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Ex rated: BCCI, U game?
If Indian cricket were a living being, he would be crying right now.
If Indian cricket were a living being, he would be crying right now.
You've heard the banality before -- you are what you don't say -- but now it's official. So much for the five-second sound byte of Mr Cricketer, it's been gagged by the BCCI.
Whatever. There's no such moral ambiguity though for Dilip Vengsarkar. No whispers to the wall. He puts his mouth where his mind is in a six-step do-ityourself guide for Indian cricket.
Start by relearning the alphabet. C (Captain) doesn't precede T (Team). "First select the team and then pick the man best equipped to be captain from among these 11 players -- NOT the other way round.'' So, end of debate on a certain SG.
Lambs shall not be silenced by Hannibal Lecterism. "No matter how unlikely, if an official ban on players speaking to the media amounts to problems being suppressed, players can air their views to the BCCI's review committee after each tour or appear before the panel individually." Ergo, every Throat makes a Deep Impact.
Coach coach hota hai: Old Johar saying. "The coach must have a say in team selection simply because he is part of the strategy-formulating process. In any case, the coach's job will be on the line if the team doesn't perform." Refer to step 1 for clarifications.
Crickethood is not guaranteed nirvana for those spotlighted. "Some of the players don't seem to be 100% fit. The team is inconsistent because it banks on a few players."
Thank you, Mr Vengsarkar. Hopefully, the BCCI has an appetite for microwaved nuggets. Unless it's ban appetit too.
You've heard the banality before -- you are what you don't say -- but now it's official. So much for the five-second sound byte of Mr Cricketer, it's been gagged by the BCCI.
Whatever. There's no such moral ambiguity though for Dilip Vengsarkar. No whispers to the wall. He puts his mouth where his mind is in a six-step do-ityourself guide for Indian cricket.
Start by relearning the alphabet. C (Captain) doesn't precede T (Team). "First select the team and then pick the man best equipped to be captain from among these 11 players -- NOT the other way round.'' So, end of debate on a certain SG.
Vital spats in India have become a bit like stats: saucy, provocative but largely unreal at the end of the day. Moral of the story: "Avoid unnecessary controversies by making the media manager the sole spokesperson of the team." Yes, no email Deep Throating, no double-crossing by double C (Captain, Coach).
Lambs shall not be silenced by Hannibal Lecterism. "No matter how unlikely, if an official ban on players speaking to the media amounts to problems being suppressed, players can air their views to the BCCI's review committee after each tour or appear before the panel individually." Ergo, every Throat makes a Deep Impact.
Coach coach hota hai: Old Johar saying. "The coach must have a say in team selection simply because he is part of the strategy-formulating process. In any case, the coach's job will be on the line if the team doesn't perform." Refer to step 1 for clarifications.
Crickethood is not guaranteed nirvana for those spotlighted. "Some of the players don't seem to be 100% fit. The team is inconsistent because it banks on a few players."
Thank you, Mr Vengsarkar. Hopefully, the BCCI has an appetite for microwaved nuggets. Unless it's ban appetit too.
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