After today’s thrashing — mismatch, massacre, mauling; I can hear the derogatives pouring in as the day goes by — it may seem a little out of place to say these three words: keep the faith. And just in case you thought I didn’t mean what I just said, I am saying it again. Keep the faith in Dhoni’s boys. Thank god for anonymity.
Given that our patience when it comes to sport our patience or thoughts of long-term investment is as firm as a limp biscuit, it wouldn’t be unusual to lambast this team months after we put them on top of the world for we are like this only.
But consider this, all ye baying for young blood. This team did something in one attempt which the Big Daddies of our cricket could not after at least three tries. Most of these boys know what it takes to beat Australia in T20 because they have done it already. And when it took two Test matches for our batting gladiators to get the hang of Australia, their pitches, sledging, a furiously fast and now a fantastic pace ace called Brett Lee, shouldn’t these boys be given a little more time than a game which, if it did go the distance, wouldn’t last more than three hours.
And before we hit the roof about Dhoni’s reported obstinacy in keeping Sourav Ganguly out, just think for a moment whether there would be any sportsman who would deliberately weaken a team he is leading. Also, didn’t Ganguly keep VVS Laxman and Anil Kumble out of ODIs for pretty much the same reasons as he is being kept out now? The old guard has had its time in the sun and deserved every second of it. But, ladies and gentleman, it’s time to move on even if it mans taking a few in the ribs or on the chin.
Given that our patience when it comes to sport our patience or thoughts of long-term investment is as firm as a limp biscuit, it wouldn’t be unusual to lambast this team months after we put them on top of the world for we are like this only.
But consider this, all ye baying for young blood. This team did something in one attempt which the Big Daddies of our cricket could not after at least three tries. Most of these boys know what it takes to beat Australia in T20 because they have done it already. And when it took two Test matches for our batting gladiators to get the hang of Australia, their pitches, sledging, a furiously fast and now a fantastic pace ace called Brett Lee, shouldn’t these boys be given a little more time than a game which, if it did go the distance, wouldn’t last more than three hours.
And before we hit the roof about Dhoni’s reported obstinacy in keeping Sourav Ganguly out, just think for a moment whether there would be any sportsman who would deliberately weaken a team he is leading. Also, didn’t Ganguly keep VVS Laxman and Anil Kumble out of ODIs for pretty much the same reasons as he is being kept out now? The old guard has had its time in the sun and deserved every second of it. But, ladies and gentleman, it’s time to move on even if it mans taking a few in the ribs or on the chin.
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