I think that Kris Srik(k)anth and Sunil Gavaskar are the two biggest idiots in Indian cricket right now. Everytime you ask them a question, they give you back their opinion. There are two things in cricket: 1) Fact. 2) Opinion.
If you ask these two cricketers about anything, these two guys are totally adept at mixing these two, and give you a confused answer, where you will struggle to figure out what portion is day-dreaming and which portion is a fact.
And the latest example of a joke is from the on-going debate of coach.
I dont know what they think when they are against a foreign coach in the sub-continent. Do they want to say that John Wright has not done good enough as Indian coach, or that Dave Whatmore is inferior as a coach to _______ (fill it with any Sri Lankan name). Or that Bangladesh should really opt for either of them as a coach rather than Dave Whatmore himself.
Or do they want to tell the world that we are simply jealous that all that we expected for ourselves was being handed over to 'foreigners' and we are outraged with jealosy?
I am inclined to think that latter is the case.
They say that foreign coaches are not good for India when asked who should be a coach. Why cant they simply answer the question rather than bring in an opinion. By some mysterious stroke of luck, do they explain why they think so? No, you have to find the answer to great people's great words yourself. And when you solve this mystery, please make sure you explain it as a comment on my blog ('cas i am still scratching my head).
Again, who should be a coach? Answer: We have a lot of talent in India. Again, an opinion!
Let us try again, what should be done to improve Indian team's performance?
They have to be more committed. (How? No answer! Find yourself.)
They have to try harder. (How? No answer! Find yourself.)
You can simply keep them asking how, and they will give you endlessly pointless answers.
They drool over Australian style of play, but they are simply uninterested in accepting Greg Chappell's methods. Well, if you are not shocked by Australian cricket, then accept their methodology until you have a better one!
Again, they will answer "it will not work in India". How? Go find yourself!.
So, you mean to say that India will never play like Australia or South Africa?
I think for a moment, they should shut their mouth. They should think, and then talk something. It really sucks to see that former Indian cricketers are simply jealous and Xenophobic. It is a pity that these people are looking to lead Indian cricket.
Captain Vengsarkar, by any stroke of luck if you happen to read this blog, then please accept my humble apologies for putting forth idiocy of your former colleagues and call back Greg Chappell. What is the worst that can happen? You will lose another world cup series and come back in first round. But you can be sure that everyone who comes back will be under 25. Then, you just hand them some reasonable international experience. By the time the world cup after that comes, you would have greatly enhanced your chances of winning that one(i.e. if by some stroke of luck, you dont win the first one).
And yes, I feel that Sachin should retire or strengthen the bench. It is time for someone younger to play and learn the game.
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oh what an emotional tirade, what a way to analyse, do you think anybody up there would answer in one line for the question who should be the coach? or how to improve the indian team. common dont kid yourself with your silly arguments and unwarranted name calling.
did you even consider how many new/young players were considered by team india before chappell was picked as the coach. of the top of my head(atleast 10 bowlers were considerred with ample oppurtunities, atleast 10 batsmen were considered for middle and upped middle order, and atleast 7 seven openers were considered in 3 years). Now compare this to any other team(as you site the australian team) barring pakisthan.
do you watch or observe the playing talent thag goes in the ranji matches, and if you think the best players should represent the BCCI's team, you will not be left with too many players.
if you think that senior players are being given chances at the expense of young players, you are certainly misinformed or misguided. Its foolish to think that given enough oppurtunities younger players will shine, younger players should show they cant be ignored and get selected and stop complaining abt not being able to play, like what Dhoni, Yuvraj did in the recent times, and yeah by the way kaif who was given innumerable chances. and ofcourse if you look at how Dravid, Ganguly and laxman fought back for their places in their early days, its the same story always, dont complain fight for your spot
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