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[News] India should do a 'Total rethink' : Allan Border
India should do a 'Total rethink'
Those of us who love Indian cricket adore Sachin Tendulkar. His future has been debated of late, and several people have called for his head. But I think that as long as he keeps saying to himself, "I am going to be the first to arrive and the last to leave," he still has a few more years of cricket left in him. Those younger to him will be only too glad to follow if he decides to lead Indian cricket out of the current situation.
I am often reminded of the mid-1980s and the various crises that Australian cricket faced at the time. Hard as it may be to believe, there was a time when things looked bleak for us. We had lost a substantial number of quality cricketers to a ‘Rebel’ tour of South Africa, and I was captaining a team of relative newcomers. We lost the Ashes twice and were steamrolled by New Zealand on our own pitches during this period. How did we pick ourselves up?
Well, we did a ‘total rethink.’ The selection process was made more structured, and a core group of players identified. We decided to give them the time to develop at the highest level. The ‘chop-and-change’ approach was abandoned, as it does not do a team any good when its members are constantly looking over their shoulders. We assured the players that they would be given a good, solid trial, which meant that they could concentrate on their game without worrying about being axed. Under Bob Simpson, we worked very hard on basics like fielding and running. Our diligence was duly rewarded.
India should think about doing something similar.
I believe that ‘character’ should be given preference over ‘skill.’ Mental fragility will get you nowhere even if you are the most skilled player on the planet. Look at the great Indian sides of the past. Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev were skilled no doubt, but what made them great was ‘character.’ They were never bullied by their opponents, they would always take the fight to the other camp, and they had a great work-ethic.
Points:
1. Sachin Tendulkar has some years of cricket left in him
2. Indian situation similar to Australia’s in 1985
3. Select core-group and stick to it
4. Prefer ‘character’ / ‘fighting spirit’ over mere ‘skill’
5. Indian cricket has to be administered professionally
[News] India should do a 'Total rethink' : Allan Border
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