The wierd ways of Indian selectors

If Guru Greg has laid down a rule that any Indian cricketer willing to represent India should at least be good in two departments of the game... then one person clearly should not be in this team – Romesh Powar.

Until yesterday I thought the shoddiest and laziest piece of fielding I had seen in my life was from Sourav Ganguly. In a match against Sri Lanka, he ran from Mid-on escorting the ball past boundary. At few instance he even managed to beat the ball in the chase, but his inability to bend down and pick up the ball gifted away 4 runs to the opposition. But what Romesh Powar did yesterday, was even brilliant or equal to what Ganguly achieved. Powar ran after the ball, slid near the boundary, as if he was sliding into a swimming pool. And while doing all of this, only if he could have flicked the ball inside the ropes…

And this is just one instance of the portly cricketer not being up to the mark. His batting doesn’t impress either. So if you need a spinner, why not get Kumble back. Any ways having two off spinners doesn’t make sense. And Kumble, if not a better fielder will be far better a bowler than him for sure. By persisting with Powar, you’re being unfair to Laxman, who was ousted from the team under the garb of his bad fielding.

Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar is Indian cricket’s biggest enigma. From debut to the 1999 world cup he was a regular in the team, but since then he has been in and out in the team regularly. At times when he least deserved a place in the team he was included in the squad. And when he performed brilliantly he is dropped without a good reason. No one knows why, no one cares to ask why….