Harsha: West Indies need to pick best possible XI

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BallOil
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The West Indies played the role of the challenger really well but you always knew it was when, rather than if, they would fall away. It is thus ordained in the book of life for people who are either incapable of, or are prevented from, growing beyond their role. The West Indies need someone on the field to show them how to win for at the moment they give the impression it is out of bounds. Sometimes when you fear the inevitable, you invite it.

There is much promise in this side but they are on a long downward spiral and new talent coming in will take the shape of the mould it is cast into. It is the mould, the air they breathe, the acceptance of defeat that needs to be demolished and it can start with the administration picking the best possible team and a captain who can inject belief. There is something about Darren Sammy, he is better than most thought he would be, but he is a cricketer who makes up the numbers. You need those kind too, those that play solid supporting roles, but the West Indies need a leader—someone who says, in words and in behaviour “come follow me”.

I fear this was the best opportunity the West Indies could have had and they didn’t have the mindset to take it. The people they need are either unavailable or persona non grata. They seem to have too much stacked against them; on the field and in the committees. I hope they can prove people wrong for they are popular tourists as the engaging players from Trinidad and Tobago found out in the Champions League.

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There is something about Darren Sammy, he is better than most thought he would be
:shock: :shock:

who wrote this, Afro?? :evil:

but he is a cricketer who makes up the numbers.
more like it!
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Harsha Bhogle did Googs... :) Looks like Harsha souped him up and then knock im off guard :lol:
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BallOil wrote:Harsha Bhogle did Googs... :) Looks like Harsha souped him up and then knock im off guard :lol:
Let fcuking Harsha mind he own bizniz.... :lol: :lol: :lol: Yuh happy yuh getting support Afro? :lol: :lol:
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Googley wrote:
There is something about Darren Sammy, he is better than most thought he would be
:shock: :shock:

who wrote this, Afro?? :evil:

but he is a cricketer who makes up the numbers.
more like it!
:lol: :lol:
In the end, though, Harsha's saying that Sammy's just a stop-gap leader, and that we're still waiting for the Messiah....
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thats a decent opinion that could easily be reached by any sensible observer.

sammy is compromised by the way he has been made captain.

Sammy does not have the best westindies team and wont have the best team because he cannot lead the best team for reasons he was made captain under... so the best team wont be selected as long as he is leader.

emotionally constrained by this situation Sammy is a muted and hamstrung leader, by the corrupton that made his leadership possible. he knows team selection is unfair and that his own selection is compromised by the way it was done.

now if HH at factory road had said openly..we do not have a cappo, one of skill and leadership abilities who can earn and keep himself in the side. we can make Ganga captain but we do not feel constrained to do that because of his previous failures, including difficulties with eh A teams he led.

we also believe there are aspects to Gangas' personaility that do not affect his leadership of Titty but wud be problematic at the westindian level.

we have run our course with gayle as captain and belive we MUST move on. but due to the options available we find ourselves back against the wall with no options like Viv following Lloyd, with Haynes and Richardson in the wings. we belive we must dive into the water and takes risks in leadership we would nto take otherwise and appoint Darren Samm whom we belive possess great leadrship skills..even as his place n the side is questionable.

we believe we must at this stage appoint a captain first given our current reality and state...and work with him to get the best supporting cast out nto the field, as well as to give him the confidence and assisstance to express himself as leader, to develop in that all related capacities fully"
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by that same argument the claims of Sarwan to the captaincy would also have been put into perspective. Shive would also not have been a consideration based on his previous experience as captain and his refusal to be considered again

now if they had done that Sammy would be operating under no emotional or any other constraint. we wud all have a resonable case on which the wicb had appopinted him and he would be free to lead any side they selected for him.

no basis for enmity between he and gayle would have been established by such an open presentation of Sammys appointment and why..and all the seniors would be available for selection.

gayles support would have been asked for, his support of Sammys leadership would be more than implied. it would be expected from the professionalism that one now takes fro granted with him

with that kind of wicb uprightness Gibbo would have a free hand to deal likewise with the seniors properly. Gibbo could deal with sarwan in a tough but fair manner..which is what I believe Sarwans needs. there wud have been no hostile under-mining and open warfare with the seniors tearing up the team.

in fact the performances that led to Gibbos massive reaction aganst the seniors prolly would naver have taken place had the wicb taken the care to integrate sammys leadership properly, with good sense, a decent case for his appontment... which in fact existed. just that HH and dem in their corruption could not see any way so clearly.
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