Indian cricket Team captain, MS Dhoni, was too young to remember the Significance of event, when India won World cup in 1983. It is Normal & justified for people to expect India winning the next world cup 2011. Not only because it is happening in Sub-continent, but also it seems more feasible with current performance of Indian team. First time in last few years, India seems to be doing well consistently. India’s Youngster are performing which leads to healthy competition. Players whose place was taken for granted a while back, are now struggling to make come back. India has pool of 7-8 fast bowlers to choose from. Zaheer khan, ishant Sharma, Srishant, Irfan pathan, RP Singh, Nehra, munaf patel & Tyagi. India’s batting line up is strong too with youngster like Viral kohli, Gambhir & Raina at their peak. Dhoni has emerge as “New Wall” for India, totally opposite of his image & role in 2005-06.
India has brave, fearless youngsters who have nerves of steel. They never lose hope, what may come. Virat kohli looks promising, he need to show consistency to win my confidence. He still needs to prove himself over a longer period of time like sehwag & gambhir. One consistency which is worrying me is “India’s consistent defeat in Finals”. Indians should start winning big matches consistently. It is ironical that with such a huge population & such a passion for a game, India is still Not on top. India has more than 1 billion population, Indians play & follow cricket with passion. Fund, pool of players, facilities everything is better than other sports, still not the best. Is it plain lack of talent or something else. Facilities & training are more crucial at the school level than at national team level. I am of the view rather than hiring foreign coaches for National team, BCCI should bring out billions of Rs. Kept unutilised & hire professionals to train cricketers at school level. National team don’t need a coach, they know their game thats why they are there. National team simply need a coordinator & motivator, Money & fame can spark the passion in a person but couldn’t guide him to pursue the passion.
BCCI is much more powerful than ICC. BCCI is “Big Cash Creator of India”. Time has come when literally BCCI can dictate the terms to ICC. ICC just can’t afford not to agree with BCCI. BCCI’s way of functioning is also questionable, as it is run mostly on “close door” method. BCCI might claim that India team don’t represent INDIA it represent BCCI alone. Just a smart choice of words to avoid legal chaos don’t make BCCI run away from fact that it is Team INDIA not Team BCCI. Let’s encourage what we are best at. Cricket is solo team sport where india has some chance of winning world cup. No one can deny the fact that BCCI is solely responsible for popularity of cricket in india. Critics argue we should watch & follow national sport of Hockey. Govt can’t force people to watch national sport for sake of patriotism. Sport should attract the masses to remain popular; asking masses to follow a sport for sake of it can’t make it popular. Hockey should earn its popularity & not beg for it. Popularity should not be mistaken for reason of hockey’s declining popularity. Cricket has to over the impression of snatching the popularity from national sport. All sports are good & should be encouraged. Cricket is a sport, so is hockey & many others.
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