Rahul Dravid: the star born out of Ganguly-Chappell fight
First about the Ganguly-Chappell spat that rocked the cricket world some months back. It has died down now…ahem, largely! Very recently, Greg Chappell spoke to the Guardian and just could not control his big mouth.
Chappell once again opened the can of worms by bad-mouthing Ganguly to the British newspaper. Ganguly, mature and smart for a change, went straight to the BCCI complaining. Good move! So the BCCI went after Greg, called him for a closed-door meeting and then told our hungry Press that Chappell has been disciplined.
Does the Australian know discipline? We’ll see.
Coming to Dravid, successes have showered his initial period of captainship. First the Sri Lankans were shamed, then the Pakistanis were driven out of their home pitches, and now the famed English team faced a setback in their second Test.
I was thinking, should I wait for tomorrow’s victory (hopefully) before I write this? But then, I thought, oh what the hell.
Immaterial of whether Rahul Dravid drives India to victory tomorrow, kudos to him for having steered his team clear of a dirty and embarrassing controversy that enveloped them, courtesy of their ex-captain and coach.
Dravid may not seem the captain material, at least he doesn’t to me. I wouldn’t have recognized him as a leader. But having given him a chance, I congratulate the spur decision of BCCI. He has now been crowned India’s captain until the World Cup (in 2007?).
Rahul, wish you the best against our former imperial pigs for tomorrow and next month! And generally in all your future matches.
What do you have to say? Wish Dravid the best? Tell us below.
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ITS TIME FOR CHANGE (Time has taken a full circle)
Its time for heads to roll, If chappel did not know about the middle stump guard that ganguly could take what is is a coach for. Why should a bugger like kiran more keep a gritty genius like sourav out of cricket for so many months why we as a nation lost to other countries like westindies australia and South africa.
Return our lost Indian pride return us our so many months of humiliation and return us the happiness of these losses. I demand that from the cricketing eastablishment.
Why should a foreigner be allowed to raise a middle finger at Indians and still no action be taken . Who gives you the authority to humiliate Indians. I demand an answer from crickets administrators.
Why did you humiliate US we demand an answer.
NOw another player Pathan is being mishandled. If the Coach cant help he should be made to carry drinks and probably Kapil Dev or Gavaskar or Mahinder amarnath should be made the Coach.
Has chairman of selection comittee been delagated the role of Coach. If selection comittee is not doing its job of looking at talent within the country who will do that?
Its time to get rid of chappel and get an indian Coach and change Indian Captain .
About Tendlya the less said the better I would attribute one of the famous dialogues in the film Rangeela. where Raja (Amir) tells pakya after he narrates the story of what happened to him when he proposed to a girl. Where Raja says “Sala agar eisahi chalta Raha Bahul Jaldi tereko ladies chappal ka dukan kholna pardenga”. I think after the hooting and booing the fans in wankhade has given Tendlya. It is time supporters go to stadiums with ladies Chappals and help tendlya realize his ultimate dream of setting up a ladies chappal store beside each of his restaurants.
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Update: So India lost to England on 22nd March very very badly.
I almost feel like retracting all the praise I showered on Dravid, but that would just be impulsive. Dravid does deserve them, so my best wishes in the One-Dayers against England this month.