Mumbai Indians loss puts Tendulkar's captaincy in question
Updated On: 17 May, 2009 06:52 AM IST | | Sanjjeev K Samyal
Sachin Tendulkar's Indians are all set to bid South Africa goodbye after Saturday's loss to Chennai Super Kings. You can put that down to a poor show of nerves
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Sachin Tendulkar's Indians are all set to bid South Africa goodbye after Saturday's loss to Chennai Super Kings. You can put that down to a poor show of nerves
In the strategic break against Chennai Super Kings, a gesture by Mumbai Indians' coach Shaun Pollock to someone in the team's dugout said it all. With the movement of his right hand, opening and closing to touch the thumb and fingers (like in a puppet show), he was trying to imitate someone talking a lot.
At a little distance, Sachin Tendulkar was huddled in a group with his local boys and giving them a long pep talk. You can't be sure about connecting the two incidents but given Pollock's reaction after the defeat to Rajasthan Royals at Durban, the meaning of his action was not lost to everyone present. He had made his disagreement over the captain's style of approaching big matches quite clear.
Their different approach to the task were apparent when Pollock walked up to the huddle, did not say much other than cheer his team up with a pumped-up fist and a few energetic claps. Analysing the debacle after the seven-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings on Saturday, Tendulkar admitted that his team couldn't win the crunch moments. Looking back, the results might have been different if Tendulkar and his men were a bit more relaxed in their approach. It could have allowed them to play more freely. And that is what Pollock seemed to be saying during the break on Saturday.
In the strategic break against Chennai Super Kings, a gesture by Mumbai Indians' coach Shaun Pollock to someone in the team's dugout said it all. With the movement of his right hand, opening and closing to touch the thumb and fingers (like in a puppet show), he was trying to imitate someone talking a lot. At a little distance, Sachin Tendulkar was huddled in a group with his local boys and giving them a long pep talk. You can't be sure about connecting the two incidents but given Pollock's reaction after the defeat to Rajasthan Royals at Durban, the meaning of his action was not lost to everyone present. He had made his disagreement over the captain's style of approaching big matches quite clear.
Their different approach to the task were apparent when Pollock walked up to the huddle, did not say much other than cheer his team up with a pumped-up fist and a few energetic claps. Analysing the debacle after the seven-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings on Saturday, Tendulkar admitted that his team couldn't win the crunch moments. Looking back, the results might have been different if Tendulkar and his men were a bit more relaxed in their approach. It could have allowed them to play more freely. And that is what Pollock seemed to be saying during the break on Saturday.
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Sachin Tendulkar makes his way to the pavilion in Port Elizabeth after being dismissed by Chennai Super Kings' Suresh Raina for 11 on Saturday. PIC/AFP How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience? Share your feedback and help us improve. Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
