The Hero Worship

This comes from an ardent fan of cricket.. and especially the Indian cricket team... The problem is in the degeneration of Indian cricket into what I call "Hero worshipping".. There is no systematic process to develop an aura of invincibility around the team.. rather than the individuals themselves.. Sachin is good... so also is Saurav, Sehwag and a few others.. but, where is the system where all the players are working as a cohesive unit.

A few days ago, I was discussing the concept of modularity... the modules need to be fitted to make the system and they need to be replicable... replaceable with ease.. which is currently lacking...

I do not want be in the tribe of those cynics who despise everything that is indian.. and love everything that is foreign... But, look at the Australian system.. that is what I call a perfect modular system... a well designed cohesive unit.. where the team is more than the sum of the individual parts. Everybody is replaceable with a modular part which can make the bike run without too much of early pangs...

Today in Kolkata ODI.. India might win due to Yuvraj Singh's heroics.. He was a treat to watch.. but that is itself a sign of the looming danger... the perception that the individual is bigger than the team.

I am a big fan of Jim Collins... read the book "Built to Last".. it says Don't be a time teller. Build a clock. Where are our clock builders... is the BCCI listening.....????

And more importantly... Are we listening????????? This is direct comment on our psyche of Hero worship.