Quite some delay in my blog updates. Sorry.
I believe the next month will see a lot many blogs on Cricket with the Circket World Cup being fought out in the Carribean Islands.
The Indian Team was announced some time back, and I was really happy with the selections. The former Indian captain, Dilip Vengsarkar has carried on with his strong personality and assertiveness. Of course, the first instance of this quality came to the fore when he recalled the greatest Indian captain of all time and one of the most prolific cricketers in one day cricket - SOURAV GANGULY.
Sourav had fallen out of favor with the current coach Greg Chappell since the Zimbabwe tour more than a year back. And the then Chairman of the Selection Committee, Kiran More, after having come to a conflict much earlier on the Abhijit Kale episode, was more than happy and eager to keep Sourav out. Thankfully, More is gone and the onus to save Indian Cricket now lies with a batting legend in India - Vengsarkar.
The team he chose as the Chairman of the Selection Committee comprises
Batsmen: Rahul Dravid (captain), Sachin Tendulkar (vice-captain), Sourav Ganguly, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh.
All-rounders: Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan.
Wicketkeepers: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik.
Bowlers: Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.
To be very honest, the inclusion of Sehwag and Pathan will face careful dissection. Both of them have been awfully out of form. Whereas Sehwag has been fishing in the corridor outside the off stump and making a clear mess of short pitched and rising deliveries, Pathan has been looking for the right line and length for a greater part of the season. Of course, he has become more useful as a batsman. But let us face it, we have better batters than Pathan. All we can hope for now, that this duo will break the shackles of poor form and rise to the occasion in the mega event - the World Cup.
I believe the next month will see a lot many blogs on Cricket with the Circket World Cup being fought out in the Carribean Islands.
The Indian Team was announced some time back, and I was really happy with the selections. The former Indian captain, Dilip Vengsarkar has carried on with his strong personality and assertiveness. Of course, the first instance of this quality came to the fore when he recalled the greatest Indian captain of all time and one of the most prolific cricketers in one day cricket - SOURAV GANGULY.
Sourav had fallen out of favor with the current coach Greg Chappell since the Zimbabwe tour more than a year back. And the then Chairman of the Selection Committee, Kiran More, after having come to a conflict much earlier on the Abhijit Kale episode, was more than happy and eager to keep Sourav out. Thankfully, More is gone and the onus to save Indian Cricket now lies with a batting legend in India - Vengsarkar.
The team he chose as the Chairman of the Selection Committee comprises
Batsmen: Rahul Dravid (captain), Sachin Tendulkar (vice-captain), Sourav Ganguly, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh.
All-rounders: Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan.
Wicketkeepers: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik.
Bowlers: Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.
To be very honest, the inclusion of Sehwag and Pathan will face careful dissection. Both of them have been awfully out of form. Whereas Sehwag has been fishing in the corridor outside the off stump and making a clear mess of short pitched and rising deliveries, Pathan has been looking for the right line and length for a greater part of the season. Of course, he has become more useful as a batsman. But let us face it, we have better batters than Pathan. All we can hope for now, that this duo will break the shackles of poor form and rise to the occasion in the mega event - the World Cup.
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