Two heads would work better than one
The four-page vision document circulated among the Indian players, and the one that landed with the media, has raised pertinent questions, not just with the contents of the document, but also on how Gary Kirsten was "kept in the dark" about its
Kanishkaa Balachandran
25-Feb-2013
The four-page vision document circulated among the Indian players, and the one that landed with the media, has raised pertinent questions, not just with the contents of the document, but also on how Gary Kirsten was "kept in the dark" about its contents from his close associate Paddy Upton, writes Rohit Mahajan in Outlook. He adds that the document is a praiseworthy effort no doubt, but could still be vastly improved. Perhaps it's time for Upton to consult Kirsten when preparing vision documents of this nature, for two heads would work better than one.
One can also wonder if attacking one’s neighbours is really such a wondrous thing, desirable for sporting success. Two, India does have a rich, though regrettable, martial history of wars, between different states and kingdoms before it was unified into one entity. And while it might look like a case of nit-picking, Upton doesn’t seem to be aware that the navies of the Cholas did attack the regions that are now in Indonesia and Malaysia – way back in the past, though — fundamentally altering those places forever.
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo