Today is probably a worse day for Indian cricket than the day they exited the WC 07 not because Greg Chappell resigned as Indian coach but from the reaction of the players and the BCCI it looks like we are interested in running away from the problems we face, wanting to live in "denial" than acknowledging the issues that will (I wish I could write "could") denigrate the future of Indian cricket.
There might be 80% of Indian fans who are happy with Chappell's decision but I'm not one among those. Chappell might have his own flaws in managing the team but I must write that my regard for him infact increased for standing up to what he believed in and putting his views across in a blunt manner.
I have one simple question to ask the cricket authorities/fans.
Can you state who is accountable for India's loss in the World Cup considering the say everyone had in team selection.
1. Greg Chappell
2. Rahul Dravid and the team
3. Indian Selection Committee
4. BCCI
5. Complete fiasco of the system
6. Others (state if any !!)
According to me Greg Chappell would come last if I had to name the culprits in order. So are we taking the easy way out by asking Chappell to leave? Lets atleast answer this honestly....
My point is are we even asking the right questions ??
Honestly, can we even confidently tell who is accountable for the loss?
Is there a point in the system where the buck stops ... i cant see one !!
I even heard in interviews a couple of coaches at the lower level point out that there are many genuinely good aspiring cricketers who are neglected due to the bureaucracy in the system. Don’t you think that India with its huge cricket crazy/aspiring base should have been able to build atleast four top notch teams?
Its all up to the dictators who run the show to question themselves about the integrity and honesty with which they run the show. Do you think they will... I wish I could answer "Yes" ... but they need to ask themselves
"If not now, when? If not us, who?" will make an effort to bring about this change.
2 comments:
Chappell leaving is just another wrong turn in a series of wrong turns for Indian cricket...
The 80% who think Chappell's leaving is a good thing have no idea what is in store...
Greg Chappell or his deeds are just the last straw that broke the camel's back. This was a long time coming, and the explanation is simple. We have remained static. We have done nothing to improve our play, where as the other countries are, ever so slightly doing that. It is so reminiscent of the way Hockey went. Why we are not improving, many reasons, each contributing to the bigger picture. Right from BCCI not looking at pitches, to outfields, to bad talent hunting, petty inter state politics, zonal bias, over commercialisation of cricket.....the list would be endless.
What we need is, for someone to decide, what the real constraints are, that just cannot be changed, and what are the factors that need to be improved. Work on it, with a 3-4 year perspective. And then see what happens. Unfortunately, we, the Indian Cricket audience wouldn't like that, would want wins...and well...there is where sponsors would stop pumping money. End of Experiment!
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