The Indian Selection Committee decided against a back-up keeper
The biggest worry possibly for Team India now, is the presence of only one wicket-keeper in the 15-member team for the World Cup in form of its own Captain cool MS Dhoni. There were hopes that players like Parthiv Patel, Dinesh Karthik or even Wriddhiman Saha would be roped in as a reserve keeper for the side but the Selection Committee clearly decided against that. Now the one question that is digging everyone's mind is what happens if during a net session, just before the start of the match, Dhoni gets injured and is ruled out of the match ? Who in that case keeps wickets for India ? Some names that are just popping up are Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina.
Dinesh Karthik and Parthiv Patel (above) were ignored by the selectors
On a lighter note, well I just hope they can or else we might end up thinking of 'para cricket' and not ICC ODI World Cup'2011. In fact some even say Tendulkar would keep wickets because that is possibly the only thing the maestro has not been a part of in this game.
Getting back to our main concern, I wonder whether it was MS Dhoni, coach Gary Kirsten or the selectors themselves who had immense faith and confidence that Dhoni will be out of any major injury throughout the tournament. Well, to be honest, each and every individual who loves Team India and wants them to win is definitely praying for the same. There is no second thoughts on that. But injury is something that just does not keep any player, small or big, out of its reach. Atleast an injured Kumar had replacements in the form of Sreesanth but when it comes to MS, I at times feel sorry for him that he has none to back him up.
Leave apart the concern of a back-up wicket keeper. If, God forbid, Dhoni injures himself the next major worry in line will be that of Captaincy. It goes without saying that the spirit and the winning passion he has infused in the side will be tough, or literally impossible, to be replicated by vice-captain Virendra Sehwag. Sehwag has a different mindset when it comes to captaincy and at a crucial juncture like the World Cup, this could prove to be a major blow for Team India. Your team is never the same again once it loses out on its regular captain, especially a captain who enjoys such a high success ratio ever since he became one.
Let us all hope in the positive and just keep the word 'injury' out of our dictionaries till the end of the World Cup.
Good Luck TEAM INDIA !!!
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