When I was in 5th standard, I used to watch one advertisement with more than 100% interest. I didn’t understand the dialogues in the Ad. But I loved that Ad like anything. It was Official Wills video. The scene of the Ad would begin with mob stepping out of a cricket stadium with their hopes buried in the gallery as India in the verge of losing a match. Arun lal’s commentary would be played in the background. Here goes Arun Lal, “Have a look at this, India is going to face the toughest situation. Game is down to the wire, And as India’s hopes are less, people started moving out after firing the posters of team India on the stands. It is a big task, Can they pull it off?”As fans rushing out side, One guy in Red and black strips full sleeve T-Shirt seems running in the Stadium by pushing the crowd which comes in his opposite direction. As he reaches the gallery he jumps like a monkey on the boundary grills in the gallery and started roaring ‘COME ON INDIA DHIKADO’. Then Sachin turned back at the gallery. In fact all Indian players started feeling something different and finally Anil Kumble took the last wicket to make India victorious. Throughout the Ad, ‘Come on India song’ would be played. That singer in the video would be continuously asking all the team to show ‘Some will’! Where is our team standing now guys?
ICCI ranking system would say us that, we are in 3d position in the ICCI ranking. But are we delivering results? We played 7 tests and lost all the matches. When we lost 4 matches in England fans thought that it was a bad omen. After that India came back well in the home serious against West-Indies. It was tour down under in Australia waiting us. We lost terribly in the first match in Melbourne. I never thought India could lose a game like that. We were almost there to win a game but team India lost it like anything. Then we thought it was a starting trouble and team would strongly come back in Sydney. But I have never seen India performing like this on the field. All bowlers struggled and Michael Clarke hit his maiden 300 in Sydney and Team India’s irresponsible kind of batting invited another massive innings defeat.
Then we thought in Perth we would pull back. But I still wonder why India didn’t play Aswin there. Yet we thought we would show some positive intent in the game. Pitch in Perth lived up to it’s expectation that the ‘Courtyard of batsmen’. Team India were restricted to their lowest total in the series so far and Australia took a massive lead of 200 plus as Warner made a quick centaury. India’s reply was positive but soon started going back to the pavilion one by one. Rahul Dravid and Virak Kohli resisted but it was not enough and team India lost the game for an innings and 35 runs.
Now we know what would happen. All the media would ask for Dhoni’s head and couple of seniors’. But is that the right step we have to take. Let me ask you one question, Is Team India’s new coach doing something great? Garry Kirsten never behaved like a coach in the dressing room. He was one among the members of the team. He listened to the problems of the players and improved the performance of each and everyone. Finally Garry helped Team India to lift the World Cup 2011. He then, left to South Africa to coach his own national team. Look at the improvement of current South African national team. Srilanka has been squeezed by the hosts in the quick surface in South Africa.
Is there a Garry Kirsten in India?
Yes, we have a left hander former captain who had shown the guts to remove his shirts to celebrate a memorable victory in the Mecca of cricket, The Lords.
Yes I am talking about the fearless tiger of Bengal, Ever green and uncrowned prince of Calcutta, Mr. Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly is the cleverest captain India had ever seen. If Ganguly can coach team India it would be a new beginning in the history of Indian cricket. No Australia.. NO South Africa would dare to challenge India.
Now we can hope for the best from team India in the remaining tests in Australia. Yes Indian tigers are wounded. Australia must be seriously aware of this. Let us hope for the best. Let us support our team. Our Men in Blue..
Thanks for your time
Sharath Muthirakkal
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