One-man show
The old English saying “when the going gets tough, the tough gets going” probably applies perfectly to Aussie stumper Adam Gilchrist, who single-handedly won the World Cup final for his team against the hapless Sri Lankans. No praises are less to describe ‘Gilly’s’ demolition act in the final. The Aussie wicketkeeper had struggled throughout the tournament for runs but still could produce one of the breathtaking knocks ever witnessed in a World Cup final when his team needed it most. It is not that the Sri Lankans, who....
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Bold decision by selectors
It was indeed a bold decision by the Indian selectors to rest stalwarts – Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly – for the three one-dayers during the tour to Bangladesh next month. Surprisingly, the cricket loving public in the country have taken this decision pretty sportingly, unlike when there was vociferous protests by the public and the politicians alike, in Bengal particularly, when former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly was dropped from the Indian team during coach Greg Chappell’s reign. The general public seems to understand the need to have....
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Where are the replacements?
Now the stage seems to be set to drop all the senior players in the team and infuse young blood for the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh as if this move alone would propel the team to become the world champions. The people who are talking through their hat are either plain stupid or hungry for some media attention or both because even a layman knows that the Indian team does not have the right replacements for the likes of Sachin Tendulkar or Sourav Ganguly right know. It has....
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Why not Patil or Jimmy?
Strange are the ways of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) functioning especially after India’s debacle in the on-going World Cup. When a coach of Dav Whatmore’s stature was interested in coaching the Indian team, they went in for former Aussie skipper Greg Chappell, some 22 months ago, only to pay a heavy price in the end as he only succeeded in ripping the team part, with his high headedness. Now when both Sandeep Patil, who was instrumental in taking lowly placed Kenya to the....
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