Letter of the Day
May 13, 2002
A New Hero??
In view of Ajay Ratra's unbeaten 93 at Antigua, one
can expect the Indian press and the people to claim
that he is the panacea to India's wicket-keeping
problems.
Let us be sensible this time and give the
poor lad a break. Let us be realistic and congratulate
Ratra on his achievements and hope he exhibits the
same grit as he did in Anitgua every time he dons
Indian colours.
For long, our cricket team has been
full of superstars, extremely talented cricketers who,
I believe, don't try hard enough to win consistently.
Let us not elevate the humble Haryana boy to extents
of super stardom and hype as we are so prone to doing.
Instead, let him do his job well and let us hope that
he plays successfully for India for some time. I do
hope that other stalwarts in the team take a leaf out
of his book and out their hand up when the chips are
down.
Aravind Srinivas
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