Thursday, July 24, 2008

Kaushik, Jagbir or someone else?

Today's Hindustan Times reports that it's gonna go in the hands of Kaushik.
Indian Express says that it will end up in hands of Jagbir Singh!
Sher Khan saheb says that it should be Bansal only or else he is gonna put up a brave front against the proceedings. I wonder if the "selection committee" is the selection committee for coaches too!
Very interestingly, the report in HT says, "Dhanraj Pillay is not in the scheme of things!". Did they mean that Dhanraj Pillay is also aspiring for the coach job?
Like Indian Politics, Hockey mein kuch bhi ho sakta hai!

Anyhow, so here we are, it will no one but an Olympians. (you may click the link)
If you can't answer the question, which Political party should rule the country, then it's very likely that you may not be able to answer this puzzle too!
Very much like the Indian Political system, there is no one with clean image or no one who has a credible resume to coach the Indian team.

Jagbir Singh has been an active commentator with the ESPN Star Sports. He is good when it comes to "how to talk and what to talk" in media.
Kaushik, on the other hand, has been off and on with the Indian Women's Hockey Team. Apart from 1998 Asiad Gold success, he has tasted a small bit of success in Women's Hockey. 1998 was 10 years back and World Hockey has gone miles ahead from there. Kaushik's Olympic gold medal came 28 years back. That kind of 'field' Hockey no one plays nowadays.

So, who will it be?... Bansal.. ? or someone else ...?
I am not hoping big laurels in the days to come.
Mostly all Olympians being considered for the job will flunk if FIH creates a 'report card'. But then, the choice is to be made from these only.
I just hope whomsoever spoils the game further, does with some mercy to Indian Hockey....

1 comment:

HOCKENOMIC said...

Guptaji
So, who will it be?... Bansal.. ? or someone else ...?

You never know there may be amar singhs,mayavathis or the anil ambanis waiting on the sidelines..

Any how its going to keep us waiting like the trust vote in the parliament. .

Let us trust our democracy and hope for the best!