Saurav and co sat on a wall,
Saurav n co had a great fall,
All the colas and all the MNC men ,
Could not put their pride together again.
I cldnt think of a better phrase to describe our cricket teams’ dismal performance in the World cup . The critics have called it Pathetic, lack of commitment , poor fitness. Whatever may be the reason I feel they have no business to be part of a game when they lack the very basic fundamentals of the game.
Indians claim to have a very strong team on paper , Their batting order supposedly one of the best in the world, probably true to an extent , Saurav, Sachin, Rahul, Yuvraj are quite a hand at the willow, but then who is to blame for the debacle against Aussies and worse still the Dutch?
In my opinion the following cld be the reasons:
(1)Extensive Hype- In India the pitches are slow and the ball tens to come on to the bat easily with not much effort from the so called ‘talents’ . Further in India the Pitches are slow with not much bounce and pace , hence when they score mighty , lofty scores in India we put them high up on a pedestral and bloat their egos so high that like the formidable champ of commentary would put it”so high that it could bring down an air hostess with it”.So when they ‘wander’ out to the fast paced pitches like the Wanderers
they begin to discover horrific facts abt their stats.
(2)Easy ‘ Pocket’ money-I reacently came across an interview of Rahul dravi’s manager who claimed that rahul was paid 6 crore for a a commercial and probably 2 crore for an overseas tour.
So who would want to shed their sweat and blood(?) for a good 4 crore les when the same can be got by simply looking good and saying a few words?
NO I don’t say that they shd be paid more in cricket but stop this commercial madness. That is not your damn job to look good and dress well, leave it to the ones 4 whom it is a profession.
(3)Poor ambassadors for the country- they forget the y represent a country on the whole. Our India if it stands up for a reason united has to be cricket . Life comes to a standstill when there is a match so much that probably Schumi could drive through oure roads at breath neck speed without a hindrance. Each Indian , cricket is his anthem his passion his breath. How dare the deprive us of that joy and scent of success?You have a duty , you have a job of playinmg for the country , do it. You are what you are because of the sanctity of the game and the religious fan following.
In my opinion, . We have given them chances enough and plenty , If they don’t perform I simply suggest they return home as soon as possible and save us any future humiliation . What say friends?