As row over Mithali Raj erupts, controversies galore, the heads will start rolling soon.
The biggest batting icon, Indian batswoman of all times and country's most loved woman cricketer faces a challenge of integrity for the first time in a glittering career that has spanned almost 2 decades.
A woman of substance who made the bunch of youngsters come together and formed core of women’s Cricket is now fighting the battle to prove her innocence in allegations of being aloof and finds herself out of the core.
Knowing Indian cricket, men or women , the truth will remain inside the doors and we as fans of the game will soon forget it as a volatile issue and move on to find the next super woman icon of the game.
Mithali on the wrong side of age, may or may not have many years to make a comeback and prove critics wrong.
However, for the sake of the game, one must understand the basics and root cause of the whole situation and mess which might have cost World Cup to the nation and dream dismissed for woman Tendulkar.
As is applicable in all walks of life, few principles do apply in sports as well and had those been followed, it might have avoided the controversy that is making headlines today for all the negative publicity of women cricket.
It’s imperative that
a) Talent doesn’t assure success, rising to the occasion does!
b) Exuberance or Experience ?
- Youth is Tomorrow ! Experience is Today !
c) Master of the game at next doorsteps or in the dressing room. Remember handling the master is an art (Ask Dhoni for Sachin or Kohli for Dhoni)
d) Coach or Captain or Manager ?
- Coach teaches , Captain delivers whereas Manager manages, councils and communicates.
- Handling 11 talented cricketers might not be a cakewalk, it probably needs a motherly(since it’s women Cricket) and stern guide to set the expectations right.
e) Egos or Ethos ?
- Both in right spirit create magic
- Constrains on both help achieve the results
The situation seems to have arisen due to lack of communication rather than wrong choices or autocracy.
Lastly but most importantly, the legendary Gavaskar once said, move out at the top. Leave to be asked Why rather than When? Very rarely sportsmen or women follow this thumb rule and find themselves in a situation to be overwhelmed by the ones who were groomed under their own leadership.
Women’s cricket has in recent past got into limelight after years of hard work by the oldies but it still lacks in terms of attention and compensation. This has harmed the game in getting media space and experienced support staff. Time to revisit the notion and let this Mithali episode be a learning curve to Women Cricket .
P.S. The blog primarily tries to understand various reasons for Mithali’s exit from the crucial match of World Cup semis and is an individual opinion about the entire controversy. It does not talk or opinions about the choice of playing eleven and right of the coach or captain.The blog also does not intend to find any culprit in the entire controversy.
- Jayawant
- Jayawant
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