Beware of quick fixes
The game in India still needs cleansing and a win shouldn't be treated as a simple fix, writes Nirmal Shekhar in the Hindu
23-Jun-2013
The Indian fan should toast India's success at the Champions Trophy, but it's important not to forget the controversies that distracted everyone before the tournament. The game in India still needs cleansing and a win shouldn't be treated as a simple fix, writes Nirmal Shekhar in the Hindu.
While rejoicing in the dream run of a young side, which certainly has the potential to mount a successful defence of the World Cup in two years' time, we should not lower our guard and allow ourselves to be distracted from our vigil. If we do that, we will have to live with its discomfiting consequences. When you look at the big picture, sometimes, nothing fails like success. For, success tends to edit reality and render our perception askew.
The Indian side for the Champions Trophy has several key players from the 2011 World Cup dropped on form and fitness, including Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan. Hindustan Times has this story on what they have been up to as they look to make comebacks.
Zaheer had missed most of the IPL through injury inaugurated an outlet of his chain of restaurants in Pune called Toss. He has surfaced at different events in Mumbai but has been tight-lipped about his training plans. He might go to England for a stint in the County Championships. "Zaheer has to work on fitness. The day he's 100% fit, he has it in him to make it back," feels Sudhir Naik, the Mumbai chairman of selectors.