The state of our cricket

The game of cricket has been described by one of its veterans in India as also a game of the mind. Alongside physical fitness it needs a strong mind. It requires considerable concentration in the field. We do not think our cricketers are wholesale lacking in or indifferent to this. Frankly we do not find any real reason behind their mediocre and off- beat performance.

We feel in order for a better performance, a number of factors have to be seriously addressed simultaneously by the BCCB, the Coach and the players themselves.

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To begin with a Board comprising of reputed former cricketers and people having ample knowledge of the game should be fully transparent in the management of the game both at national and international levels. Above all it must be free from any influence by political heavyweights. The biggest disservice you can do to any game or sport is to politicise its apex body.

On the other hand, the coach and the players must work in unison in an atmosphere of mutual trust and high commitment. No coach worth his name can deliver if the team members do not persevere. The coach has to work in all departments of the game particularly in those areas where weakness persists. As for the players, they should look at the various aspects of the game most seriously. Don't we possess the required level of strength of nerve and professional attitude?

All said and done, we wish to be optimistic about the future of our cricket.