Thursday, January 12, 2012

Farewell to Fab 3


The fab 3 or the fab 4 before have never allowed more than 4 bowlers over the years.I am quite surprised that with dhoni as allrounder, how could a team that cannot field 5 bowlers can boast of fab 3 in it. Also, the youngsters like yuvraj, kohli, raina who came into the team backed by good performances at No 3 or No 4, have to go to No 6 because of fab 3.

I mean, we talk about shewag's footwork (or lack of it) but do we realise he was originally No 4 or No 5 batsman but was forced to open because of Fab players. Azhuruddin, Lara, Inzamam are great players who started their career at No 3 but they could accommodate youngsters and push themselves down the order to even No 5. Its like telling the youngsters-"you go and do it yourselves; and if you are unsuccessful, i am there behind you to bail out the team."

Also, the DRS! Something the umpires need to be afraid of. But, how come team india with fab players afraid of this? World over players too are fans of DRS; thats because they dont want their game foiled by some howlers from umpires. How could the Indian players have different opinion? Is it probably because DRS may bring to halt abruptly Fab 3 innings anytime and that without DRS their chances of scoring big is good? By rejecting DRS, the Indians dont want to have the doubts verified. In which case, the Indians dont deserve benefit of doubts! I would suggest that the UMPIRES PRACTICE NOT GIVING BENEFIT OF DOUBT TO TEAM INDIA BUT THAT THE BENEFIT OF DOUBT SHOULD ALWAYS GO TO OPPONENT TEAM!

Lastly, to me, the Fab players have only caused more harm to Indian Cricket. I THINK WE SHOULD SAY GOOD BYE TO THESE GUYS. BUT, I AM NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD SAY "THANK YOU" before that.