Team India vs Chappell

So, Finally Sachin Tendulkar and other Senior players have taken over Greg Chappell for letting them down (not for letting the country down).

Although, Sachin is a kind of person, who does not react to the comments so easily, but his silence broke off after reported comments by Guru Greg for the senior members. He says,"During my 17 years career, I've worked with so many coaches but none of them have pointed against my attitude towards cricket and ...."

Within few hours of that, news came that Greg Chappell has resigned from the post (If he would not have resigned, he would have been sacked)

In Greg's words, Team India has "absolutely no respect for the management" and that "they were too haughty to handle."
Further the senior players behave like "mafia" who are playing for own selves and do not allow the younger talent to flow in.
Ian Chappell added to the fire by saying that Sachin is now on the verge of decline and suggesting that he is playing now for himself.

Few days before, I came to know through my friend that during a discussion on a News channel, an Income tax commissioner made a statement that few of the players are taken in the team only because of the pressures of their sponsors (Big corporates). Hefty sums are being paid to BCCI members and the selectors for that. Shameful, if its true.

Kiran More added up,"Chappell is straight forward person and in India it is not liked." Now, what does that mean, our players are not able to confront the issues taken up by Chappell.

Instead of finding the solutions, everyone is busy in blaming others, Greg says, team does not support me. The players say,"He is trying to behave like a dictator."
No one is interested in finding solutions, Media is busy in raising up the issues again and again, BCCI trying to find excuses for India's loss.
But where is the solution? Is the situation going to continue like that?

They say Coach and the Captain will be changed, Are they sure, things will change then?
It was not only the coach and the captain, who lost, it was the Team who lost. They need a real thrashing for that. When C grade teams like Ireland and Bangladesh and enter super 8, India can not, just because every player is busy in politics and Advertisements.

Actually, Team India (at present) is not a team, it is a bunch of "individual" players, playing for their own records and own selves. Politics is an inherent part of BCCI as well as the Team. The situation is worsening instead of improving.

Lets Just wait and watch the outcomes of coming meeting of BCCI.

Don't Quit

Repeat post from Ibibo (with some changes)

When things go wrong, as they sometime will,
When the road you're trudging, seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit ...

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about.
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow –
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the Goal is nearer than,
it seems to a faint and faltering man.
Often the struggler has given up,
when he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown?

Success is failure turned inside out –
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit –
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Did you know
A MOTORCYCLE CRASH 25 years ago changed AL FOXX from a healthy 19-year old to a person with a brain injury and partial paralysis. After years in rehabilitation, he went from being a hot tar roofer to becoming an extraordinary comic and a widely sought after speaker whose storytelling ability and contagious enthusiasm brings laughter and hope to audiences of all ages—from fortune 500 companies to universities, government agencies, churches, schools and comedy clubs. He is the founder and president of the Winners Don’t Quit Association.
So, don't quit, just give another try, and may be its all yours this time......

Tough times never last, but tough people do...

"Tough times never last, but tough people do"

This is the title of one of my favourite books. It is one of the most inspiring books, I've ever read. The book was written by Robert Schuller.

Schuller beautifully describes that how an ordinary person can achieve success, despite several problems.

I'd like to mention few points regarding th..



1. Problems are a part of life, Every human being has problem and it is wrong to say that successful people don't have problems. A problem free life is an illusion only. So, accept the problems as a part of your life.
Schuller says,"Don't pray for an easy going life as it is not going to teach you something."

2. Every problem has a limited life span. Every mountain has a peak and every valley has a low point. Similarly, life has its ups and downs. No one is up all the time or down all the time. Problems do get resolved in the long term. They don't last forever.
Storms are followed by sunshine. Winter is followed by spring. Your problems will get resolved given enough time.

3. Every problem has positive outlook also like every coin has two faces. What we consider as a problem may be an opportunity to grow and move further. Every cloud has a silver lining.

4. Every problem make you better. Haven't you heard about it,"Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors." If you're fired from Job, then show your ex-bosses that they have been mistaken to fire you out, and the burning desire of achieving is still there in you.

5. You are the one who has to decide how problems affect you. Obviously you can control problems or the pain but you can control your reactions, your responses towards them. Let problems make you tougher not tender.

6. The road to success is not easy. Every successful person has faced several problems, that too several times, but he has come out of it and therefore he is successful.
We can also overcome any problem, obstacle, or adversity that life imposes on us – if we have a strong enough will. Where there is a will, there is a way.

So Friends, Just remember, the clouds of doubt will vanish away, you should be willing to fight away. The tougher the problem is, the tougher you become.

Shabaas India

This is my first post at blogger.com, sadly the first post is not what I (or rather any Indian) would like to read again and again.

Come On India...

Hoo Ha India...

Shabaas India...

Ladega to Jeetega...

Slogans of Famous advertisements for Indian Cricket Team, the Tigers (seems hilarious now)....

These so called Tigers succumbed to one of a very low ranking teams, "Bangladesh"...

Whatever excuses now the captain, Rahul Dravid or the Coach Greg Chapell give, they have made India down to knees in the first match of world cup that too against a weaker team... pathetic, it reflects what they were practicing till now, was it cricket or were they busy doing ads and attending functions and ceremonies....

Dravid may now blame his counterpart batsmen for poor performance, but whose team it was, it he who was reluctant to play Sehwag again and again despite his poor performance in last more than 25 matches...

This is what we call.. JACK....

Batsmen except Ganguly and Yuvraj falled like castle of cards, bowlers inefficient not able to take wickets or even control run rate...

Crores of fans of Indian team are disappointed, A team which can not beat even Bangladesh, will it able to grab world cup...

No way man... now, i doubt whether we will reach even super eight....

The Basic reason what I feel is that our players do not play for the country, most of them play for themselves... working on their records only.

If performance would have been the sole criteria, Ganguly would have been inside the team several months ago and Sehwag out, but sadly our players are more concerned with money and fame rather than game...

Thanks a lot Dear Cricketers for letting us down...