The fourth estate can make you reach the wonders of heaven or the gallows of hell.
A year back, Team Blue won the World Cup after 28 long years. The media showered praises uplifting them to the status of gods in human form. They were welcomed like true patriotic sons of India who have made their motherland extremely proud. However, after a string of losses in England test series, they are berated for not doing their work with integrity. From HERO to ZERO in no time!!
Amarnath, a previous selector has expressed his wish to sack Dhoni as the ODI captain. He has also revealed that last year, lot of members on the board agreed with his view except the BCCI chairman, N Srinivasan. Amarnath believes that Dhoni's style of functioning was highly "individualistic" despite he helping India to win the World championship and IPL(as captain of Chennai Super Kings). He has defamed Dhoni at a time when he needs motivation and support. Understanding the severity of the situation, Dhoni has shown remarkable maturity by not interfering with the administration.
Why are the "Former All rounders" behaving in such an immature manner? Why are we keeping such short-sighted view about such a critical issue? Don't they realise that a decision like this can make or mar Indian cricket?
But I think...
The problem lies elsewhere. The India cricket is going through a transition crisis. Senior leaders like Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh no longer exist in the test squad. New youngsters have come in and they need to get trained for international matches. We all know how prestigious it is to be a part of the Blue League so it would not be just to make any extremist opinions about the new-comers. The young blood must sharpen their strategies to get ready for the D-day.The BCCI and other selectors must impose lot of faith in the chosen cricketers and give them time to hone their talent.
Leave alone Dhoni ; even the cricket maestro i.e. Sachin tendulkar is being berated for not performing "upto the mark". Why do people forget that he is a HUMAN after all? He can't change the course of ball even though he tries his best to tame it. Most of the execs in sports administration are trying to signal that it is time for Sachin to resign. Sachin has immensely rich experience and has always turned out with flying colours in times of crisis. He is a tiger who,if cornered, can be dangerous. I am eagerly waiting for his stormy growl that would render all his critics speechless.The cricketers who need to be prodded a little are batsmen like Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir who can save Indian team from losing its sheen.
Recently,the media is also abuzz with news of rifts amongst the team players. It is said that "If two men on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time,both are useless." When a team works together, many times there are some huffs and tiffs but it doesn't mean that they don't know how to play cricket. All these vagaries are a part of the great game and it strengthens the bond between the team members. It brings them closer and helps them to give outstanding performances.
My final stance - Instead of getting into such time-consuming controversies, the team must concentrate on their vision(and their mission) no matter how blurry it gets!
They have just come together-so it is a beginning, they need to keep together- to show progress and they will surely work together - to make it a success.
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