In a way, England's continued failures in the subcontinent are helping cover India's own rediscovered incompetence away from home. You cannot criticize India without having England's example thrown back at you. Perhaps depending on England is risky. May be Australia and South Africa will show the way.
Although England's results after being crowned #1 are following the same slope that India's slid through, I somehow am more sympathetic towards England's efforts; which seem genuine; than India's which seem dishonest. Which only means I expect England to figure out and what ails them in subcontinental conditions in a more earnest fashion than India, whose response will always be a filmi - "We will see you in our own backyard". Ultimately England will probably be as crap in subcontinental conditions as India is away from them.
Moving on...
Admittedly, I am not as exposed to India's 24 x 7 cricket media and my only exposure to cricket related media coverage is the internet and live feeds from Willow and Dish Network. Although this has been enough to have a severe diabetic reaction to the felicitations of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
Yes they have earned them but please in a year where you have lost almost all Test Matches away from home stand up and mute these exhibitions of personal achievements, even if these celebrations mark an entire career where there have been notable successes for the team.
Together as a team you have helped India achieve nothing that past Indian teams have not, except a series win in Pakistan. Yes you have bettered personal records and instead of
Vishwanath, Vengsarkar, Kapil and Gavaskar...
Statsguru shows...
VVS, Rahul, Kumble and Sachin.
It's not the least impressive.
Been there done that....
3 comments:
It is now unfair to keep Dravid in the same pedestal as Sachin on the retirement grounds!!Dravid has quit the game after Australia though he need not have after his sucessful year of 2011. Sachin on the other hand has very clearly announced a challenge to try and drop him if you can. That is going to be impossible as he will keep scoring untill something big happens to his physical being. So what are we going to do now??
they have not dropped him in spite of him not scoring away from India and picking and choosing tours. We will have more of the same....won't we
england can play in england only, period.
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