Thursday, January 11, 2007

The hunt for a scapegoat

BCCI is not happy with poor old Munaf Patel. Doubts his integrity. Read this http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/275892.html

Munaf did look unfit in the third test, but then:
1. Wasn't he certified fit by the coach and physio? Didn't he take a fitness test? A bit unlikely that he could perform in the test and not in the Test?
Only the player can feel the pain (and the player can lie), but my contention is: if he could play through the pain in the fitness test, it stands to reason he should have done a better job in the test. So either, the fitness test wasn't strict enough, or Munaf flunked it and was asked to play anyway.

2. Is this a trial by media? Why hang it all out? This is unfair because Munaf is effectively gagged by his contract to BCCI. He cant pressent his side to the nearest TV channel, and we get one way traffic.

3. Seems that the lynch mob has elected Munaf as the scapegoat for the SA losses. Led by the driveller-in-chief, Sunil Gavaskar. He is upset with Munaf because Munaf lets his shirt tails hang out, and thus has no respect for India . Some one should pay ESPN STAR to take SMG off the commentary team.

4. What is the captain doing in all this? Dravid doesn't seem to speak up for his players - let Sreesanth down when he got fined for showing Amla off, let Harper give a dressing down to Karthik for over appealing, etc etc.. Too keen to preserve the good old jammy image, no spine. Give me Ganguly any day as captain. Who would have thought of letting Waugh wait and stew?

So does India have a chance in the WC? No.

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