Lost in transition
Anand Vasu looks back at the under-19 Indian players who were involved in the World Cup in 2000 and tracks their progress
Sriram Veera
25-Feb-2013
Anand Vasu looks back at the under-19 Indian players who were involved in the World Cup in 2000 and tracks their progress. Read the piece in the Hindustan Times.
Meanwhile Mid-Day has the story of how 80 college kids (who had not even heard of U-19) were hired by event management company to cheer the U-19 champions.
Bishan Singh Bedi is not enamored with the Under-19 boys. Read it here.
'All said and done, their (juniors') on-field behaviour was deplorable. Don't confuse this kind of behaviour with aggression; it was absolutely terrible and atrocious. 'There was no finesse, no grace. When you are winning, you should be graceful. It was herd mentality ... And a few of the players did not look under 19 years of age; faces of under-19 boys look different.
Bedi has also expressed unhappiness over Harbhajan's behaviour in Australia.
Harbhajan is setting a bad example. Matthew Hayden was perhaps right when he said what he said. After all cricket did not originate in villages; it has a long history and tradition.
Sriram Veera is a former staff writer at ESPNcricinfo