We appear to have a cluster of players who can dazzle and win games. But unless the current bunch can take forward the agenda set by the ‘old order’, lndian cricket may actually have declined
The new year holds out both challenge and promise for Indian cricket. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team finished 2013 ranked number 1 in ODIs and number 2 in Tests. Along with South Africa, England and a resurgent Australia, India form the ‘elite’ cluster, as it were, in international cricket. Yet doubts persist.
Going by their performances in 2013, this is a talented bunch of players. While most of the team’s successes came at home, it is the manner in which these were achieved which was heartening. There is a flair and aggression about the side which reflects an approach that befits New Age India’s ethos. The hunger to win—as well as reap rewards for this—is evident. There is nothing namby-pamby about this bunch.
(This story appears in the 10 January, 2014 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)