we had been prepared for this washout. The question was- how badly? I recall Bob Dylan's song- "Yes, how many times can a man turn his head, Pretending he just doesn't see........how many ears must one man have, Before he can hear people cry? How many deaths will it take till he knows, That too many people have died?" to which we can add- "How many blunders can the BCCI make, to realize it's time to change". It has been established beyond doubt that Dravid cannot guard anymore; Laxman is not Very Very Special against Oz anymore (But Clark and Ponting are against India); Dhoni doesnot like to be "Tested" and is happy with the shorter formats; Sehwag cannot be gambled for his occasional flamboyancy; Tendulkar desperately trying to impress us for the "Bharat Ratna" (which he messed anyway), every match he keeps everyone expecting like fathers-to-be outside the maternity ward. It's time overhaul the entire machinery including the fat BCCI, the selectors and the team. There are many aspirant players in waiting. Sadly Rohit sharma and P. Ojha could not make it to the playing team. Repeatedly the same old horses have been put forward to protect the National 'Izzat'. Could not the last match be played by the younger players when there was nothing more to lose now?
we had been prepared for this washout. The question was- how badly? I recall Bob Dylan's song- "Yes, how many times can a man turn his head, Pretending he just doesn't see........how many ears must one man have, Before he can hear people cry? How many deaths will it take till he knows, That too many people have died?" to which we can add- "How many blunders can the BCCI make, to realize it's time to change". It has been established beyond doubt that Dravid cannot guard anymore; Laxman is not Very Very Special against Oz anymore (But Clark and Ponting are against India); Dhoni doesnot like to be "Tested" and is happy with the shorter formats; Sehwag cannot be gambled for his occasional flamboyancy; Tendulkar desperately trying to impress us for the "Bharat Ratna" (which he messed anyway), every match he keeps everyone expecting like fathers-to-be outside the maternity ward. It's time overhaul the entire machinery including the fat BCCI, the selectors and the team. There are many aspirant players in waiting. Sadly Rohit sharma and P. Ojha could not make it to the playing team. Repeatedly the same old horses have been put forward to protect the National 'Izzat'. Could not the last match be played by the younger players when there was nothing more to lose now?
If he gets out early, he is quite useless and deserves to be kicked out of the team, because the loss of the team is entirely his fault
If he stays at the crease, he is selfish and just trying to get his century
If he scores runs, it is not of any use because his runs have never helped the team win
If he does eventually get that century, it is just because he wants to enrich himself further.
Sad that a man who has played test cricket when his contemporaries were playing in their backyards with their daddies, a man who has broken every record in the game, a man who has played for 22 years, a man who has scored 99 centuries, still has to prove himself each time he steps out to bat!
Re: Tendulkar was his usual serene self
by Against Pseudos on Jan 26, 2012 03:47 AM
Till you pay your dues to the cablewallah so that you can watch matches yourself.
