Indian cricket

There are some fundamental problems with Indian cricket system. We adulate our cricketers so much that they get disillusioned.

From Azhar to Ganguly to Pathan to Yuvraj to Munaf Patel to Sehwag.. the list is long. These cricketers all have been awesome and ruled the world one point or the other. But, the moment they steal all the limelight, they get huge advertisement money, media attention, fans wearing "will you marry me" t-shirts. That is the precisely the point these cricketers start focusing more on fame and money than on net-practice.

Recently Steve Waugh wrote when Yuvraj hit 6-sixes, Steve knew Yuvraj's prime days were over for a while. Waugh predicted Yuvraj would be blindsighted by all the glamor. So true! Yuvraj has been pathetic ever since!

Did anyone hear Pathan's interview during 3rd test? He said that he was side-tracked from the cricket after he was put on the 7th sky following his huge success in 2005.

Only two people have been able to focus on cricket in spite of all the success they had - SRT and RD. When SRT gets out on low score, watch his face! He is so disappointed, so sad, shaking his head with eyes down. Compare this with Yuvraj or Sehwag getting out on 0. They always have that attitude "I dont give a damn. Remember how I scored 100 runs that day"!!

I think Dhoni is the newest addition to the disillusion list. He is flying high on cloud 9 ever since Twenty20 win. He is spending his time more on politics than on practice. This is visible with his poor form.

I predict Dhoni will be out of the team (both ODI and test) in less than a year. Rahul Dravid or Sehwag (if he has really learned his lesson) will be the ODI captain.