Handle with care

Anil Kumble, in his syndicated column, says the non-cricketing issues affecting young players today have to be addressed, such as management skills, communication and media skills. It's important the BCCI pays equal attention to life infrastructure. Read on in Hindustan Times.

Like the art of player management and making sure whatever available talent India has is harnessed properly and maximised. Far too many times for comfort, I've been where the current lot of Indian players today are vilified by all and sundry, having every single thing they do torn apart and then some. Someone's got to look at handling both them and the things that come with playing for India, responsibly. There's the pressure of performance, the pressure of expectations, pressure from a very intrusive media including former players.