yet another submissive defeat faced by the Indian team today.and with that the hope of India making to super 8 in the world cup is diminishing fast.now their only chance is in the hand of Bermuda.But frankly speaking, you cant win the world cup by depending on the other team.Infact in a way I was satisfied with the result of today's match.The team playing good cricket deserved to win.No please dont get me wrong here.I am not against India or the cricket.but I cannot be overly optimistic when I can very well see from the naked eye that Indian cricket team doesnt have the will or the capability to win the matches.what more frustrating is the fact that this kind of defeat has not happend for the first time.time and again such defeats have proved the fact that Indian cricketers have failed to improvise.they have not learnt anything from their past mistake.The cricket is changing and Indian team needs to understand this fact and accept it.They still continue to play the old traditional cricket which means hit some magnificent stroke and score as much as you can with boundaries and sixes.They have ignored the fact that 6 singles in an over is much more useful than a single boundry.when the things arent going your way, you need to adapt to the situation and make the best use of it.they still continue to display sloppy running between the wicket,some really poor fielding and really lacking the attack with the bowling.They always looks to bowl 50 overs rathar than taking 10 wickets.players like Ganguly continues to display lack of fitness.Player like Tendulkar fails to perform when the team needs them most.and still being considered the GOD of cricket.Yuvaraj has no clue whats happening when the spinner come into attack.the fact that you have scored 10000 runs or more or played an extra ordinary game or two doesnt allow you to ignore your weakness.There is no attempt for improvement.and if the senior players display such behavior, you cant expect it from the new comers.when the entire team is on the ground and in a difficult situation, their body language shows that they have already accepted the defeat.to me it looks like they just wait and hope something to happen rathar than creating the opportunity by showing real attack and will to win.
but at the same time I wonder,its just a game.Why do we get so depressed or concerned when we lose?.After all cricketers are also human being trying their best to win.so is it fair to blame them for anything and everything?. I am not sure.I think cricket in India is more than just the game and hence a defeat of such kind always raises questions.
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Our obsession with glamorous 4s and 6s is not restricted to the national team, even the galli cricket player is applauded a lot more when he slams a 4 or 6. Maybe a player with strong conviction needs to reverse this national psyche, by showing us that matches can be won by taking 1s and 2s.
Well....Neel said exactly what i wanted to say. No point repeating. Our nation, in general is crazy for glamor. but dont realize the importance of collective effort and how small things add up. You can see that in every aspect of life...not just cricekt. See any Bollywood movie (of course, movies need to be glamorous, but still.....). And then of course, learnig from past mistakes or learnign from others dont really appy to indians. We are the BEST. how can we learn from others?
comments - parag
guess... cricket in india is given unnecessary hype and importance.. its like another religion in itself... ppl worship hte game and cricketers as if they are someone who can changehte world..... do the cricketers really deserve these praises and worshipS???
i guess more thn half of team members should take retirement.... they being in team doesnt matter at all...
well ppl who are crazy fans of the game might want to differ from wat i said... .but thn i m a person who doesnt understand the ABC of the game..... its anyways my viewpoint!! :)
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