One good decision BCCI has taken in a long time! Ravi Shastri is friendly with all three big names in Indian cricket team: Tendulkar, Ganguly, and Dravid. As Cricket Manager for the Bangladesh tour, Shastri should be able to provide the glue to bind the team. As I wrote earlier, Ganguly and Tendulkar are better off without the burden of captaincy. And with Greg Chappell out of the scene, they also need not be extra cautious to prove themselves to stay in the team! Having induced a strong sense of insecurity among the senior players, Greg Chappell now, in his interview with TOI, wonders why senior cricketers like Tendulkar, Laxman, and Ganguly are not allowing themselves to be guided by their natural instincts! And he blames it on the journalists! What, on this earth, can be more cruel a joke than this!
The news that Dravid is likely to be the Captain again, at least for the Bangladesh tour is just great. Dravid without Greg Chappell is an exciting prospect on any day. One only hopes Greg, with the role of Consultant at National Cricket Academy on offer, does not continue to meddle with India team selection and strategy. His should only be an advisory role and that too for long-term planning so that short and medium term tweaking can iron out all kinks that creep into long-term vision. In short, Dravid can drive better without the famous conductor on board!
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Subra,
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Ganesh
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