Comments on: Judgment Time http://drinksbreak.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/judgment-time/ Madhav's views on cricket - not over by over, but only when drinks are on! Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:22:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Madhav http://drinksbreak.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/judgment-time/#comment-60 Madhav Sun, 03 Dec 2006 07:32:47 +0000 http://drinksbreak.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/judgment-time/#comment-60 I think we'll all know if Ganguly has a successful series, independent of what the others in the team achieve. He must realize that when he walks out to bat, he is the master of his own destiny, not Chappel. In Pakistan, we shed a tear for him because his 30s and 40s were better than what some of the others achieved, but the axe still fell on him. But those innings were just a toe stuck through the door and whether or not the door should have been slammed on him was left to judgment and opinion. If he wants his selection to be beyond debate, it's now time to force open the door with the sheer weight of runs. PS: Stam, why have you excluded "other parts of this great country" from the Ganguly fan club??. I was born in Rahul Dravid's city and now live in the land where Sachin Tendulkar is worshipped, but my favourite Indian cricketer is still Sourav Ganguly! I think we’ll all know if Ganguly has a successful series, independent of what the others in the team achieve. He must realize that when he walks out to bat, he is the master of his own destiny, not Chappel. In Pakistan, we shed a tear for him because his 30s and 40s were better than what some of the others achieved, but the axe still fell on him. But those innings were just a toe stuck through the door and whether or not the door should have been slammed on him was left to judgment and opinion. If he wants his selection to be beyond debate, it’s now time to force open the door with the sheer weight of runs.

PS: Stam, why have you excluded “other parts of this great country” from the Ganguly fan club??. I was born in Rahul Dravid’s city and now live in the land where Sachin Tendulkar is worshipped, but my favourite Indian cricketer is still Sourav Ganguly!

]]> By: Stambhit http://drinksbreak.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/judgment-time/#comment-59 Stambhit Sun, 03 Dec 2006 06:17:17 +0000 http://drinksbreak.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/judgment-time/#comment-59 As we move along the corridor of indian cricket and it's so called to be power centers, it is fundamentally clear that it's not cricket which is upmost in their minds. Be it the chairman of selectors or the present cricket coach of India (yes I repeat, cricket coach of india) everybody is up proving the other one wrong. As much as I admit that the bunch of Ganguly lovers are harping more on past rather than present situation (even though they are continued to be branded more and more as moribund, regionalist), I request the other part of this great country to look into the team India as it is now. Irrespective of what these progressive people think, most of the players are not worthy of playing, forget staying in the team by the same logic whihc had been applied to Mr.G. For whatever god forbidden reason best known to Mr.C, these people have continued in the team and the result is there for everybody to be seen. The problem is not throwing out the left hander (even if the method followed was as flawed as Enron's), it is necessarily in putting different yardstick to different people. I cannot fathom how Chappel is going to produce 11 Jhonty Rodes in team India and also fail to understand how without having runs on the board or getting bowlers who could get wickets for you one could plan for winning world cup. It's good to have 11 players who could bat (increasing depth or flexibility as they put it) but not so great if everybody becomes a tit-bit player. I hope, and really hope that Ganguly or no Ganguly these factors are addressed by the self championed well wishers and supporters of a nationalistic team India. As we move along the corridor of indian cricket and it’s so called to be power centers, it is fundamentally clear that it’s not cricket which is upmost in their minds. Be it the chairman of selectors or the present cricket coach of India (yes I repeat, cricket coach of india) everybody is up proving the other one wrong.
As much as I admit that the bunch of Ganguly lovers are harping more on past rather than present situation (even though they are continued to be branded more and more as moribund, regionalist), I request the other part of this great country to look into the team India as it is now. Irrespective of what these progressive people think, most of the players are not worthy of playing, forget staying in the team by the same logic whihc had been applied to Mr.G. For whatever god forbidden reason best known to Mr.C, these people have continued in the team and the result is there for everybody to be seen.
The problem is not throwing out the left hander (even if the method followed was as flawed as Enron’s), it is necessarily in putting different yardstick to different people. I cannot fathom how Chappel is going to produce 11 Jhonty Rodes in team India and also fail to understand how without having runs on the board or getting bowlers who could get wickets for you one could plan for winning world cup. It’s good to have 11 players who could bat (increasing depth or flexibility as they put it) but not so great if everybody becomes a tit-bit player.
I hope, and really hope that Ganguly or no Ganguly these factors are addressed by the self championed well wishers and supporters of a nationalistic team India.

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