If it is true that the Indian Board has been trying to replicate the Australian method to bring success all these years, they would do well to emulate what the Cricket Australia has done to its National team., after the Ashes debacle.
These are the things they could do to bring that much needed improvement in its national team
(1) Sack Ganguly frm the ODI team. Remove him as captain from the test team, and give him the whole of SL and 3 tests of the Pak series, to prove that he has it in him
(2) Give Dravid the control in both forms until the end of England series and the SA ODI series.
(3) Notify Sehwag, Kaif and Harbajan as potential stars to replace Dravid after world cup 2007 and that their form, plus the way they influence the results and their behavior and attitude in equal measure, will decide who gets the Captaincy and VC.
(4) Drop zaheer from the test team and tell him that the ODI series against SL will decide his future. Put pressure on him and tell him he has to show that he can work under pressure and that his future depends on it.
(5) Consider Nehra again only for the ODI series. If he has no interest in test matches, as reported, nothing wrong in it. There is no reason to crucify him as long as he conveys his interests to the outside world.
(6) Make Kaif, Yuvi and V.Rao as the next in waiting for a test spot, in that order. and the first chop in the middle order would give a slot to one of them. That includes Laxman as well as Ganguly.
(7) Bring Balaji into the test XI and make him a certainity for the SL and Pak tour., for tests that is.
(8) Earmark Karthik and Dhoni for tests and ODIs respectively, and for god sake, give them 2 full tours irrepective of how they perform. Let their review happen the same time as Ganguly's., until the end of Pak tour...that is
(9) Identify bowlers that can bowl at 145+ and give them a longer rein. --Munaf, R.Bose and Srishant(??), RP singh, VRV singh
(10) Tell Kumble its time up in ODI and to concetrate only on tests.
(11) Make Murali Karthik as the first replacement for Harbajan in ODI's
(12) Appoint a bowling coach and a manager FULL time.
(13) Make it clear to the coach and captain that in Indian Cricket, its the captain that comes first. No equal powers or the coach being the imp person as in Soccer.
(14) And last, restrict Tendulkar to decide between tests and ODIs now.... With the added proviso that, with his body being able to stand up, he will walk into the ODI team like Lara, for the world cup.
You think the BCCI has the spine to implement all this???
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There was a talk abt hving a bowling coach earlier - then some1 (forgot who!) said - then whats Wright for? Frying eggs ?
In my opinion one coach is enough - theres already some confrontation between one coach n a captain. What would happen if they have two coaches? May be once a while a specialist could be invited for bowlers.
Captain can be given absolute powers only if he is a performing captain. Not someone like Ganguly -who only has a huge ego to boast.
Agree to most other stuff. Ganguly should go. I think Murali Karthik is hopeless. He fires only in side matches n is a major fiasco in International matches. They should hunt for some other spinners.
Tendulkar - should be given an option n has to be accommodated when he is willing - Coz he is the best!
Dhoni shouldn't have been dropped for tests. He is a rising star. Its sad to see Kaif n Dhoni - both who performed well are not being given chances in tests. Kaif has to sit for a disgusting Ganguly n Dhoni has no place at all.
ffbw
Bowling coach is a specialist coach. As long as he is reporting to the head coach, and there is a clear demarcation of their duties...
I wudnt think there can be a problem...:-)
LOL .. neways tht was my opinion. @ bowling coach. Wright survived for so long only coz he knew when to shut up rest aren't tht smart!Btw I'm sure BCCI isn't listening ;)
Ganguly gonna be appointed as captain again.
lolz..yeh..Take a print out and post it to them :-P
Why don't you do it yourself :P
These are your divine ideas .. ;)
They dont listen to guys. Prolly to someone like Mandira Bedi..:D
They might hear you out better;-)
Mandira Bedi was a dumbo. Who listened to her?
They looked elsewhere ;)
I'm sure you did the same!
wat do u mean.
I was always focussing on the ball.
The cricket version of it..that is :-D
Heh.. there you go ..
Now do I need to elaborate what I meant ? Isn't it obvious from your very own comment :P
So you two at it again :) Peace!
Want a mediator??? :)
Gi,
I think its time for Ganguly to be replaced....he doesn't play well so what kind of an example does he set for the rest of the team!
vi
LOL Vi @ mediator
ah vi.. fighting is the hall mark of this relationshp :-)
Dont ya worry..
If u wanna be the mediator..u gonna be the punching bag..:-D
Are u ready for that;-)
Na, I am not worried!
Just so that you know...I punch back really hard...may be you didn't notice that I am am a scorpio!!!
LOL!!
vi
Ginkgo mania ;)
lolz...
wat was the second comment :-) that u deleted :P
I posted the same comment twice :D
n then thot abt confusing you .. so deleted it .. hehe
Whats you doing ?
Staring the monitor or ... ? ;)
my stomach is growling..
Need to satisfy it :-)
Aww is it lunch time?
Then talk to you laters ..
Btw looks like chappell read your blog .. theres another twist in the ganguly-chappell saga ..
We are in for a gruesome fight it seems .. hehe
Yeh, I sent it to chappell...;-)
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