YELLOW MACHINES!
This is the most boring World cup I have followed since 1983. Not just because India crashed out in the preliminary games or because Pakistan showed solidarity with brother India by leaving the tourney early. But the way Australians dominated the tourney. I’m a big fan of Australian cricket ever since 1987, when they were underdogs. It was a huge turnaround for this team under the great motivating leadership of Alan Border. Yes, for me he’s the MAN, who can take major credit for staging a revival for a team which was depleted and struggling.
If you can remember, in 1987 World Cup, they played fighting cricket against all the odds. And in that fighting phase, some truly gutsy players emerged who succeeded in ta
king the mantle from Border and moving the Australian cricket, a few steps forward. One of them is Steve Waugh. He contributed to the team with his little, gutsy innings and timely breakthroughs throughout the 1987 world cup.
If you compare the Australian team of 1987 with the current Aussie team, you will find more famous names now. But I still enjoyed their cricket in 1987 more than now. Probably because we love underdogs! And we have a tendency to back the struggling team. It’s also because, now the Australian team is dominating too much. They go to the field and destroy any attack and kill any trace of competition. It’s become a routine. What’s a game without a little bit of suspense!
They have become machines, YELLOW MACHINES! Cricket is still not a global game. It’s still a game which is played in places where British frequented and it’s still a game, dominated by very few teams. With that backdrop, we can’t afford to have one team killing all kinds of competition. A strong team which is susceptible to defeat is a treat to watch. Any game is all about fighting to win. If you remove that aspect from it, then it becomes a bore.
No doubt, Australians have raised the standard of the game beyond the reach of most of the teams. I hope other teams really catch up with them, before cricket fans completely betray the game. Till then let’s enjoy these YELLOW MACHINES!
If you can remember, in 1987 World Cup, they played fighting cricket against all the odds. And in that fighting phase, some truly gutsy players emerged who succeeded in ta
king the mantle from Border and moving the Australian cricket, a few steps forward. One of them is Steve Waugh. He contributed to the team with his little, gutsy innings and timely breakthroughs throughout the 1987 world cup.If you compare the Australian team of 1987 with the current Aussie team, you will find more famous names now. But I still enjoyed their cricket in 1987 more than now. Probably because we love underdogs! And we have a tendency to back the struggling team. It’s also because, now the Australian team is dominating too much. They go to the field and destroy any attack and kill any trace of competition. It’s become a routine. What’s a game without a little bit of suspense!
They have become machines, YELLOW MACHINES! Cricket is still not a global game. It’s still a game which is played in places where British frequented and it’s still a game, dominated by very few teams. With that backdrop, we can’t afford to have one team killing all kinds of competition. A strong team which is susceptible to defeat is a treat to watch. Any game is all about fighting to win. If you remove that aspect from it, then it becomes a bore.
No doubt, Australians have raised the standard of the game beyond the reach of most of the teams. I hope other teams really catch up with them, before cricket fans completely betray the game. Till then let’s enjoy these YELLOW MACHINES!
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