Saturday, August 30, 2008

Turn of the new vanguard

Exit Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, V.V.S.Laxman and Anil Kumble and Ishant Sharma. Quote Kumble ''We are confident of bouncing back' after a series loss by the Indians. But it doesn't always happen that way. It is now the turn of the leader of the pack with the likes of Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh and S.Badrinath. They can do without the seniors.

It is now a attested belief that fresh blood should be inducted into Indian cricket. Gone are the days when a few sounght- after figures were the mainstay of the game. As Greg Chappell. time and again extolled to the Cricket Board to groom 'youngsters'. This is the new writing on the board. The game should be constantly evolving. We cannot live in the past.

Cricket academies, spotting new talent should encourage youngsters to scale new vistas in domestic and international cricket.

M.S. Dhoni has proved, he has what it takes. Not just as a mighty fine cricketer but also as a captain. He is a leader who 'mingles with the crowd'. He has the ability to get the best out of his 'men'. At 27, he doesn't sit on his laurels but advances forward always to scale new heights for his country.

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