Just a few days back i was talking to a few people about the Abu Dhabi F1 fest and i was repenting the fact that Schumi is not around to tour else i would love to go see (not that i won't go see Alonso and the rest) One thing led to another and we got started on how good he was and wat a great guy he has been. Just then someone popped in and said, atleast now F1 becomes watchable now that the dominant force is gone (Admitted that he wasn't as best in 2005 for varied reasons and 2006 was a struggle till death)
All said and done he was one of the greatest drivers to have set foot on the planet. This is not just with F1. I see this happenning with a lot of sports at varied times. People hate when the Aussies dominate a game, when Pete was at his best and no one was even good enough to put up a fight, and the same happ with Feddie now and numerous other instances to quote in the past and present. I'm a fiery sports lover too! and i want to see competitive sports played that brings out the best game in each and makes watching it such a great pleasure. but that shouldn't mean u shun away the greats, u starting hating the greats just coz they are dominant. It's not their mistake that they are good or the rest aren't good enough
I'm not saying that domination is good for the game. Coz of course it is not. There was a period in time when people said Australian cricket was very predictable. The Ashes last year changed it to a great degree, which was probably why England got so much credit. I don't say underdogs need to win too.. That could be undeserving at times. But seen in the spitit of the game the best team/ player that day wins. if someone is best day after day it gets a little monotonous but we can't blame them can we?
If ur still confused abt the objective of this post, it is to say am not a great fan of dominance either. But some of my favourites were dominant at various points in time and i have had people shun them due to this. So am only trying to say that there isn't a point blaming the sportsman/ team for it. Blame the others who cannot pull their socks up. In short bon't blame people like schumi for making the sport boring. Blame the 20 other drivers and 10 other cars for not being able to achieve what he did!!
Bottomline: Don't criticize anyone I like :P :P
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Learning lessons the easy way
To let go apparently has been difficult all along. History tells us that change was one of the things humans resisted with all their might. The universe did evolve and "thinkers" pronounced that the one who can embrace change is often more prepared.
This has been proven true more often than not.. (Am not an advocate of who moved my cheese.. Infact i can't care less as to who moved it, as long as it is moved to where i want it moved) This can be seen in all walks of life, and being one of the million population than watchesthinks/reads or dreams about cricket for more hours a day than i can count with fingers, i was long wondering if such a change would come about with the team selection also
As they say u need lessons to learn. Am obsessed with Dada as an example coz i think that story has it all!! He was dropped a little later than he actually could have, he was dropped for the right reasons in the wrong way (Much was said in the press, the press being a major culprit), was made to play domestic cricket, was humbled, was brought back, was made to sit on the bench, was given a chance on a not to friendly wicket and he proved his mettle and has been good ever since his return. Today was proof enough that atleast he is still a Dada in the shorter version of the game. Towering sixes and step out over the field shots, thunderous through the off side are just the way bats, and we saw that glorious display
It took a successful drop and reclamation to understand that giving players a compulsory time off to play domestic cricket is probably the easiest and the most lasting form finding excercise. The new found mode has now been adopted with Irfan and Viru and my gut shouts that Sehwag is gonna be a force in the world cup. But my question is why not be proactive?? Why do we let time to force such a change upon us?
Not that this hasn't been done before. Just that it has either been overdone with regard to some players and has been underdone with respect to a few. All said and done its better late than never and it is good to see that senior players are being dropped. In a cricket crazy nation like India, these decisions are a landmine and one can blow in your face anytime. But, it pays to have balls and my logic is if you've got it, Flaunt it.
This has been proven true more often than not.. (Am not an advocate of who moved my cheese.. Infact i can't care less as to who moved it, as long as it is moved to where i want it moved) This can be seen in all walks of life, and being one of the million population than watchesthinks/reads or dreams about cricket for more hours a day than i can count with fingers, i was long wondering if such a change would come about with the team selection also
As they say u need lessons to learn. Am obsessed with Dada as an example coz i think that story has it all!! He was dropped a little later than he actually could have, he was dropped for the right reasons in the wrong way (Much was said in the press, the press being a major culprit), was made to play domestic cricket, was humbled, was brought back, was made to sit on the bench, was given a chance on a not to friendly wicket and he proved his mettle and has been good ever since his return. Today was proof enough that atleast he is still a Dada in the shorter version of the game. Towering sixes and step out over the field shots, thunderous through the off side are just the way bats, and we saw that glorious display
It took a successful drop and reclamation to understand that giving players a compulsory time off to play domestic cricket is probably the easiest and the most lasting form finding excercise. The new found mode has now been adopted with Irfan and Viru and my gut shouts that Sehwag is gonna be a force in the world cup. But my question is why not be proactive?? Why do we let time to force such a change upon us?
Not that this hasn't been done before. Just that it has either been overdone with regard to some players and has been underdone with respect to a few. All said and done its better late than never and it is good to see that senior players are being dropped. In a cricket crazy nation like India, these decisions are a landmine and one can blow in your face anytime. But, it pays to have balls and my logic is if you've got it, Flaunt it.
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