My Thoughts on the Debacle at Perth

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The Perth test match has just started and on the first day itself India is bowled out for 161. It was abject surrender. The sad part is that the big 4, Shewag, Dravid, Laxman and Tendulkar between them have over 120 centuries, yet these man have come a cropper. Worse these so called self styled greats  have invariably failed on most occassions outside India.

The debacle abroad is nothing new. After all India were all out for 42 with Gavaskar and Vishwanath in the team in 1974. But this debacle is more ominous , as these men have built up  a unique record. But then as the saying goes' all the kings men and all the kings horses could not put Humpty Dumpty together again'.Similarly these 4 stalwarts have failed in saving India and in the bargain India has established a record of some sort with 6 defeats in a row on foreign soil. Perhaps soon it will be 7 as this test looks lost as well.

It is about time we realized that this quartet needs to be made  accountable. I wonder why Laxman and Shewag were not dropped after the  English tour. I think it is better to lose with youngsters then with these old fossils. in case younger plaers are to the forefront at least  a new look team for the future can be readied.

These 4 need a one way ticket to retirement and that includes the holy cow Tendulkar. His 100th century is not more important than India. We need to win and win handsomely and I am afraid these 4 cannot lead us there in any manner.