Maidan ki Badshah?
I really do sometimes wonder what India will do after Dravid and especially Kumble retire. As of now, it stands as a somehow functional two man team. Tendulkar is long past his glory days. Ganguly, well he was dropped. Laxman is just not looking decisive and dangerous, maybe a series against Australia would do him some good!
Other than them, batting wise we have Sehwag who hits a 100 every few months to seal his position. Ditto for the rest of them.
Bowlers, well since when do we have any. Chappell turned Pathan into some sort of bowler who can't bowl and a batsman who can't bat. How wonderful. Harbhajan, less said the better. That leaves Kumble and Dravid. The only 2 professionals, the only 2 capable and the only 2 doing anything. Dedicated, reliable and resolute.
It's a real shame. Kumble doesn't get his credits as probably the finest bowler to ever come out of India and one of the world's greatest. In a nation filled with batting ideals, where has a bowler like Kumble going to find his place? More importantly, where is the next Kumble going to find his inspiration?
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006.
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11:08 PM
In Indian cricket everybody rides on the hype wave created by the media and the results are showing.
If somebody stops the media's hyping tendencies then India can have formidable game else we may players who only scores well in ad.
7:25 AM
Yeh, so true Karthik. Nearly everything in India is run by the media. I really hate it. When was the last time you saw an advertisement without a celebrity? In fact, I'm brave enough to bet that some cricketers don't actually aspire for the cricketing greatness, just the advertisement cash influx.
The old days of India are over, with every little "gramam" or "gaon" with cable tv, the big companies have found a new way to fool and brainwash the market. Indiya tholaigachiyil mudhal muraiyaga....