Indians lose yet again - Extreme reactions back home
It's nothing new since time and again the Indian cricket team over the last few decades has been thrashed abroad in both versions of the game and the familiar joke of the boy of divorced parents preferring the Indian team to either of the parents since they don't beat anybody is making merry rounds as usual. Victories like the ones against Australia or England in one test or the successful run in the last WC have been as rare as an oasis in a desert or a Rajni new movie release . No point in blaming the coach or the captain for the debacle. The simple truth is that none of the Indian batsmen except Sachin and to an extent Dravid are equipped to handle genuine fast and swing bowling and unless we address this bottle neck the results would continue to be the same abroad and only way to avoid these drubbings is to tour only within South Asia playing against Pakistan, SL and Bangladesh.
The South African fast bowling team is awesome (use of phrase thanks to Sridhar who is in town) to say the least and easily the best in business even surpassing the likes of Australia and Newzeland and in their home ground they are at the peak of their prowess. We should just be happy that none of our key players were injured in that match and seeing Harbhajan walk in at no 8 playing more like a baseball player to fast bowlers drawing away from the stumps conveyed the miserable situation of the Indian team as a whole in a nutshell.
Talking about the defeat in Parliament when there are better things to discuss and sending the chief of selectors (As though he was a UN ambassador) all the way to SA to convey the mood of the Nation as Pawar summed up it up is downright ridiculous and is the typical hyper reaction of India as a Nation to every defeat. If the Board is more sensible they need to go back to their drawing cup boards and chart out plans to make most of the local grounds as virtual green tops like the one we saw in Mohali during the recent champion’s trophy between SA and Pak and mercilessly throw out those who don't perform in those conditions. In the process we would also develop a new generation of fast bowlers who can also neutralize the advantage of the overseas teams even if our batsmen continue to fail!
It's nothing new since time and again the Indian cricket team over the last few decades has been thrashed abroad in both versions of the game and the familiar joke of the boy of divorced parents preferring the Indian team to either of the parents since they don't beat anybody is making merry rounds as usual. Victories like the ones against Australia or England in one test or the successful run in the last WC have been as rare as an oasis in a desert or a Rajni new movie release . No point in blaming the coach or the captain for the debacle. The simple truth is that none of the Indian batsmen except Sachin and to an extent Dravid are equipped to handle genuine fast and swing bowling and unless we address this bottle neck the results would continue to be the same abroad and only way to avoid these drubbings is to tour only within South Asia playing against Pakistan, SL and Bangladesh.
The South African fast bowling team is awesome (use of phrase thanks to Sridhar who is in town) to say the least and easily the best in business even surpassing the likes of Australia and Newzeland and in their home ground they are at the peak of their prowess. We should just be happy that none of our key players were injured in that match and seeing Harbhajan walk in at no 8 playing more like a baseball player to fast bowlers drawing away from the stumps conveyed the miserable situation of the Indian team as a whole in a nutshell.
Talking about the defeat in Parliament when there are better things to discuss and sending the chief of selectors (As though he was a UN ambassador) all the way to SA to convey the mood of the Nation as Pawar summed up it up is downright ridiculous and is the typical hyper reaction of India as a Nation to every defeat. If the Board is more sensible they need to go back to their drawing cup boards and chart out plans to make most of the local grounds as virtual green tops like the one we saw in Mohali during the recent champion’s trophy between SA and Pak and mercilessly throw out those who don't perform in those conditions. In the process we would also develop a new generation of fast bowlers who can also neutralize the advantage of the overseas teams even if our batsmen continue to fail!
God save the Indian batsmen from the South African fast fury without any major calamity by the time this tour ends!
PS- After a long time I had a five-for in a local match yesterday with my gentle leg spin and needless to say I was thrilled and kept the ball as a souvenir. I was getting worried that with my bowling standards deteriorating this season with lots of unusual wides and poor deliveries down the leg side, the end was inevitable with age catching up. However this performance has given me some breather to look forward to the rest of the season.
RK
RK
posted by RK at 2:43 PM
1 Comments:
Ram
Reserve a place for me in your team. Like Master Blaster!!
See you soon
Prakash S
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