DOWN FALL OF AUSTRALIAN
CRICKET TEAM:
There is something
grossly wrong over the selection policy in this country. They select players
past their prime at the age of 29 or 30 yrs. Mike Hussey was selected when he
was 29, where as Sachin and many Indian & subcontinent cricket players
represent their country at a very early age for which they last long and
contribute to the team. Virat was India’s under 19captain and has played
against many present players in international cricket. How many under 19
players are in Australian team? A team with only one wicket keeper for a vital series, the next is
aged 35+playing domestic cricket. The costliest player of IPL does not get a
chance to play for OZ team where as MI has taken him in their team, what a
paradox. Players do not know how to play off spin which is India’s strength,
then why to include batsman who can not play them? Spinners should be groomed and
coached by experts. It’s better to pick new players because they know if they
fail then coming back is difficult. The 1st test was won due to Bhubaneswar
Kumar not due to Dhoni. When no10 walked in the lead was hardly 20 odd runs but
he gave support to his captain and Clarke went out of ideas and the match was
lost there itself. Same about Henrique, he scored two 50 on a cultivation land.
Australian players
are fragile like dried leaves ,may be they do lots of physical exercise or take
performance enhancing food. Ask the physio to go on leave because with so much
of cricket one does not need physical exercise; body needs rest to rewind the
lost energy. Playing Watson as batsman only is like asking Ashwini to play as a
batsman and not to bowl. I do not think this present Australian team can even
win a single test match unless some Indian players get injured or do not play.
Most of them are unfit or injured but by the time IPL starts every one will be
fit, its money factor man, nothing else. Players are not committed for their
own country and their focus is somewhere else.
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