are packed and ready, faces long, expressions sombre, sad looks ready for deployment if the ever-hungry media tackles them at the Airport. Experts are trying to figure out what went wrong..... trying to work out the reason for the team's meek surrender....a team which had the best batting line-up in the world.
Lemme take my foto on what went wrong at the carribean... as it goes EVERTHING went wrong at the same time. Not for a second right since their first match did India show nerves of steel.....the steel required to win a high-pressure tournament like the World Cup. In the first game against Bangladesh, they appeared uncertain, like a team of trolls.... who didn't know whether to attack or defend wickets against a small-town team and ultimately lost the mental edge. Sehwag stood rooted to the ground as he swung his bat in great arcs, trying desperately to find form. Ganguly, though painstakingly slow, showed resilience and the fielders and bowlers disappointed.
Then along came Bermuda, an amateur team..... totally new to this scenario... and India gt a chance to make amends quickly. Sehwag hit a century, the others continued the good work of demolishing a bowling attack that was nowhere near the attack exerted by an Indian street team. But Sehwag looked tense and worried from the start.... the Indians started dominating the match only well past half the game.
The final hurdle arrived with a bang, and many successive events occured. The extremely fragile bowlers put in a decent effort of holding back a roaring side, eaded by Jayasuriya, intent on increasing their points. Dhoni pulled a couple of starry dives and dropped the plum ones, Tendulkar showed the world again why he is the world's most feared batsman.... and the Indian team gave up when the Lankans squeezed the mickey outta them.
The media is having a ball criticising Chappel for the losses.... but guys, what can a coach do if the players, who find it easier to act in advertisements and endorse products, show no team spirit, no killer instinct, and play some of the dullest cricket the world has seen? After all, he doesn't croon "Boost is the secret of my energy!!"
Dravid is an extremely good player who has a lot to offer the country in the years to come, but when it comes to captaincy, he is a sore stitch. The control Ganguly had over the players..... the body-language, the aggressive nature..... the sharp remarks he gave to people who deserved them..... they were what made him India's most successful captain. All these aren't Rahul's cup of tea.
Tendulkar should be given a break from World Cricket... so okay he's a legend and everything but even legends get sacked when they fail to perform. In this world, there are just two kinds of men..... winners and losers. And right now....Sachin is in the latters list. Give him a standing ovation.... tell him to take a break....bring in some new blood.... thats what can save us now. And we gotta renew Chappel's contract..... cuz to drive these lethargic fools around....kick their ass....cut their egoistic noses... we need a ruthless aussie like Chappel. Noone else can fill the gap.... no desi cricketer....cuz when it comes to kickass stuff.... you gotta learn it from the Aussies. And more.... Dada for captain....!! Pathan, Harbhajan and Dhoni should be given the boot.... Dinesh Kaarthick needs some attention, the poor guy. Dhoni can flaunt whatever he wants... opening a hair saloon may be a better option for him than cricket.
The Cup's gone.... another four years to plan, pursue and achieve.... lets hope we reach our destination next time!!
Posted on 1:39 PM by CkisgoD and filed under | 5 Comments »
Lemme take my foto on what went wrong at the carribean... as it goes EVERTHING went wrong at the same time. Not for a second right since their first match did India show nerves of steel.....the steel required to win a high-pressure tournament like the World Cup. In the first game against Bangladesh, they appeared uncertain, like a team of trolls.... who didn't know whether to attack or defend wickets against a small-town team and ultimately lost the mental edge. Sehwag stood rooted to the ground as he swung his bat in great arcs, trying desperately to find form. Ganguly, though painstakingly slow, showed resilience and the fielders and bowlers disappointed.
Then along came Bermuda, an amateur team..... totally new to this scenario... and India gt a chance to make amends quickly. Sehwag hit a century, the others continued the good work of demolishing a bowling attack that was nowhere near the attack exerted by an Indian street team. But Sehwag looked tense and worried from the start.... the Indians started dominating the match only well past half the game.
