Pictures of a happy Indian dressing room show that things have fallen into place. Anil Kumble is carrying on the GREAT WORK DONE by Ravi Shastri, whose positive attitude can be seen in the young players. Kumble has brought his own work ethic to the team.
India’s cricketing season is warming up nicely. The Indian team’s performance against the English in all three formats of the game has warmed the cockles of the hearts of millions of Indian supporters. Clearly, they will be expecting even better results as the season races to a climax with the Australians touring India by the end of February.
The fact that the season so far has brought to the fore many young players is even more heartening for they are the future of Indian cricket. But as we saw in the limited overs competition, where the pressure factor and the need to respond is urgent, the presence of the seniors has helped enormously.
Virat Kohli has openly acknowledged the help he has received from his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni and also from Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra. What the presence of seniors in the dressing room does is that it helps the juniors learn how to approach training, mental preparation and the type of reaction to pressure situations. This is priceless as while technique is always an individual thing and can be calibrated over a period of time, temperament is always on trial and could do with a bit of guidance from the experienced ones.
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