An ordinary Indian Cricket Fan’s (emotional) pulambal!

You might ask me, what qualification I have to write about Indian cricket. Do you think I should have any other qualification other than just being an ordinary Indian citizen? You are wrong, then. We billion Indians have every (birth) right to have billion views about cricket!

Ok, if you insist me I will give one more. I was a twelfth man in our batch-cricket team (who played a significant role in winning matches-by not playing!).

Fine, let us concentrate on the current boiling affairs. Like anyone of you, I am also very disappointed with Indian team’s performance, to be more specific Indian Men Cricket team’s (on field!) performance. However, this is not the first time we do so, right?

Just say hypothetically, India had won the test series, how we would have reacted. Dhoni and team mates would have been considered as super heroes. Since they have lost, you know what would happen to them (stone pelting etc). The problem is, we are all genetically emotional! We know only extremes. By doing so, many times we fail to analyze what exactly went wrong.

They say doing post mortem is easy. So let us start (because it’s easy)…

Before starting this test series, if someone had said India would lose the test series you would have agreed without a hint of hesitation. Actually many of us surprised with the result of first two test matches. Those were wonderful performances, considering very young team without any major established test players. That gave us great expectations and we all started dreaming about test series win.

After two test matches India was up with 1-0, and ended the series with 3-1.Losing test match is not the end of the world and winning and losing is part and parcel of game. But the manner, by which they have lost the final two test matches, definitely would have hurt many- meek surrender.

What went wrong? (Expert analysis!!!)

1. As Stephen Fleming said every test captaincy has a life-span of 3-5 years. Dhoni had crossed that magical number long ago. 
He is not pro active, waits for the opposition to make mistakes.
 This is crystal clear, in all forms of cricket he plays. 

He runs out of ideas, does not have creativity to think out of the box. Greg Chappell was correct in naming him as “absent minded professor”.

In the third test he went with 4 bowlers with one extra batter which was completely wrong, in my opinion.

He persisted too long with nonperforming Mohammed Shami and chose Gowtam as a third opener. Did not give enough chances to bench warmers. What he thinks about Binny, God only knows. (not to mention ,would have praised if those decisions were correct!)

2. Bowlers fitness level was very poor. Probably they have been playing too much of cricket without enough rest, thanks to IPL.

3. Missing catches. More than missing batsmen Sachin, Rahul,we missed good slip fielders Sachin, Rahul and VVS Laxman.

4. Awfully, all the batsmen (bowlers, fielders and coachers too!) are out of form.

5. Psychologist. If psychologist had counselled Indian players he would have got depressed, obviously!

May be sending girlfriends (even for married one, not wife though!) with players would be a better idea! ( to boost their psychology)

6. Vasthu . Last but not the least, I have been told by a reliable source that Dhoni’s house was not built with proper vasthu,and one Guruji  has  suggested some modifications. And the same Guruji suggested Kohli’s girlfriend’s name to be changed as Anushka Sharam!

So, my dear friends don’t worry every feeling is temporary.

Hope, India would do well in Australia (with that Guruji’s help), end of this year.

18-08-14,

8pm.