irfan pathan: an enigma representing current crop…?

my last post on ishant in which i compared him with irfan pathan got me thinking about him...

we have all seen his rise and demise of irfan pathan...no need to delve further on that coz it is very well documented...

my question is why it’s happening...?

earlier it was said that problem with irfan was that too many cooks were spoiling the food...and that was true indeed...he was running into all and sundry for his problems...and lost his way...

but that was long long away...now he at least don’t have such problems...but somehow he is still far away from being an international class bowler...

so what we make of him...

a bowler with very little talent who witnessed almost unrealistic purple patch only to be faded away...

or is it that he is not pushing himself hard enough to regain his lost glory...?

does the availability of easy money in terms of t20 and ipl have diluted his intensity to work hard on his game...?

i think it has...

once you know that even without putting effort you can make money thru ipls and t20s...when you know that being bits and pieces player...batting one day and bowing another that too for just 4 overs can fetch you good sum...why would you push yourself...why would you run that extra mile...

and i think it’s not only irfan who is thinking in this line...there are many players who are content to play the way they are playing...without even bothering to raise their game to next level...

that’s where I think selectors...and respective boards should step in...before the trend gets out of hand and you will have assembly of uninterested...unmotivated players representing national teams...

to start with...they can award contracts to only those limited players who can represent national teams in at least two formats of game if not all three...thereby making players always on their toes to be in the ‘pack’...

regarding ipl and other ‘private’ leagues...market will itself decide the worth of player coz unlike boards franchisees can’t be fooled...twice...

and before someone points me about kkr...i would like to add that exceptions only prove the rules... :)

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