In the past few months there has been lots of talk on "The end of era of Australian domination in cricket." particularly after the Australians where removed from the ICC ODI ranking by South Africa. Just because Australians are not playing well for the last 6 months we have concluded that their 120 months domination in the world of cricket is over? Do not you think its too harsh on the Aussies who dominated the world for so many years?
There are several reasons for the slump in Australian performance. Most talked about point on this regard is "greats retiring from the games" . You do not have control on this thing so no point discussing on it. But the major factor thats hurting them the most is their best two all rounders and power hitters "Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson" are out of action for many days. This affects their performance significantly . So once these two return to the team i guess they will again become the Number one again.
You may be thinking how can i be so confident that once these two return australia will become the number one team. Its not only this factor. The most important thing that i believe in the australian system is professionalism. They are the most proffesional team and this factor alone can drive them to the top rank again. Also the australian cricket adminstration system along with its facilities is the best . Even sunil gavaskar (Who does not like the aussies too much) appriciates the australian cricket system. So all of a sudden there system cannot become that bad that they cannot regain the number 1 position. I dont think their cricket adminstration and facilties have worsened .
So , Those who think that the australians are finished (at least for couple of years ) are absoultely wrong. They will definetly bounce back within 4 months (though i dont want them to). I can bet on it.
Arguments against my view are most welcome.
3 comments:
This debate is going to last forever. But Aussies are on the verge of decline, no doubt. A major reson at present being their focus drifts away from cricket so easily these days. A crack in their greatest strength, professionalism. They may have the top class infrastructure in the world, but they must learn to lose and not forget they are professionals and role models for many when they face defeat. They must learn to handle themselves in a more dignified way even when they are on the extreme back foot, coz cricket after all is a sport and not a battle of life or anything personal. Being verbal is not a substitue for winning. I don't think the Aussies want to be tagged as the most unsportsman-spirited team in the world and being No.1 at the same time.
Hmmmm.... I agree that professionalism and unsportsmanlike behavior dont go together. The Aussies have significantly improved their behavior after what they did in Sydney last year.
coz the brats r out of team :)
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