The Indian cricket team! Wow, who wouldn’t want to speak up his views of our team. Everybody , from the captain of the Hockey team to the person selling vadapavs will have an opinion.
Before we go into the pros and cons of our team , I would like the reader to note the diversity of the team. People with dosas as part of their diet mingle with people who eat Roti/DAL everyday.
I, as a fan(big) of the Indian cricket team have the following views:
--> I would rather see our team winning a Test Series in, say Zimbabwe , than winning the ICC champions trophy .
--> I wouldn’t mind Sachin scoring a duck each time he bats , if India is to win always.
We all know the state of the Indian cricket team. The crux of the matter is the lack of quality bowlers. Bowlers like kumble trouble batsmen only when the pitch has been dug up! We need bowlers of the class of Gillespie, Wasim Akram or even warne(yes Shane warne)
INDIA will start winning consistently only when people “stop” emulating SACHIN and start idolizing people like Kapil Dev
My biggest disappointments about the team happen when we get battered around the park even by Zimbabwe, even in INDIA(sorry Andy).
The cricket board itself has started a good initiative in improving the substandard pitches of the country.This will stop the proliferation of substandard spinners. Punjab (the land of the hatta khatta) should really be producing the fast bowlers. When we see fast bowlers from Karnataka, we can make out the situation of PACE bowling in the country.
About the current team
It is a good team for one-dayers, but it flops miserably when it comes to the REAL thing , test cricket The root of the problem is lack of good bowlers. If you have good bowlers (pace or spin) , you can easily hide away your weaknesses of batting on Foreign soil (like the PAKISTAN team).
Will to win must be the foremost. No shame in losing to a better team.
My message to the Indian team would be
Just give your best out there and we will be there to support you , even if U lose to Holland!