Friday, December 01, 2006

So another humiliating defeat to South Africa. I am consistently amazed that people in India still want to watch defeat after defeat. It is no fault of the players that people exalt them to superstar status an build up expectations to unrealistic levels. I am sure that every batsman wants to score a hundred abd every bowler wants to take 5 or more widkets. after all there is big money to be made and that is the best incentive but unfortunately they are not good enough. Would any of the present team, except Dravid, be picked to play for Australia or South Africa? I think not. Along with the mediocrity is the lack of pridein playing for the country and giant bubble egos built up by public adulation and ready to collapse at the slightest criticism and being rotated out of the team. Apart from Gavakar the World Cup winning team of the 80shad no world class players but played with passion for team and country which brought them success. Another World Cup is a few months away. What are the chances that India do not make it out of the group stages? If that happens maybe the idiots will stop watching cricket on tv and allow us to watch some real sports such as rugby, boxing and American Football at prime time.

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