After posting my first blog, I decided to post something which hurted me after the team selection against Bangladesh for the first test match.
There has been a famous sentence said by an ex-captain of England cricket team to the ex-captain of the Indian cricket team:
“ Your Indian team comprises of a captain, a vice captain, two ex captains, two ex vicecaptains, two future captains, two future vice captain, and a player who actually becomes a captain after this tour”
This is a satire on Indian cricket of past and present.
They have been so many erroneous decisions on the part of the team management. One just cant understand the mindset of the people involved in that. Time and again they come with those kind of decisions which seriously questions the cricketing acumen of the BCCI and the selectors.
My questions to the selectors after the team selection against Bangladesh for the first test match. :
1. If you wanted to play Dinesh Kartik as an opener, why not give him the responsibility of wearing the gloves behind the stumps, I believe Dinesh Kartik is far better technically equipped than Dhoni if it comes to Test cricket. After that there is a simple question to choose between Dhoni,Laxman and Yuvraj. On an any given day,Laxman would be the first choice.
2. Here comes the million dollar question.
How could Ganguly be in the team ahead of Laxman?
One of the reasons might be that he has no political backers or sponsors to back him up.
I believe the problem with Indian Cricket that they just believe in brand, who believe themselves larger than the game.They have been many youngsters whose careers have been ruined by this policy. For instance take the example of Gautam Gambhir, he has performed well in his limited opportunities he got, Robin Uthappa looks promising, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwari, in bowling department Ranadeb Bose, all starving for opportunities, but some players on account of their past glory ( in case of Ganguly ,in Test Cricket, I only remember his debut innings worth to watch….courtesy ESPN STAR) has got the berth ahead of these future stars of India.
Its really sad to see Laxman dropped yet again. If at all there was one sure spot after Dravid and Kumble in the team it was Laxman. Perhaps, he was responsible for India's failure in the World Cup or his averages are too good..
Glenn McGrath after his post retirement press conference stated that the best batsmen that he has ever bowled to are Lara ,Sachin and Laxman. Imagine a batsmen of that caliber getting ready to carry the water yet again. During the tour to SA, he was the vice captain, doesn't he deserve more opportunties?? It does no good for Dravid dropping people who perform consistently for the team. He dropped Kumble in the ODI and now he is doing it to Laxman. True they are his friends and will understand..but its just not fair for them. This way you are making Laxman lose his confidence. This is not a good sign. Why even take him on the tour..he would be better off practising for England in Hyderabad.…
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dude stop criticizing Ganguly.. I dont disagree that Laxman too should be included in the team.. obviously he is the another "wall" of Indian cricket team.. But as per ur million dollar question, Why do u want laxman to replace Ganguly?? No buddy.. Ganguly still has much talent left within himself, and apart from that he is a hard worker too...
I guess Sehwag or Dhoni are the options whom Laxman xan replace...
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