Monday, October 30, 2006

Do you feel sorry for Dravid?


Do you feel sorry for Dravid?



The Sunday tie against Australia was a National frustration. Watching the Indian bowlers provide batting practice to the Aussie batsmen was humiliating. I wish I had the character to quit watching India play international Cricket: but opium addiction is hardly the easiest to shed, is it?

How would you put it? India missed Yuvraj? Do you think Agarkar would have tickled Australia another way? Hah!

I like Agarkar. I’ve been involved in many serious brawls with my father about it. I think the kid has tremendous potential. He beat Waqar Younis to become the fastest to a hundred wickets in ODIs, can hit the ball sweetly and many a mile, and is one of our best in the field. But where is this man when he has to throw in three simple yorkers to contain the Windies in the last over?

What’s wrong with Irfan? Is he burnt out at 22? Huh? Munaf Patel came into the side as one genuine tear away pace bowler? And now he bowls like he’s bowling to his momma’s kitty party friends. Why is Anil Kumble not playing?? Why is the best batting (Indian) side in the world repeatedly struggling to cross a total of 250??

You can go ahead with a plethora of such questions. And though I wish your doing so would help, it just wouldn’t.

A fish is known by the state of it’s head. I don’t feel sorry for Dravid: I feel a deep sense of disappointment, and anger....
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