As the Bengalooru curtain raiser ended, two things were proved to be correct - Aussies are no more the world beaters they were & India are not yet the world beaters they hope to be. As this scale is maintained we will witness more and more thrilling contests (hopefully). Ultimately a status quo can not be maintained indefinitely; one side or the other has to stake their claim for supremacy. It will be mighty interesting to see who that will be.
In the same vein of thought, it can be said that the current selection committee of BCCI has on it a job of immense proportions; one of a magnitude of which was never thrust up on it before. Hopefully Kris Srikanth and his men will prove up to the task. No, I am not merely referring to the retirement plans for Fab-4 and the Lone Raider (Anil Kumble). The task before the new selection committee is much more complex and multi faceted. BCCI is now for some years has been rolling in money that is also nothing new, albeit the scale has increased significantly. The major task is to take advantage of a vacuum that is about to form at the top of the international cricketing community - "Who fills Aussie shoes?" is the BIG question. India have a very realistic chance of being that country. And if India does manage to achieve even half of that - to become a formidable and feared foe in test arena, then this proud cricketing nation whose claim to fame was mostly borne by few shoulders can rejoice in its "team" supremacy.
May the seniors in their retirement plans and the juniors in their commitment-hard work and the selection committee in their acts of balance and the BCCI in its quest for coffers and the public in their continuing support, come together and strive to achieve that extra 100 yards (or half) to reach the pinnacle; let no IPL blind us into self congratulations. Amen!
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