Pretty catchy title to pull those who read it into the subject. Ain't it funny? Who are they and what should they do? Now the hot discussion that is going on in the unofficial national game of India, cricket is about the senior players in the national team. The players who served the team for so long, who have very impressive records so far. Should they call it a day not giving chance to the selectors to make controversial decisions by excluding them from the team or Should they be given preferential treatment by letting them play as long as they want to?
First and foremost thing is that the players of such stature, they no longer play for money because they had enough. They no longer play to prove something because they had done it many a time. If not these two, if they are still playing with passion, for their love to the sport, if they still believe they give perform their best, I believe they should be accorded the second option. But passion alone will not be enough, scores on the board matter. If they are consistently failing to put runs on the scoreboard they should retrospect on the things no matter what their energy levels are and with how much passion they are still left with, it would be wise for them to take the tough decision.
The fans will definitely get disappointed if their icon players decide to retire. In a country like india, where people are mad about cricket, the team has some icon players like sachin, ganguly, dravid, laxman and kumble. These are the senior most players in the team who are in their late 30's. They have some finest records on their names. But still if are not playing like what they had played in their prime, it would be even more disappointing for the fans.
Some of the best australian players like steve waugh, adam gilchrist, glenn mcgrath and shane warne had retired when they were at their best. They know that the age is catching upon them and keeping in mind the fact that the next world cup is 4 years from now, they called it a day so that the young team gets enough experience so as to be successful in the next world cup. They were lauded for their decision and they received an overwhelming response when they played their last match and a great farewell too.
This doesn't happen with the indian team. Ganguly recently took the decision that the going on series with australia will be his last one. I think it is a very wise decision. Now the pressure will be on the other senior players and if they don't perform well they may follow the footsteps of ganguly. I think the players should be judged solely on their performance but not on their age. If a player performs well even in 40's, I don't find a reason to sack him. No wonder if we hear couple more retirement announcements at the end of this series.
First and foremost thing is that the players of such stature, they no longer play for money because they had enough. They no longer play to prove something because they had done it many a time. If not these two, if they are still playing with passion, for their love to the sport, if they still believe they give perform their best, I believe they should be accorded the second option. But passion alone will not be enough, scores on the board matter. If they are consistently failing to put runs on the scoreboard they should retrospect on the things no matter what their energy levels are and with how much passion they are still left with, it would be wise for them to take the tough decision.
The fans will definitely get disappointed if their icon players decide to retire. In a country like india, where people are mad about cricket, the team has some icon players like sachin, ganguly, dravid, laxman and kumble. These are the senior most players in the team who are in their late 30's. They have some finest records on their names. But still if are not playing like what they had played in their prime, it would be even more disappointing for the fans.
Some of the best australian players like steve waugh, adam gilchrist, glenn mcgrath and shane warne had retired when they were at their best. They know that the age is catching upon them and keeping in mind the fact that the next world cup is 4 years from now, they called it a day so that the young team gets enough experience so as to be successful in the next world cup. They were lauded for their decision and they received an overwhelming response when they played their last match and a great farewell too.
This doesn't happen with the indian team. Ganguly recently took the decision that the going on series with australia will be his last one. I think it is a very wise decision. Now the pressure will be on the other senior players and if they don't perform well they may follow the footsteps of ganguly. I think the players should be judged solely on their performance but not on their age. If a player performs well even in 40's, I don't find a reason to sack him. No wonder if we hear couple more retirement announcements at the end of this series.
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