News India Live, Digital Desk: Are you also happy to see India’s recent victories? It should be, after all, when our team wins, the heart becomes happy. “Virat’s cover drive”, “Rohit’s pull shot” or “Jasprit Bumrah’s killer yorker” we get lost in these moments. But, just stop and take a deep breath. Have you ever felt that the victory visible on the scoreboard is not actually the victory of the entire team? Rather, is it the magic of 1-2 players that has covered up the mistakes of the entire team? (Individual brilliance papering over cracks). Today, leaving aside the technical terms of cricket, we will explore from a fan’s perspective the truth that is often hidden behind the “Man of the Match” trophy. 1. Side effect of “Hero Culture” (Dependent on Heroes) The biggest problem of our team is its dependence on a particular person. Take a look at the matches of the last few months. Either a youngster like Yashasvi Jaiswal creates a storm or Jasprit Bumrah comes and turns the lost game around. But what about the rest of the team? The question is, what happens when these “heroes” fail? We have seen many times that as soon as the top 2 wickets fall, the entire line-up starts falling apart like a pack of cards. This does not seem like a ‘Team Effort’, but more like an ‘Individual Rescue Act’.2. Middle Order Mystery: If the openers make a partnership of 100 runs, then we relax. But as soon as the initial shocks occur, our middle order starts disintegrating under the pressure. Barring some brilliant cameos from Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant, there is a huge lack of “consistency”. These ‘cracks’ are being ignored in the joy of victory, but in big knockout matches these cracks turn into potholes.3. Who after Bumrah? (Who After Boom?) Jasprit Bumrah is a legend, there is no doubt about it. But he is a human being, not a machine. We have become so dependent on his fitness and form that without him the team’s bowling seems incomplete. Lack of support from the other end often becomes a headache for us. If we claim to be a World Class Team, we should have 4-5 match-winning bowlers and not just one trouble-shooter.4. Will it last “long”? (Can It Last?) The biggest and scariest question is for how long? No team can travel a long distance on the shoulders of just 2 or 3 players. In big tournaments like Champions Trophy or World Cup, it is necessary to have 11 players out of 11. Right now the Indian team is going through a phase of transition. The old lions are slowly moving towards retirement and the new ones are not fully set in yet. In such critical times, if we ignore our weaknesses by being happy only with “Individual Performances”, then the times to come can be very difficult.
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