The final hurdle arrived with a bang, and many successive events occured. The extremely fragile bowlers put in a decent effort of holding back a roaring side, eaded by Jayasuriya, intent on increasing their points. Dhoni pulled a couple of starry dives and dropped the plum ones, Tendulkar showed the world again why he is the world's most feared batsman.... and the Indian team gave up when the Lankans squeezed the mickey outta them.
The media is having a ball criticising Chappel for the losses.... but guys, what can a coach do if the players, who find it easier to act in advertisements and endorse products, show no team spirit, no killer instinct, and play some of the dullest cricket the world has seen? After all, he doesn't croon "Boost is the secret of my energy!!"
Dravid is an extremely good player who has a lot to offer the country in the years to come, but when it comes to captaincy, he is a sore stitch. The control Ganguly had over the players..... the body-language, the aggressive nature..... the sharp remarks he gave to people who deserved them..... they were what made him India's most successful captain. All these aren't Rahul's cup of tea.
Tendulkar should be given a break from World Cricket... so okay he's a legend and everything but even legends get sacked when they fail to perform. In this world, there are just two kinds of men..... winners and losers. And right now....Sachin is in the latters list. Give him a standing ovation.... tell him to take a break....bring in some new blood.... thats what can save us now. And we gotta renew Chappel's contract..... cuz to drive these lethargic fools around....kick their ass....cut their egoistic noses... we need a ruthless aussie like Chappel. Noone else can fill the gap.... no desi cricketer....cuz when it comes to kickass stuff.... you gotta learn it from the Aussies. And more.... Dada for captain....!! Pathan, Harbhajan and Dhoni should be given the boot.... Dinesh Kaarthick needs some attention, the poor guy. Dhoni can flaunt whatever he wants... opening a hair saloon may be a better option for him than cricket.
The Cup's gone.... another four years to plan, pursue and achieve.... lets hope we reach our destination next time!!
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Quite easy. All the board will od is sack Chappell, Bhajji, Dinesh Karthik ,Pathan and Sreesanth. The latter 3 for being poor substitutes :D
As usual...sachin and dhoni stay inspite of failures. If someone is ready to bomb BCCI office...count me in for contributions :D
machi... unaku vera pozlape illaya
shewag, dravid,sachin, ganguly and kumble should be removed and chances for the younger players should be given.....
it is very easy to sit here and say sachin dada dhoni shld be dropped.i totally disagree u on this.these 3 players are averaging more than 40 inspite of their perfomance in world cup.u can't say they must be dropped for poor perfomance in the wc.i agree this was the satge that they had to play and play out of their skin.with ref to adds we only made them wt they are today.if u thgt tht if they endordse pord their game will b affected then we shld hv not accepted them.it was our fault and moreover they were endorsing b'cos they were worth for it.we also happily accepted.i know how it feels when ur nation is knocked out of wc.but we can't just go out of the blue and change the team.ref to dravid's captaincy i agree with u.but dada must not be captain with keping an eye on future we must groom youngsters when the more experienced guys hv still some cricket left in them.sourav may be around for another 2-4yrs and if he's made the captain for say the next wc in india when he hangs his boots along with sachin dravid who will most probably do or they must then u leave a huge vaccum.so it is better to groom an young captain when the senors r still around.reg coach i thnk mostly greg will be shown the axe.it is high time he quits.he has not done anything gr8 though a coach's job is limited in cricket.he has only time to show his middle finger at crowds and send sms and email which eventually leaks and defames the bcci.we must look out for a new coach indian or foreign.i think we must not go for gr8 players like greg we must go for inteligent coaches like jhon wright was he was not a gr8 player but he made a good coach.most of the scucessful coaches like dav whatmore jhon buchanan jhon bracewell and even the "late" bob woolmer were never gr8 players nor did they play a descent amt of international games.
so next time when u write an article on indian cricket control ur emotions and write.don't write like a indian cricket fanatic.i know it is difficult to control emotions when the game is a relegion and players demy gods.think practically!!
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