In India, so talented, so natural, have lost their last two outdoor test series 8-0. Only in Bangladesh, the Zimbabwe and the West Indies in their lost decade made worse in the last 80 years.
Everyone said series from the India against England would be close, he was not. Neutral, nay Ian Chappell, thought that they could win finally in Australia this summer of the South - 122 runs but more margin narrow defeat.
The India are sitting naked and cold in the empty tub and someone has to flee with the towels.
The stellar frappeurs line-up is deadlocked: Sachin Tendulkar is waiting for that elusive 100th international century, Rahul Dravid, which flows beautifully in England, fought in Australia and VVS Laxman, scourge of the baggy green in the past, seemed awkward and distracted.
Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir is not to stick together a partnership of the opening of more than 26 in eight rounds. MS Dhoni, once so charismatic, is struggling, young players are difficult to flourish in a team of rusty. There are rumours of disagreements and outbreaks of despicable behavior.
In India, the media can smell of blood. They call for the axe to kill the big three: Dravid, VSL, Tendulkar. Indians are not so sure.
As Sharda Ougra, Chief Editor of Cricinfo, said: "we are roughly a sentimental people." It is the players for a long time, and they deserved dignified farewell.
"At a time where they are targets for larger than the young batsmen also failed." But logically speaking must be at least a few consequences for an 8-0 thrashing. »
What seems to be desperately seeking, this is what Ougra calls a India firestarter. They need someone to feed him and needle and prickle team in a frenzy.
Osman Samiuddin wrote about how when Pakistan were on a roll as they enter a State of haal - a higher awareness recognized by Sufism, which we could call more prosaically of the area.
Think of Pakistan on the last day in Abu Dhabi, and the India during the Cup match of the world linked against England, or England Headingley, 1981.
Players liquidate each other in a kind of exaltation of Group: you can feel in the wind that something will happen. Is that the India have Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman - calm and serenity personified.
The Dhoni is so flat that is lacking the energy of a spark of mischief. Duncan Fletcher has never alleged be externally charismatic (its partnership with Nasser Hussain as worked well because Hussain provided the explosives).
Harbhajan Singh has been abandoned, Yuvraj Singh is under treatment for a tumor on his lung to the United States.
There is no one to rub together urgent Flint. They appear during the absence of the ability of any switch suddenly.
Despite the deification of the players of this team have been watchable, adorable, as they beat the Australia, then invincible, in 2000-2001. Suite in this series on Teletext is a vicarious thrill.
The see suddenly human brings a real sadness, of time passing and talent passed. At the time where they play their next Test series away in South Africa in India end of 2013 and the world will be moved.
Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma will probably have replaced the familiar names.
And these scoundrels Northwest may well have usurped the Crown.
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