Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
I have noticed that most of commentary and analysis and what other former players talk about is what a current player should have done on the field.
This is how Kohli should have played in England
This is how Cook, Dhoni and Misbah should have captained.
This is how Australia should have played spin.
So my point is, are current players just dumb? I mean how is it that the blatant mistakes a captain is making with his field placings and a bowler is making with his lines to a certain batsmen are so clear to those sitting and talking about it but current players, some of whom have played well over 50 tests, some over 100 tests are clueless about it?
And here's where it gets even more interesting. A player, who when at the receiving end of such criticism would at times respond defensively to a particular commentator or former player, will after retirement do the exact same thing and find faults with those in the field again.
Oh and this is certainly not restricted to just commentators and those on TV. This also includes those writing print articles on Cricinfo and other media outlets. I just didn't have space in the thread title.
Thoughts please?
This is how Kohli should have played in England
This is how Cook, Dhoni and Misbah should have captained.
This is how Australia should have played spin.
So my point is, are current players just dumb? I mean how is it that the blatant mistakes a captain is making with his field placings and a bowler is making with his lines to a certain batsmen are so clear to those sitting and talking about it but current players, some of whom have played well over 50 tests, some over 100 tests are clueless about it?
And here's where it gets even more interesting. A player, who when at the receiving end of such criticism would at times respond defensively to a particular commentator or former player, will after retirement do the exact same thing and find faults with those in the field again.
Oh and this is certainly not restricted to just commentators and those on TV. This also includes those writing print articles on Cricinfo and other media outlets. I just didn't have space in the thread title.
Thoughts please?
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