The coach and the captain can dream of revolution- the next level- the next Australia etc., but patience has its own limits. After many more one dayers and watching all international sides in action in the recently concluded champions trophy – the independent observer may ask- why not Ganguly and Laxman?Īnd its a valid question. This was especially true in the aftermath of several great home performances. To an independent observer, this might seem irksome, as if the supporters of the duo are not true cricket lovers, but watch each of India’s matches with vested interests- to see India lose and whet the knife for Dravid and Chappell. What is also not unpredictable is for 2 names to crop up each time India loses- Ganguly and Laxman. To be honest, this debacle was not entirely unpredictable. When he started as coach, only Kolkatans hated him, but now he has made sure the entire nation hates him, if not for nothing Guru Greg, should be applauded for uniting the nation. Well on other hand, i think GC has done the impossible.
And what the fuck is Raina doing in the team, he is no Tendulkar, he is at the best a good player, not a prodigy, that we throw him to wolves. Pathan would have been a better choice over Mongia. Why was Irfan Pathan dropped, no sense in selecting 7 batsman, when 4 out of em cant even bat. To date i have rarely seen Ponting drop down the order for Australia. What the fuck were the team mgt thinking, sending in Kaif at No 3, after loss of an early wicket? Dravid should be at No 3, and i dont understand why we keep playing ducks and drakes with this position. Arre bhai, bardaasht ka bhi koi hadh hai. But after DLF, Champions Trophy and Durban, all i can say is “Ab Bas”.
Arnab, couple of months back, i would have disagreed with u on Greg and Dravid.