| Saturday, March 31, 2007 |
| The Blame Game ---------- ? |
With the miserable debacle of the Indian Team in the initial stages of the World Cup,the Blame Game has started.
It is a human tendency, when there is victory or the win, everbody tries to come forward to take the credit, however, when the tables are turned i.e if you happen to loose or get defeated, the same people will shirk their responsibilities and will go on hunting for the scapegoat.
The same thing is happening after the debacle. Who is responsible, The Coach,The Captain or the Players?
Here, one thing should be noted that we are always expecting too much out of the players and expect them to perform same at all the times. The same people who worship a player for his good performance, do not flinch to degrade or vent out their anger when the same player fail their expectations. This is absolutely wrong.In any game, the table can turn either sides and one should take it sportingly.
Coming back to Blane game, before blaming the Coach, one has to find out whether proper attention or respect was given to the instructions of the coach during on and off the ground? Was he given the free had to implement his "processes"or was there any interferences? Were the players observing the required discipline on and off the groynd?
The same thing holds good in case of putting blame on the Captain. Were his instructions properly followed by the players? Did the players gave him sufficient support and was there necessary Team Spirit?In this connection, the views expressed by Mr.Narayana Murthy of Infosys are very quite apt and the "processes" explained by him are worth implementing.
It will be quite necessary to quote the remarks of an Australian critic - " the Indian players were found to be playing more for themselves rather for their Country". How apt the comments are.
It is well known that our cricket players are paying more attention to working in commercial Ads than their playing performance. The Ad companies pay them very lavishly to the tune of some lacs and crores of rupees as compared to what is being paid to them by BCCI. Getting selected in the team is like hitting a goldmine.
Unless BCCI takes strict measures in these extra activities of the players and put this thing to stop and further as long as the players are not made accountable for the their performamces and also as long as their pays don't get linked to their performance, the present position will not change.Also the players who had continuously displayed poor performance should gracefully retire from the game rather than getting more humiliated.There is no need to be sentimental about the issue.It is a law of nature and one doesn't have control over it. A rising SUN has also to Set at one time.A wise person is the one who takes a cue from this incidence and takes a right decision
One thing is sure, the public memory is short lived and again one day they will take the same players on their head , whose posters they have trampled under their feet presently.
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posted by Ajitkumar Wagle @ 4:34 PM  |
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According to me, cricket is a game and it must be treated as one. Losing and winning is a part and parcel of any game. We have seen excellent performances and we have seen poor results. Why don't we say that Bangladesh played well on that particular day. Too much of media hype has created unnecessay pressure on players. I don't think they lost on purpose. They tried their best and everyone knows that cricket is a game of luck. One ball hit can give you a six or get you out. Lets leave the cricketers to themselves. Yes they are making money...So why not! Who does not want to make money? And they have been selected to represent India is because they have slogged for it. Lets support them during a loss as we support them during their win. Sports man Spirit should never be forgotten.
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According to me, cricket is a game and it must be treated as one. Losing and winning is a part and parcel of any game. We have seen excellent performances and we have seen poor results. Why don't we say that Bangladesh played well on that particular day. Too much of media hype has created unnecessay pressure on players. I don't think they lost on purpose. They tried their best and everyone knows that cricket is a game of luck. One ball hit can give you a six or get you out. Lets leave the cricketers to themselves. Yes they are making money...So why not! Who does not want to make money? And they have been selected to represent India is because they have slogged for it. Lets support them during a loss as we support them during their win. Sports man Spirit should never be forgotten.