This is the best of times. That was the worst of times.
Indian cricket had let the nerves get the better of them. Pragmatically, winning the World Cup had been a fanciful dream - but a shock first round exit was an unjust blow. As those seniors sat looking into the distance, disconsolate and depressed, tied [...]
Well done India. For all the BCCI baiters and slow-on-the-coach-bandwagon red rag wavers, this was a truly independent Indian performance. It does not matter that it was 1-0 and could have been 2-0 and it does not matter either that we got out of jail at Lords. All that matters is that we won. Fair [...]
Am not sure why one reads of this little tour being a waste of time. And that too by some pretty astute thinkers of the game whose thought process one imagines reflects that of the team. Or is it the BCCI ? Aren’t they supposed to be the same ? I digress …
I thought the whole [...]
Its not that we won easily.
To me, the importance of yesterday, was Sachin and Dada as India’s one-two. Its immaterial that it failed.
Sachin Tendulkar back at the top of the order - a desire he’s expressed a few times - is important. In the past, when he said that, it was explained to him that [...]
And so there we have it .
Another sting operation on TV by Aaj Tak And Headlines Today. As of the moment of this post, the only reports I can find are the ones on Cricinfo and Indiatimes .
The “revelations” spoke to four national selectors - Ranjib Biswal, Bhupinder Singh Sr, Venkatapathy Raju and Sanjay Jagdale, [...]
I know I shouldn’t go there again. But its a perspective I want to share.
For those that haven’t read Steve Waugh’s 800 odd page opus “Out of My Comfort Zone”, please do. Its an amazing study into the mind of a cricketer and human being that stretches his boundaries to optimise his potential and live [...]
This is going to be a long post. With lots of stories and lots of links. And thats basically because it confounds me that people doubt the integrity of the guy. I can understand that they sometimes consider him baggage in the fast evolving version of the one day game. But a saboteur? Rahul Dravid [...]
If you haven’t seen that underarm delivery incident in full, I strongly suggest you do. Complete with the background, the atmosphere, the reaction and all.
The captain’s “mistake” in bowling Trevor instead of Lillee for the last over ; the fact that just off the previous delivery Trevor Chappell had got a wicket and yet the [...]
I was kinda hoping that Ravi Shastri would stay on as coach or manager or whatever nomenclature they chose. Considering that the BCCI has appointed yet another committee, this time with 7 members and it has that pundit of the game, Niranjan Shah as convenor, and Shastri as a member, its unlikely that he’ll vote [...]
In a foreword to the eminently readable Coach, Bill Bradley (among other things a Rhodes Scholar, Olympic Gold Medallist, ten year professional with the New York Knicks, US Senator for 22 years and a candidate for Democratic Nomination for President), says ..
Leadership means getting people to think, believe, see, and do what they might not have without [...]
To youngsters his batting is a terrific example of how to play correctly without losing ones ability to play shots and that is what is important to youngsters. He is a superb batting model. As a sportsman he has carried himself through all controversies and tough and tense situations with dignity and he has shown [...]
Its a point of view. Bob Woolmer thought guess who has (had?) fantastic technique and was comparable to Bradman. And renowned sports psychologist Dr Rudi Webster who has worked on the mental skills with such athletes as Greg Norman , Viv Richards, Brian Lara and Gary Sobers and was to work with the Indian Team [...]
The big weekend is out of the way and what do we have ? More questions than answers really.
This whole seniors issue which is as much media created as it is real though promises to be the biggest firecracker this coming week. On the 11th, the selectors will come up with the team for Bangladesh. [...]
Ok, This is going to be my last Rohit Brijnath post. (for the day!)
And this time I’m not just going to link it. (In case at some stage in the future the link’s lost, I’m gonna cut and paste the whole thing.)
This was somewhat of an Open Letter to Greg Chappell. The circumstances are self [...]
Greg Chappell Quit. And thats over and done with. And its time to move on.
Mainstream media will just have to find a new horse to flog. And they’ll probably get one as the events of the weekend pan out.
There are a whole host of people talking about the massive overreaction in India to the [...]
With an email which is as elegant and polite as his batsmanship, Greg Chappell has resigned.
Unfortunately, its unlikely that he’ll be remembered - at least in the foreseeable - by all that he would have liked.
I’ll look forward to the book though. And will definitely browse the Sydney Morning Herald for the next few days [...]
Wake up this morning - See that Sachin has purportedly lashed out at Greg C. If that, and this and this and this is true, then irrespective, it seems unlikely that Greg Chappell can continue - Or should.
Seems the senior guys want to meet the BCCI - independently - and on [...]
Lots of excitement about the weekend and typically lots of media on it.
And this post from Homer carries it all.
Look no further.
It appears now that on the 6th and 7th of April, the following will be in attendance..
The BCCI (Not sure how many)
The Selectors (5)
(At last count) 6 7 Former Skippers (SMG, RJS, MAK, Venkat, Kapil Dev, Kris Srikkanth, Chandu Borde)
And from all accounts, just the captain and coach to face them all.
Meanwhile, I hadnt read [...]
July 2005. And this is Rohit Brijnath’s take on Greg Chappell’s arrival then.
India is intoxicated by the arrival on its shores of new national cricket coach…
and ends with
Eventually India’s destiny will be determined by the flexibility of selectors, the solidifying of its domestic cricket, the professionalism of its board, the state of its pitches, but Chappell must [...]
