Some thoughts of Chappell
July 13, 2005A lot of work means I am getting little time to analyze sports and think about it in general. Coming online even for some time every day is also becoming a problem as the connection in my room is not working for the time being and going out to office downstairs just for using the net is not what I am always enthused about after a hard day’s work.
The only sports I have managed to go through are the superb sports section of local newpaper Telegraph, Calcutta and some articles from Wisden Asia Cricket in the past few days.
For a third time in a row I comment on an article from Wisden Asia Cricket thus.
There is a detailed interview with Greg Chappell which gives a good view on his psychy. Chappell says ‘in two years the team could look very different’ and ‘Sportsmen underperform usually because of a lower level of desire during periods rather than physical limitations’. He thus believes Tendulkar, criticised so heavily all across India in the recent months, will be back with a bang (a view I am sure will happen and have been endorsing it for months now - the fact that he is not past his best).
I believe that his best is yet to come, and believe that very strongly. Will the tennis elbow really be the reason for his undoing? We will find out soon.
Regarding the team looking different, Chappell said the huge number of people in the camp is in lines with his purpose that he wants to have a good look at as many people as possible. So how many people will last till the 2007 World Cup and how much will the composition of the test team change in due course? Team selections. The perennial love of cricket fans!
