India and Cricket!
Will India good enough for the next Cricket world Cup. In the 2007 world Cup, India couldn’t clear the Qualifying round. It was a disappointment to the people of India-a disappointment to 1,129,866,154 people. India is crowded with people who are fans of cricket. With a population of more than 1 billion people, they have high resources of man power. Also Cricket has been played by almost every child in India. In fact, Cricket is the most popular game in India. But still, India is far behind others in the game.
What may be the reason behind this backwardness? In my opinion, it may be of many reasons. The first that I’ll point out is lack of confidence. The Indian Cricket Team is known for lack of confidence for many years. Except in 80s when Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri were on form, there was a time full of confidence. And in the year 1983, India won the World Cup. But after the Win, India seems to have been unable to reach that standard of confidence. Though in the year 2003, India reached the world Cup’s Final, The Final match was not a good match. There was a loss of confidence in the Indian Team.
Talking about Confidence, I like to focus on the way Indian teams break down if the openers fail. It seems like the whole Indian team has their hope on the few top openers and the rest feel just like a support. However, In the Australian team, I see consistency. Even if the openers get out early, the mid players and even the bowlers try to score and cope up their loss.
Secondly, the weakness of the Indian Cricket team is their weakness. Compared to the Australians and other cricket players, the Indian players are much weaker. If you compare Rahul Dravid with Ricky Ponting or Ganguly with Gilchrist, you will surely agree that Rahul Dravid is weaker and Ganguly is weaker. With the exception of their skills, the Australians will surely be far better than the Indian Team.
So, what do we expect from the Indian Team. And what will be their position in the World Cup 2011? These things depend on how they improve their skills and confidence and most importantly their strength.