Failed cricket?
Since I have expressed my feeling about the "Parade of failure" by our national cricket team under the leadership of Ashraful, a lot of events have occurred in our failed cricket. The ICL issue, action of the board, comments of the cricket lovers in the media, and today we had the opportunity to listen to our captain in his usual style. He seems to have forgotten that he had the responsibility to inform the board and the countryman immediately after he had received a very lucrative offer from the ICL which he turned down in the national interest. What a stunt to justify his integrity when his captaincy should be at stake. I think he is suffering from moral crisis which demonstrates that he should not take the responsibility of leading the national team. He is perhaps waiting to hear what he needs to do now.
My suggestion would be to give up the argument to continue with the captaincy, and vacate the position to a new leader to take over and give a fresh effort to put cricket back in the field from the political manoeuvring of the officials and push and pull of the powerful lobbyist in the captaincy selection. The present captain should try to regain his record as a dependable run getter to inspire his teammates instead of guiding the team which seems to affect his batting ability.
The selectors should relieve him of the task of captaincy at least temporarily and then watch how he does as a batsman being relieved of the captaincy. A lot of high profile international cricketers have gone through this physiological trail to improve their performance in their specialized field. I am also sceptical about the credibility of Ashraful among his team mates. We are already in the midst of a crisis, why not try some good alternative. There is nothing to lose!
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