tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602595265633639540.post8753597876014860033..comments2024-03-28T18:22:05.498+05:30Comments on Temple, Travel and Sport: TN shock defeat knocked out of Ranji 2015-16PRabhu Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191565775458667807noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602595265633639540.post-21827999581801243892015-12-07T17:18:39.915+05:302015-12-07T17:18:39.915+05:30Totally agree that this team is lacking the never ...Totally agree that this team is lacking the never say die attitude. The defeat to Mumbai is a classic case, where the team after getting the first innings lead, became complacent and played for the first innings points, rather than going for the victory. <br /><br />Having said that, J Kousik is a great find for the team. Malolan has been consistent. However its time DK, Vijay Shankar and Abhinav raise their bar. Time for Prasanna to hang his boots for TN and time to bring back Arun Karthik, who has been prolific this season for Assam. <br /><br />KSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602595265633639540.post-5129423183615942822015-12-05T00:17:36.274+05:302015-12-05T00:17:36.274+05:30why was not Sargunan not picked despite all his le...why was not Sargunan not picked despite all his league runs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602595265633639540.post-27548159014348954072015-12-03T21:24:06.732+05:302015-12-03T21:24:06.732+05:30Below are some points I think TNCA should consider...Below are some points I think TNCA should consider in order to turn things around and develop all round players who can do well in all conditions:<br /><br />1. Skill groups - the face of TN cricket is changing and you have a very young team making a transition into senior cricket now. They need better preparation than in the past. We have got to select our 15 top batsmen and get them training right from August (as soon as the 1st phase of 1st div ends) and plan the training sessions in a way where the skills of the batsmen are tested and challenged, thereby helping them learn and evolve. Similarly we will have to have a group of bowlers doing the same, In an ideal world, we should have 3 groups - Batting group, Seam and Fast bowling group, Spin bowling group doing atleast a 6 week program where they can fine tune their fitness and skills. Not only does this help their game, but this will help them get closer to one another and get to know one another better. For a young team, nothing works better than sharing a close bond as energy will then flow infectiously for everyone to see.<br /><br />2. Allow some of your players to play in UK, Australian and NZ leagues (club cricket) - To me, this is the biggest differentiator that will help a player grow. A lot of our players are currently held up with their corporate owners of 1st div teams who emphasize on the players playing 1st div cricket for them. Again, this is out of the greed of them wanting success at the 1st div level. The UK season (april - september) directly co incides with our 1st div season (1st half). TNCA and 1st Div clubs should allow/ permit some of our top players to go and play in UK leagues during this time. Players will be challenged in a different condition and more often than not return better players. Not only do they have to adapt their games to the different playing conditions, they will also have to adapt their minds to mental side to the different challenges as most clubs would look upto their overseas players to get them positive results. This will help the players become better leaders and also help them look forward to any challenge thrown at them.<br /><br />From a skill perspective, batsmen's game will become tighter technically and they would be exposed to different pitches which can be quite challenging to bat on and succeed. Similarly for the bowlers. Our fast bowlers will benefit going away to UK or Australia and NZ where the pitches will be more seam bowling condusive, hence our bowlers can return more confident as against playing in Chennai and working hard for their wickets week in, week out on flat wickets. Spin bowlers in my mind are the ones who can benefit the most. They will be expected to take wickets on all kind of pitches (flat, green, damp etc). This way, they will learn to bowl differently on different kinds of wickets hence making them more confident in their trade. They will learn more about their game during their 6 months away than what they will playing 3 or 4 seasons of 1st div cricket in Chennai. Australia and New Zealand will test our players and help us improve too.<br /><br />A big reason for Mumbai cricket s success in my eyes is also due to a number of their players playing league cricket in UK. Wasim Jaffer has been playing in UK for the last 12 years now. Pravin Tambe (late bloomer) has spent the last 10 years playing in UK. Rajat Bhatia has played in the UK for the last 12 years. It is no new news that many of our Ex Indian cricketers like Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble and Sreeshanth attribute their success to their county stints. Even Abhinav Mukund benefitted last year when he spent 3 months in Leicester playing club cricket. My own game became a lot better only after I stepped outside India. Not only will they become better players, but they will become better professionals<br /><br />I think it is high time TNCA starts to think about the development of players and thinks outside of the box.<br /><br />Sriram KrishnamurthyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602595265633639540.post-75877030319622543092015-12-02T16:49:26.188+05:302015-12-02T16:49:26.188+05:30When money and such other distractions take over, ...When money and such other distractions take over, things like pride disappear. Having grown up during the glory days of TN cricket, watching stalwarts like VV, Venkat, TE, Kalli and so on, it is painful to see the depths to which things have descended. Very sad. ramblersposthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673729201582367347noreply@blogger.com