Three different teams for Indian Cricket ? Debate
Everybody has started debating the pros and cons of Indian teams downfall in Test cricket either blaming it on too much cricket or on IPL format of the game. As a cricketer if one does not play cricket what does he do being a professional ? If an individual cricketer is getting jaded or faded in Test cricket the bench strength or rather selectors should take care of timely replacements.
Imagine the burn out for Dhoni playing in all forms of the game, captaining the team, handling the media pressure, endorsement schedule, wicket keeping and finally family life, anybody is bound to feel the pinch. The time has come to deliver to deliver the justice to millions of aspirants in India who play cricket. Assuming that we have a bench strength of at least 33 players in each format of the game 20/20, ODI & TEST it will open out opportunity for specialising in the respective format of the game. Who knows we might end with superstars and ICONS in each format of the game and ensure that game has wide appeal. We love this game of cricket. Do you all agree guys. Debate
Unfortunately world does not work that way. The same players will want to compete and make money in all 3 formats. And all 3 formats will compete for the same top 11-14 players, even in the players are not greedy. Happens in corporate world also. Companies like to burn out one guy in well paying position rather than 2 guys at half pay and lot of work life balance.
Players may be greedy The Fool but it is for the administrators to think long term strategy for the good of the game. Can you imagine how many talented players have gone unrecognised in India ? What bugs me is that why don t we realise our follies early rather than late in the day.
Umeshji, 33 players wont be enough then.. a squad of 16 each would be 48 players. and even with lots of teams and young/experienced talent in India, the BCCI, even with all the moolah in their possesion, would not do it. For the good of the game, no not really. If you go ahead and ask Yusuf Pathan, who is a T20 and ODI specialist as such I feel, what his wish is, he'd say to play for India, and that too in a test match I think. The onus on the longest form of the game is dying they say, but to players, there's no bigger challenge than lasting over 5 days and in a win for the nation if they can. It's been the same old story for a long time. If its greed for money, or enthusiasm for the game, in the end there'll be common players between the three format. IPL, well thats money, no doubts.. but for the good of the game also, BCCI will never go for that three team approach.
DS i agree that test cricket is classic form of the game, inorder to make it really thrilling we should remove all protection except abdomen guard and gloves, than we can see only gutsy players will come up. We need to revive the game, like a gladiators game.
No way Umeshji.. the safety guards are there for a purpose.. and to balance the game too, I feel.. If you say no forearm guards and helmets etc. for the players who play Test cricket, then it becomes bowler friendly. Yesterday and today morning itself if you see, Warner was hit on his ear, and then on the forearm by quite pacy deliveries.. if the helmet wasn't there, he'd have had a concussion.. I do remember the wicketkeeper Saba Karim being hit plum on the nose by a quicker ball from Kumble and it being broken. Cricket is in the end a game.. Test cricket ain't dying.. its thrill IS to play over 5 days.. we as a viewer might not feel that way, but I'm sure that any player worth his salt would feel that. Pinnacle is Test, and Tests as they are.. Make them day-night, orange or white or blue or whatever color balls, enforce DRS (I feel it'd be worth it, whatever BCCI might say.), but the idea to make Test cricket protectionless for the batsmen and fielders isn't something that's right.
Leo, the idea to make Test cricket as gladiators game is to have the risk associated with it. Look at WWF's popularity, even though some dramatics are involved. We all played cricket without helmet on concrete pitches and matting grounds. I feel this would bring back the charm of the game, even though some blood bath will be witnessed. Did the era of Don, Vivian Richards, Sunil Gavaskar have this benefit. Even my coach used to proudly say that he used his money purse as thigh guard facing West Indies Griffith on Central college grounds in Bangalore. When we evaluate their records it has to be on equal footing.
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