Bring Back our...MIB ......

It’s funny how worms tend to crawl out of the can in times of defeat. But what’s not so funny is that often they come out with a purpose. Following India’s(Our very own Men in Blue) defeat in the 2009 World Twenty20 tournament, worms are crawling out again. It started with Sehwag whom the team lost due to injury just ahead of a major tournament. Now injuries have forced Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Suresh Raina to sit out the forthcoming ODI series in West Indies. Indeed injuries are part of international sporting careers but the frequency with which Indian players are picking up injuries is alarming. A staggering 65 days of international cricket starting last October, 34 days of the Indian Premier League, travel across countries from New Zealand to South Africa to England? Is that enough to categorize Indian cricketers a tired lot?

Well lets just peep into some heartbreaking nicknames for our yesrday superstars
Sehwag (unavailable), Rohit Sharma (inconsistent), Jadeja (culprit), Gambhir (suitable 4 tests), Raina (unproductive), ishant (surrounded wid hype), Zaheer (super flop), Dhoni (incapable)................Yuvraj (helpless) and Yusuf (lonely) THE whole nation ( DISAPPOINTED )

The coach believes so but not the captain.Sad...!!

Gary Kirsten has blamed the Indian Premier League for player niggles and exhaustion. The Indian cricketing board, for its part has said the players always had the opportunity to rest if they needed to.The team under Dhoni’s captaincy is undergoing its first major crisis. The captain was candid when he said that his boys failed as a team. He also admitted that a few players were carrying injuries and that reflected in the team’s indifferent performance. He's very much authentic with such a statement. But that's by no means a candid blame-game.

The fatigue factor was bound to catch up with the boys and it did. Or else how does one explain the abject failure of such a talented Indian team in the World Twenty20. This can't be just hard luck.

Now,Coming to the Format of this game. T20 is not something alien to our team.They were supposed to be masters of the trade. The game though small,hitting is big.No doubt. And we have the talent to do that.But, are we somewhere forgetting that they are "MEN IN BLUE"....Not "MACHINES IN BLUE". Whats sad is that ....the chock-a-block schedule was bound to have its repercussion, so why blame the coach and team and gag them?

India’s catastrophic performance begs for introspection. Perhaps, the need of the hour is to ask the coach, physio and trainer to prepare a comprehensive report and address the problems earnestly. Perhaps, the calendar needs a serious consideration. Perhaps, it’s time to draw the line. The ball is in the BCCI’s court. It’s time for the BCCI to play and the boys to take a break.

And if even thats uncool, why not try bringing the winning colours back in the team Jersey.....But for the time being everyone will have to put the disappointment aside and move on.