India has produced many Batsmen’s ranging from the Legendary Veteran Sunil Gavaskar to Upcoming Star Virat Kohli. Among them Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman stand out not just because of their batting skills, but the impact they have had.
India’s partly Dominance is gradually waning. India is currently on a horrendous streak of loses. There are innumerable reasons to specify. We have just not groomed new batting talent over the last decade and that is why the team is now getting moribund. It is only when Sachin decides to take a break or someone is injured, the likes of Chesteswara Pujara and Abhinav Mukundh come to the arena. It is impossible to develop yourself as a Test batsman if you are going to be in and out like that. India should gradually include new Blood to the current roster, who can serve in the long run. If India has to lose, it makes sense to lose with players who have a future than players whose best is far behind them.
Almost Every series it seems as if it was their last tour, but they have all endured and touring again, driven not by divine power but by sheer desire and derive. Considering the emotional attachment to the ‘Big Three’, the process to replace them is not easy. Nevertheless, this painful step will have to be taken with the future of Indian cricket in mind.
India’s partly Dominance is gradually waning. India is currently on a horrendous streak of loses. There are innumerable reasons to specify. We have just not groomed new batting talent over the last decade and that is why the team is now getting moribund. It is only when Sachin decides to take a break or someone is injured, the likes of Chesteswara Pujara and Abhinav Mukundh come to the arena. It is impossible to develop yourself as a Test batsman if you are going to be in and out like that. India should gradually include new Blood to the current roster, who can serve in the long run. If India has to lose, it makes sense to lose with players who have a future than players whose best is far behind them.
Almost Every series it seems as if it was their last tour, but they have all endured and touring again, driven not by divine power but by sheer desire and derive. Considering the emotional attachment to the ‘Big Three’, the process to replace them is not easy. Nevertheless, this painful step will have to be taken with the future of Indian cricket in mind.
As Dravid, Laxman and Tendulkar have orchestrated countless perfect innings; perhaps they can now work out how to script the perfect farewell. The recently drubbed tours of Australia and England will not diminish the luminance of their glorious careers. Every Indian is anticipating that these three to uncork the magic one last time.
It is important that the ‘Big Three’ are phased out gradually and not around the same time. The sudden absence of all will make India face a long period of readjustment. This will also ensure that at least one stalwart is present who could guide the youngsters drafted into the side. The Indian cricket needs to realize the importance of getting back that winning-cycle. One positive step towards attaining that cycle will be to infuse young blood in the side and groom them from the next series. With a number of home series lined up in the next two years, it would be easy to forget the humiliation abroad and go back to the familiar sight of our idolized middle order notching up century after century on flat tracks. Instead, we should let new talent develop just as we did in one-day cricket.
