the headline makes us all feel silly...what is says is that the paying public backs losers also.Terrible situation.Let us boycott these failures and force them to improve and compete.
Here is a team which suffered lossess & put India's pride in stake! Now these Marketing traitors are responding saying that this national shame is inconsequential & endorsements by the cricketers won't affect brands!Either Indian people are whole sale traitors or the marketeers are! It is up to every self respecting citizen to assess.
Srikanth blaming it on batting failure ...The bowlers gave away more than 2800 runs and mind you England didnt bat in the second innings couple of times in a 4 match series. Very successful bowling indeed !
As we started losing one test after another the only excuse that was put up by the Captain, players, selectors and cricket board was injury to key players. We should admit in all fairness that we did not have enought bench strength nor we had attempted to create one. Injury will never affect a team if you have bench strength. I can cite example - Viv Richards debuted (1974) because Lawrence Rowe developed eye problem, M.L.Jaisimha replaced injured Chandra during 1967 and scored 74 and 101 runs in Brisbane, Aaqib Javed thrived because Imran was not fit to bowl, Chetan Sharma replaced Binny who was sick in Bensen & Hedges Final - 1985 and there will be many more incidents. Fact is we do not care to build bench strength.
Indian Cricket and cricket players have nothing to loose. But the country's image is brought to disgrace. Is it not a concern for criket bodies and non-commital players?
Re: 'Defeat or success, nothing affects the value of Indian crick
by rotidal on Aug 25, 2011 09:11 AM | Hide message
Ya, u r right. To hell with Equity! When world champions go down like this just, it does not give a good image at all on the country! When we say Pak is a failed nation even in cricket, we should shudder to think that we are also headed the same way. Anyway whatever we say is just an opinion. The playing 11 should worry about it.
India will thrash West Indies in the upcoming home series and the false sense of having recovered the lost form will put the Indian team back in the good books of cricket fans!....UNFORTUNATELY!!!!
They really are experts ! they very well know this country is full of fools who will forget this carnage in england with just one win or two. I admit now that english commentators are the best when it comes comment. Husain was spot on in telling why it was good that sachin didn't get his 100th 100.
Re: Experts
by Jugal Ahuja on Aug 25, 2011 10:20 AM
but naseer's effigy was burnt in some indian cities/towns for his derisive comments on sachin.the media has made sachin a demi-god, which unfortunately he is not.
