This one is for the cricket enthusiasts. As for those who happen to chance upon this piece, if you don't follow the vagaries of the men in blue, you are going to get turned off. Please continue at your own discretion.
They say fate plays strange games. But I thought Rahul Dravid was above all that somehow. He came across as a smart man, one of the smartest you will ever meet. The kind who doesn't talk much, always knows what he's doing, and somehow manages to stay on the right side of trouble and controversies, even in this crazed age of media espionage and voyeurism.
It is still amazing how his name was always absent in the ugly coach versus seniors spat that led to Greg Chappell resigning a few months ago. It is amazing how he never put a foot wrong throughout his illustrious career, first as a batsman, then as a wicketkeeper, and as a captain.
The world cup debacle somehow seemed to affect him more than the others. Then on, he was always criticised for not being aggressive enough. Some called him 'that 70s captain'. Though he never reacted openly to all this, it was a shock when he gave up captaincy last month, citing that he wasn't enjoying the job and that he wanted to focus on his batting.
That was just a month ago. Now, he's out of the tour for Pakistan for non performance in 5 games. A month ago, he was taking all the major calls on selections, and now his head has been set rolling by those hungry for 'youth and aggression'.
It is somehow strange that a man like Dravid could make such a big blunder. Dravid the calculated guy who let his bat do all the balltalk. Agreed he didn't perform. But it is somehow disappointing when the same barometer is not used to judge someone like Sachin Tendulkar, whom the nation forgives only too easily.
I had posted blogs on Dravid and Ganguly two months ago, saying that their careers are always intertwined with each other. Now, Ganguly is in the team, and Dravid is out.
It's back to the drawing board for Dravid. I'm guessing he'll come back strongly. He's not the wall for nothing.
4 comments:
well said my friend, but if it was me in jammy's shoes i would given Indian cricket a farewell with full media attention with as many obscenities as i could have conjured/
tht was an amazingly apt and mature account of probably the saddest thing to have happened in Indian cricket in recent years.and yes, quite consoling one for eternal Dravid fans :)
samarth, that's exactly why he's the wall and you're shrek
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