what the defeat at nagpur has done...

...is that it has thrown the transition into oblivion... now no selector will dare to put up a youngster in the squad even against zimbabwe fearing the backlash... untill unless our seniors willingly put their hands up and call it a day... thereby dragging us into what we have always felt... staring at the possibility of mass exodus with no time to fill in shoes to keep the momentum going...

i expect youvraj to make smooth come back to the tests coz by the next test match nobody gonna remember the performances of badris, vijays etc... there are going to be enough odi's for players like bhajji and yuvraj to stake claim to test spot based on their odi performances coz we just work on the principle that says... out of sight out of mind... rightly or wrongly there has been tradition of vindicating one's candidature by the performance of another format and there are going to be enough opportunities for that in near future...

though i have said this before... but even at the cost of repeating myself i will say that again... our five wise men did nothing less than a historic blunder by not testing our bench strength against bangladesh  coz that would have given them perfect stage to test out not only our next gen batsman but more importantly next gen bowlers...

with bhajii doing nothing but to raise his hand in proxy whenever his name is announced for a test... ishant discovering the second season blues... and mishra and ojha are made to look like pawns in musical chair game... our five wise men blew the opportunity to test the waters as far as next gen bowling is concerned... to developed inform bench strength... not like sree who has been drafted in 'cold' for as crucial a game such as kolkotta, which is going to decide who will rule the roost for a while, and will be judged on this sole appearance... while the one's who are regularly under performing will be spared to live another day...

for this only i hope and wish that we win the game at eden gardens other wise words like 'transition' or 'phasing out' will become a taboo in indian cricket (not as if they are not already but still) and our selectors will hide behind the comforts of legends whenever the voice will be raised... questions will be asked...

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