How do you explain this?
A batsman, in a career of 51 matches (a huge sample size), has scored less than 2400 runs at an average of 28.51 with just 2 centuries and 13 50's to show for it.
Yet, today he finds himself in the India "A" team, indicating that the national selectors feel he is good enough to be on the verge of playing for India, should some vacancies open up. They have already called him up as a back-up once in June this year when an emergency came up.
Hmmm, what has the player done to merit such a rise? It is not as if he is a great bowler (he has taken just 12 wickets in 51 matches). It is not as if he is a great fielder (he has 13 catches in 51 matches...though catches, I admit, are not the best indicator of fielding ability). Could it be because his father is the head honcho of the Hyderabad Cricket Association? I think we have a winner!! The player is Arjun Shivlal Yadav. And he is deemed to be a better candidate for the team than any number of players with better credentials. Bah!
Nepotism is a wonderful thing, especially if you are shameless about profiting from it. Seriously, how does he sleep at night?
1 comment:
No wonder Ambati Rayudu left the side.
Checkout the articles on Arjun Yadavs
cricinfo page. none of them relate to him.
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