When it comes to Indian cricket, I have been getting more and more disappointed by the way the team performs. Yes, I agree we won the T20 World Cup and finally also won the 50 oer World Cup as, and that also on home soil but thinking about about it, I actually preferred India under Sourav Ganguly to the team now. Yes, we have been successful but I preferred the cricket we played then both at home and away.
It has got to a point that now that playing at home doesn't mean a test series victory as I can not remember the last time India got raped by 10 wickets. After winning he 2011 World Cup, I really thought India were going to reach a new level. I understood the fact that the test team would be going through a transition with Dravid, VVS and Sachin about to leave but in players such as Pujara, Rahane, Tiwary, Yadav and Aaron, I trully believed we could have a test team for the future but I have been proven wrong.
How many times will the likes of Raina, Yuvraj and Rohit Sharma fail the team. I am not bothered about T20s or ODIs as now they really don't mean too much for me and even though I'd like to see India win, it is in the test arena where they have to dominate, and they are not. Beating West Indies and New Zealand is great but what about the likes of England, Australia and South Africa? To be honest, I do not rate England that highly but they have become a better side but we should be putting teams like them away based on the natural talent we possess.
I can not remember the last time an opposition spinner has outplayed the spin twins we usually have on display but this has happened. Is Monty that good? NO!!!! When thinking of that song WHERE HAVE ALL THE COWBOYS GONE...I start wondering where have all our classy spinners gone? I rate Ashwin and Ojha but must have better than Ashwin and no legsinners? Forget Chawla and Mishra. When it comes our batting, we're playing Yuvi and Kohli with both of them being rather disappointing with the exception of Yuvi's 70odd in the first test. Should they not be replaced? And if you're wondering by who, then what about the batters who have been on the sidelines for ages such as Tiwary and Rahane. Such talents have to be brought outta the cupboard sooner or later otherwise it'll just be a waste. Pujara was given a chance early and look at him now.
It's hard to say this but look at Ravindra Jadeja. He has just scored two triple hundreds this season and is taking wickets. Is he being considered? I just do not understand the selection process and it is an old story so repeating it over and over again is of no use.
The sooner the BCCI selection panel start making the difficult decision of giving unknowns a chance, Indian test cricket will deteriorate into oblivion. I want to see the best of Team India and not what I'm seeing now. I want to see repeats of India vs Australia 2001, India vs Australia (Adelaide) and India vs England (Headingley). Time will tell but till then all we can do is wait ad hope to see a change in fortune. FINGERS CROSSED.
