Road to Perdition?

If you were an avid Indian cricket fan, the happenings of the last fortnight or so at the 'Carnival of cricket' would have made you really depressed. The worst part was the fall out that resulted in the aftermath of the debacle and believe me we haven't heard the last of this fallout. The fallout has made one point clear - Let alone winning as a team we cant even lose as a team. The mud-slinging has well and truly begun and it will continue until India wins against some other team (even a win over Canada will do) and every thing will become hunky-dory again and we will again get behind our 'stars' for the 2011 world cup and the cycle will repeat.

So where is Indian cricket heading? If Indian cricket does not wake up from its slumber we might well be on the road to perdition and might well be doomed in the future. These are some of the steps that should be taken to prevent this 'apocalypso':

1. Improve domestic cricket and more importantly improve the selection process so that talent does not miss out.

2. Rid Indian cricket of the politicians and 'honorary' officials and get in more professionals and run it like a private limited company.

3. Stop focusing on the star system and make an attempt to gel as a team, this applies as much to the players as to the general public.

Until the above steps are executed with sincerity Indian cricket will surely be on the road to perdition with no way back, just have a glance at hokey for a chilling reminder of this.