Manohar has used a curious term "aberration". This is Ok if it was for a short term loss of form in any one dept. How come there was a wholesale and prolonged failure in all 3 depts of batting, bowling and fielding ? Manohar doesn't sound worried at all and that is what is really worrying.
What about fighting spirit? Was that the sole preserve of Rahul Dravid? How did the others let him down so badly ?
If Amit Mishra could stick it out at the Oval test for 86 runs, how did 7 guys get out for just 21 runs? Didn't they care about saving the Indian Team , when they had a decent chance to do so?
Unless we view this as a disaster with long term implications, we won't find correctives to this situation.
Manohar has used a curious term "aberration". This is Ok if it was for a short term loss of form in any one dept. How come there was a wholesale and prolonged failure in all 3 depts of batting, bowling and fielding ? Manohar doesn't sound worried at all and that is what is really worrying.
What about fighting spirit? Was that the sole preserve of Rahul Dravid? How did the others let him down so badly ?
If Amit Mishra could stick it out at the Oval test for 86 runs, how did 7 guys get out for just 21 runs? Didn't they care about saving the Indian Team , when they had a decent chance to do so?
Unless we view this as a disaster with long term implications, we won't find correctives to this situation.
Well said Manohar,this is indeed transition time (transition to death)of cricket.Cricket is dying just like it died in West Indies. Nowadays,people with common sense are turning away from cricket. Thus India will be saved from this stupid,lazy game played in just 10 countries.
Its amazing that the dud srikanth has got an extension...what boot licking can acheive is there for all to see..purely because srinivasan got the top bcci post
Re: Crony
by VJ on Sep 20, 2011 10:48 AM
Dont forget that he was the same selector who selected the world cup winning team. Everyone plays a part in victory.
Re: Re: Crony
by Gopalram on Sep 20, 2011 10:56 AM
VJ,world cup victory is fluke.Dhoni is not a good captain.For the defeats in England Srikanth,Dhoni,Srinvasan,Aswwin are whlooy responsible.
Re: Re: Crony
by Christy Uthup on Sep 20, 2011 11:03 AM
Did you get the same thrill with this World Cup victory as the 1983 one ? , the 2011 victory seemed so fixed / manipulated
Re: Re: Re: Crony
by Gopalram on Sep 20, 2011 11:23 AM
83 cup did thrill us more because we never expected to win.Now the team looked strong so not much excitement for your generation.The present generation enjoyed.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Crony
by sangeetha murali on Sep 20, 2011 12:16 PM
I was 10 years old when Indian team won the world cup under kapil dev. Now my son is 10 years old, but he has no thrill in enjoying this win. More so he is playing for a coaching club for the last two years and understands the nuances of the game. The Westindies match - where the match turned upside down. The Australia Match - which had dual surface. The Pakistan match - exactly at Mohali, the finals played by Srilanka without any vigour (Four changes made in the XI). The way ICC chairman kept on saying that we want India to win the World cup.. And many more did not give the punch for the cup.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Crony
by SX on Sep 20, 2011 03:24 PM
that is generation gap!! Its not like your era where Im sure you wouldnt have even had a tv at your home in 1983.. where as 2011 the kids have the whole world in front of them!! Cant help it...
