India A beat India seniors, two Indians who play for World XI fail to score hundred runs together in three matches. Are we saying here that a team who lost in finals some two years ago is the best we could produce. That's the difference between teams like Australia and India. Australia never settled after winning the world cup, they always plan ahead and think that they can do better each and every time they hit the pitch. Indians live in past glory (I don't know whether losing in finals is called glory?).
Indian selectors appoint a new coach, new physio and Gavaskar as batting coach but what about the selectors themselves, if we are not able to win any series after a remarkable run in the last world cup then whom to blame for. Are the selectors doing a decent job of picking the best eleven from an immense talent. Venugopala Rao who scored 98 in the match which India A won would go down the drain, Rayudu who guided India to a world cup victory for India U-19 has disappeared, Hemang Badani who always scores, when given a chance is nowhere to be seen, Murali Karthik who is considered to be the next Bishen Singh Bedi is always taken as 12th man.
Selectors are here to prove that they are doing the best and nothing more could be done. Whenever any doubt arises they divert the attention very tactfully, need for a bowling coach or finding a wicket keeper batsmen. It's time they take the responsibility of dip in form and resign. I am not a hardened cricket fan but my heart goes out for the millions of people who watch the game with passion with no result. Take football, coach always takes the responsibility of a team's performance and is ready to leave the club for it's betterment, should the need arise. Are we saying that there is no one to take responsibility of failures? We can only talk of best captains, highest run scorer, highest Indian wicket taker. When are we going to better these record holders? When are you going to create new records?
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