India is torn between the old and new
"India must rethink its fifty-over team," says Peter Roebuck in the Hindu
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
"India must rethink its fifty-over team," says Peter Roebuck in the Hindu. "At present the side is trapped midway between the Test line-up and the T20 outfit. Trying to combine the experience of the established Test batsmen and the dash of the twenty-over fellows has not worked."
The time has come to thank the senior players for services rendered and to tell them that hereafter they will be considered only for Test matches. No longer can India afford to give away thirty runs a game with poor fielding and slow running between wickets. Dhoni, Sreesanth and company are not the problem. They are the solution, and with a little help from Sachin and, yes, Sehwag, the future must be built around them.
Rahul Dravid has been going through a lean patch with the bat after he relinquished the captaincy. Amit Gupta, of the Mumbai Mirror, seeks the former India coach Anshuman Gaekwad's views on the issue.
“His body language is very cold. The aggression is missing and he has gone even more quiet. The only reason I see is that he has been sort of sidelined from the team. He is being shunted in the batting order ..."
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo