Musings

Interesting events. The great protector of Tamils announces reservation for Muslims and Christians in TN. I'm not sure if this is in addition to the already existing 69% reservation or would it be part of it. This is in spite the fact that a similar proposal was deemed unconstitutional in Andhra Pradesh. One thing is pretty much clear in Indian Politics, India doesn't need any external forces to destabilize it. It's a miracle that the country has survived for so long with such divide and rule tactics.

On the cricket front, Chappell has submitted his resignation. Two events are worthy of mentioning. One was an interview by Virendar Sehwag's father and the outburst from Sachin. Sehwag Sr. interview was very childish, juvenile and a typical Indian dad doting on his Son. His statement that his son shouldn't be blamed when Sachin Tendulkar failed was really, well, kind of confusing. I think it's the typical subcontinental shift the blame.

The next event is Sachin Tendulkar's outburst against an SMS from Greg Chappell about how Senior Indian players are not allowing younger players to bloom. I'm completely with Greg Chappell on this one. And it's not just in Cricket. In all spheres of life in the subcontinent the oldies try to garner as much as they can, even when they are way past the prime. Whether it is politics or movies or sports or your workplace examples of seniors ganging up and not allowing young performers to share the limelight is all well known. Sachin Tendulkar's burst only confirms this attitude.

Any coach would love to start with a good young team and nurture it. That's what they are tasked to do. When you have Sachin, Dravid and Ganguly in the team his task becomes demanding as there is nothing that these guys can be coached in. Not to mention that these guys are way past their prime. The look on Sachin's face when he was bowled in the Sri Lanka match speaks volume about his commitment. Sachin, please retire when u still have a lot of respect left.