Find the will to play his way

Find the will to play his way

"Losing 3-0 at home is a tough pill to swallow, and it calls for introspection. Was it lack of preparation, was it poor shot selection, or was it lack of match practice?

Shubman Gill showed resilience in the first innings, and Rishabh Pant was brilliant in both innings— his footwork made a challenging surface look like a different one altogether. He was simply superb. Full credit to New Zealand for their consistent performance throughout the series. Winning 3-0 in India is as good a result as it can get."

Good to see the legend asking tough questions without mincing words - exactly the kind of counsel our men and boys need, not the cacophony of accolades riding high on jingoistic cheerleading, and the ear-splitting screams of acerbic condemnation unabashedly bordering on personal attacks.

Trust only the master to highlight the significance of Rishabh’s knock and his awesome footwork, as also Gill’s tenacity in the first innings.

Wish he tours with the team down under if only as part of the comm box - so much to learn from him.

His brief stint as captain was ripe with phenomenal possibilities but the team under him simply could not raise its standards to meet his towering benchmark - else the stats would have been something else - not 25 tests, nine defeats, four wins, and 12 drawn affairs.

The current team can make amends by proactively absorbing his tips and 'playing it his way' rather than lose their way. If the team bounces back in Austraila, he might be able to erase the sad and bad memories of the Barbados match during the 1997 Windies tour when India was dismmised for 81, chasing 120 in the fourth innings for a victory that was always in sight but probably out of mind.


There's no shame in appaluding the Kiwis for a terrific series triumph, there's no harm in asking questions on the Gambhir-Rohit strategy or the lack of it, as also the cardinal captaincy errors that let the game slip away early in both matches, so also the largely disappointing showbiz from Rohit-Virat-Ashwin-Jadeja that in turn made Bumrah's life more difficult than it already is, expecting him to do Bumrah things and snatch victories from the jaws of defeats that have already been made foregone conclusions.

Latham and his boys have shown us how to make optimal use of the batting and bowling resources at hand, while making the most of a world-class fielding prowess.

Hope Rohit and company keep the game above them and steer clear of casual remarks made in jest like “Humko 12 saal main ek baar to allowed hai yaar" that are highly inflammable, and prone to fan nusiance value across all media - print, electronic, web and social.

Keen to see Rohit and Virat unlock the loads of their vintage value waiting to be unleashed. Both haven't lost even an ounce of their fluency of stroke play. Above all else, the team yet needs the duo to shepherd the rookies on the right path during this delicate transition phase, post which the new order will emerge, ideally led by Sir Jasprit Bumrah.

Keen to see the supreme talent of Yashasvi, Sarfaraz, Sundar, and Rishabh translate into match-winning performances on Australian soil.

In the hope lies the scope!






Shravan Murali

MSc Digital Marketing Student - Audencia Business School | Aspiring Digital Marketer | Cricket Content Writer | Cricket Enthusiast

3 周

The legend of the game asking questions without mincing his words correctly shows how tough questions were to be asked after a poor series. You rightly mentioned how in this transition phase it's necessary to pass the baton smoothly rather than it being a knee jerk reaction, which will leave the team inexperienced under a new captain. Every team had their lows and with a new coach and team under transition, it is India's time now. During the 2012 England tour of India, the team went through something similar and was able to write a history for themselves and hopefully it will be the same time too.

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