Overseas tournaments: A solution to Indian cricket problems

Overseas tournaments: A solution to Indian cricket problems

Team India play like lions at home while they are transformed into lambs and goats when exposed to tough conditions outside the sub-continent. It is the story which is in continuation since decades and the current squad  went through the same dry spell against England. We as Indians are the witness of Indian Premier League, which is organized every year. It was started to provide an ideal platform for the budding Indian cricketers, who could serve the national team in the near future. However, it is foreign stars, who have benefitted a lot from it.

Importance of foreign exposure

I haven’t understood till date why Indian players are not allowed to participate in the overseas domestic competitions like English county season and various T20 leagues. They are made to sit ideal at home and are not send even if they place a request. According to BCCI, the availability of players is the reason behind this absence. I wonder why the Indian cricket board has to lie to everyone. Moreover, there are many Indian players, who hardly get any chance to demonstrate their talent in the domestic circuit so why they are not considered for the foreign leagues. The standard of our game is going down day by day and need urgent attention from the administrators to keep us competitive in the world of cricket.  

The legends way

The English conditions are known to be most challenging one for the players. It has been proved over the years that a cricketer who has performed well in England, has gone on to play long inning in the international cricket. Sunil Gavaskar,Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly and ZaheerKhan have achieved a lot of success across the globe after stamping their authority in the domestic season of England. Their respective stints in England made them capable of performing against the quality teams that too without putting themselves under undue pressure. The best example among the above mentioned names is Zaheer Khan. He was deemed unfit for the international cricket and was labeled a finished product on account of poor form and injuries. This was the time when he decided to join Worcestershire (2005) which completely transformed his game. He became the first Worcestershire player to take 10 wickets on debut for over 100 years. He took 78 wickets in 16 games which helps him to regain the place in Indian squad. 

England is often considered the place where a player can work on his technique. The adjustments which a batsman and bowler have to make here are like no other country in the world. Even though conditions are favorable for the fast bowlers, they still have to make changes in their line and length to take wickets. The BCCI have constructed the way for international stars to claim the fame by allowing them to play in the Indian Premier League. Now it’s high time they allow its own players to do the same by putting them in the different cricketing tournaments. 

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