Leading from behind??
There’s a lot of hue and cry about Saurav’s “injury” on the morning of the first day of the third test between India and Australia. India is already trailing 0-1 and it’s crucial for the team to at least save the match, if not notch up a victory!Conspiracy theories abound during such times. There are people saying that Saurav has stepped down as a protest against the pitch given, which definitely supports the fast bowlers, which effectively means the Australians. He had made his displeasure very clear on the eve of the match. There are people saying he has been victimized by the BCCI. The fiery Ganguly victimized!! Whom are we kidding here? And if he is unhappy with the pitch, pulling out of the match is the saddest example of leadership. Isn’t it expected of the captain to lead from the front? Have the guts to challenge the challenges and come up victorious? In the past, Saurav Ganguly has earned laurels for his aggressive captaincy. But this behavior defies logic. Or does it? Is Ganguly more words than actions?
Remember the final against Pakistan in the ODI series in Pakistan this year? We were under tremendous pressure to win the match. It had been a closely fought contest throughout. (Even then there were conspiracy theories about the matches being fixed ;)) The tension on the field was perceptible. Though India was defending a decent total (290+), knowing Pakistan, it was anybody’s game. And during the initial overs, Captain Ganguly dives to save a ball and ends with a very bad sprain. It was a brave effort, though the experts doubted its necessity. But Ganguly was so badly hurt that he had to be taken on the stretcher off the field. Eventually India won. It turned out to be a rather one-sided game. And during the presentation ceremony Captain Ganguly was leading the team from the front to receive the trophy! There was no semblance of any pain. Will history repeat itself? Will we see Ganguly back in the team after (and if at all!) we win the match in Nagpur? It remains to be seen…
posted by Ila @ 1:47 AM
1 Comments:
Tum nahi badlogi:)Remember that we dont know anything about what happens backstage.And you definitely can't forget what a good captain he has been at most other times. Anyways,I'm still waiting for the blog on the fun we had in college.
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