Editorial
Farewell to Dav Whatmore
We will remember him for what he did for our cricket
Under the able coaching of Dav Whatmore our cricket team played as many as 89 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 46 Test matches since 2003. Of the 89 ODIs we achieved victory as many as 32 times. Of the 46 Test series we played, the team came out successful on two occasions only. However, we have to our credit, wins against such formidable and seasoned teams like India and South Africa during the last World Cup followed by our victory against Pakistan in the World Cup previous to it. Despite its mixed bag of successes and failures it must be said that our cricket team has stepped into the world of international cricket as an improving side. Much of the credit for this goes to Dav Whatmore. We wish to express our sincerest appreciation to Whatmore for a job well done. We now have to build on and carry forward the legacy he is leaving behind to raise our standards to a consistently competitive level. A coach is a coach; he can only guide his team both mentally and professionally to give its best, play to its full potential. It is the cricketers who have to perform on the ground. It is our impression that our cricketers more often than not turn euphoric over a victory and thus fail to replicate it in any tangible form. Cricket is a game that requires intensive thinking and concentration rather than indulging in sudden burst of heroics. Here a few words on captaincy also need to be noted. A captain must be proactive in the field and inspire confidence amongst the team members. Our cricket has indeed made a good beginning. We have to now improve our cricket infrastructure through a bottom-up action programme based on active collaboration between private and public sectors. Our cricketers must play more of competitive domestic and international cricket. The recommendations of Dav Whatmore need to be heeded by our cricket organisers. We wish god speed to Dav.
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