The collapse of calypso
In DNA , Suresh Menon says an entire generation of Indian cricketers has little idea of how good the West Indies used to be, and bemoans how far they have fallen.
Tariq Engineer
25-Feb-2013
In DNA, Suresh Menon says an entire generation of Indian cricketers has little idea of how good the West Indies used to be, and bemoans how far they have fallen.
A whole generation in India has grown up in the years when the West Indies no longer ruled world cricket. Raina, born three years after India’s first World Cup victory, played a crucial role in their second a couple of months ago. Neither he nor his teammates will carry the kind of baggage into a West Indies tour that some of the earlier tourists did. In 1987, skipper Dilip Vengsarkar accused his batsmen of running from fast bowling. It wasn’t until 2006 under Rahul Dravid that India were able to repeat their 1971 series-winning effort.
Tariq Engineer is a former senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo