The ongoing rumpus has brought one thing to light. The seniors in the Indian team namely,Sachin,Ganguly and Dravid have the power to hold the country’s cricket establishment to ransom.
How else can one explain, the kind of hysteria generated by Dravid’s exclusion.
The fans are being whipped to a frenzy by the media and the former cricketers, most of whom were selectors themselves are fanning the flames by making injudicious comments to the press.(The most vocal among them are the employees of ICL).
Dravid, by keeping mum is doing Indian cricket a disservice. He is fanning the flame by his silence. His silence gives the impression that he is being wronged. By keeping quiet and letting others fight the battle, he is ridiculing the very institution he is a part of.
If this persists, a time will come when no player can be dropped for the fear of political upheaval. Importantly, no player can be selected without the whole nation’s approval. Indian cricket and it team will be the losers.
In the best interest of Indian cricket, he should come out with a statement that the selectors are fair and he accepts that they are doing the right thing by dropping a player who is struggling with his form.
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