Nobody's to Blame !

The recent performance of "Team India" (now who named them 'Team India' ???)* was pathetic. out of 17 ODIs played "Team India" (Again this Team India ???)* managed to win only 3 wins. Even Zimbabwe and Bangaladesh have a higher victory rate than Team India*. I have no words to write for our performance. I've lost confidence in them. I recently received a fwd mail which describes why Team India* has not performed well. Here is why you cant blame the players for the poor performance :

1) Sehwag - U can’t blame him. He played his natural game (and got out, naturally)
2) Tendulkar - U can’t blame him. He scored a 50 (like a tortoise)
3) Laxman - U can’t blame him. This was his first match after a long gap. (Just wait for another 10 matches)
4) Mongia - U can’t blame him. He played well. (Just that he thought the test series had already started)
5) D. Karthik - U can’t blame him. He won us the 20-20 match (He is not used to the 50-50 format)
6) Dhoni - U can’t blame him. He tried for a big shot and got caught at the boundary (well ... ok ... 20 metres from the boundary line)
7) Pathan - U can’t blame him. He's an all-rounder. (Like Alok Kapali - The Bangladesh all rounder)
8) Harbhajan - U can’t blame him. He's the best spinner we have (He's the only one, so he has to be the best)
9) Kumble - U can’t blame him. He's a fighter (and a loser)
10) Zaheer - U can’t blame him. He is the fastest bowler (The ball disappears fast as well)
11) Sreesanth - U can’t blame him. Atleast he has the guts to look into the batsman's eyes (after being smashed all over the park)
Chappel - U can’t blame him. He's building the team for the World Cup (He may be missing at that time though and also for which world cup no one knows??)
Kaif & Raina – U can’t blame them. They didn’t play (Thank God)

If there is anyone to blame, it's us (who are still watching these games) ............
And thats quite correct. I request all the cricket fans to stop watching Team India* matches if they continue performing the same way. I've lost hopes of winning the World Cup. And I am planning to shift my interests from cricket to Hockey. The Hockey team deserve to be called as Team India*. After all Hockey is the National Game of the Country. I dont even know who is the captain of the Indian Hockey Team, but I feel the games will be more interesting than watching Team India* in the cricket field.


Now something about this Team India :

* I don't know whether you people have noticed the (*) I gave after Team India. I also don't know whether you people have noticed that almost all the news channels have started referring to the Indian Cricket Team as "Team India". Do you feel its right ? I am really frustrated with the Indian Cricket team and I get even more furious when someone calls it Team India. Do they deserve to be called Team India ? If you want someone to be called as Team India, why not the Indian Hockey team ? Why not the atheletes who have participated in the Asian games at Doha ? Why not the Indian Kabaddi Team ?

I again request you to Please,
1. Stop watching Cricket matches if the cricketers continue their drain. If you are in the stadium, simply walk out of the stands.Let the players play in an empty stadium. There have to be 1-2 ocassions where the team will feel ashamed of themselves. No reasons are allowed from the cricketers. BCCI has enough money and also it spends heavily on the players. If the foreign pitch and the bounce is what made India score less than 200 in all the 4 matches, who had told them to go just 3 days prior to the 1st ODI ?? they must have been there 1 week early to get the feel of the pitches.

2. Please dont damage houses of the cricketers, Instead, send flowers with "get well soon" wishes. Follow Gandhigiri. Why should the family members of the cricketers suffer for the poor performance of the player ?

3. Stop using products which are advertised by the cricketers. ( I guess the advertising agencies will think twice before making a cricketer their brand icon :-) )

4. Apart from cricket, take interest in some other sport which India does well. eg. Tennis, Chess, Shooting, Hockey etc etc. Someday it will help you a lot.