There is no doubt that Yuvraj Singh (Yuvi) is a hugely talented cricketer. I do not think he is hyped about his talent. His place in the India ODI side is jeopardy due to his performance in the last couple of series.
There seems to be no motivation for this star to perform better. He is not focusing and concentrating on his game seriously. First of all, he needs to have an hunger to be a top class batsman, which doesn't seem to be there.
I think, currently, he is more serious about his modeling, partying and girl friends affairs than serious cricket.
Once he gets serious, there would be no stoppage for him, provided it's not too late.
BCCI is taking steps to make team selectors accountable. To make selectors more
accountable, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday decided
to put national selectors on its payroll.
Senior selector will be paid INR 2.5 Million and junior selctors will be getting INR 1.5 million. The selectors cannot hold any other position on BCCI. This indeed is a good step in theory.
One thing and main thing I wonder is how it is going to make them more accountable. Is it that by paying them hefty salary they wouln't ask for under the table cuts?
On the contrary, I think, that they would become even more corrupt, now that employees of BCCI. It would be their right to take bribes now. Would you audience agree with me?
If BCCI is serious about making selectors accountable, they should impose penalties along side hefty salaries when selectors make mistakes. You are right, how would any one know if they made any mistakes - there are not measuring criteria.
BCCI, if you are reading this article of mine, please have criteria to measure selctors success or failures in order to impose penalty.
Usage of drugs or doping has been increasing in all walks of sports. Cricket is no exception to it. Performance enhancement drugs being used to perform better and be focused. There is hardly any popular sports where a player has not used drugs.
IPL doping test results are out. It may have come as a surprise that Asif tested positive. Asif, a Pakistani player, played for Delhi Daredevils during the initial IPL season.
Though Asif has denied the charges, it would be investigations that would dig out the actuality.
India 288 for 9 (Ganguly 87, Laxman 50, Morkel 3-57, Steyn 3-60) lead South Africa 265 by 23 runs
For the first time in the current series, India has taken a lead, though a slender one. In the third and final Test against South Africa, for the first time in the series Indian bowlers were able to contain the visitors.
South Africa was bowled out for 265 on the very first day. Teen age bowler Ishant and veteran Harbhajan had excellent spells grabbing three wickets each. Bhajji (Harbhajan) was really very economical in containing the visitors to a score of 265.
In response, though the Indian openers made no difference, Ganguly played a big role in take India thru Day 2 of the Test.
Sourav Ganguly cracked a gutsy 87 on a difficult pitch to help India
gain a slender advantage on the second day of the third and final Test
against South Africa here on Saturday. Ganguly counter-attacked brilliantly on a track of uneven bounce,
smashing a six off left-arm spinner Paul Harris and nine fours during
his 119-ball knock to pull his team out of trouble.
India has decided to overhauled its team by making a few changes for Test 3, following its debacle in 2nd Test against South Africa in Ahmedabad.
India decided to strengthen their bowling attack for the third and
final Test against South Africa by including paceman Ishant Sharma and
recalling medium-pacer Munaf Patel to a 16-man squad. Munaf Patel has been called in place of R.P. Singh whose performance has suffered during the first two Tests. He has gone wicketless in the series so far.
