Former Indian cricketer, Roger Binny,
has said that the reason behind India’s poor showing in the current
tour of England is the fact that India does not have a genuine
all-rounder, who can contribute with both bat and ball.
India is currently facing a torrid time in England
as the Men in Blue have lost all the three Test matches so far and they
are on the verge of facing one of the most disastrous series defeats,
in case of a whitewash in the last Test at
the Oval, which is going to start from the 18th of August.
The Men in Blue have struggled in all the three
departments of the game. They failed to score big runs, they could not
get wickets at the right time and spilled a number of easy catches as
well.
Binny, who was also an all-rounder in his playing days, believes that India
desperately needs someone who can contribute in both the departments of
the game. However, he understands that there is no such cricketer at
the domestic level
as well because the youngsters are not motivated to become
all-rounders, because of all the hard work required.
Binny expressed that an all-rounder is always
someone with the natural ability but he questioned the ability of the
Indian cricket officials, who have failed to spot talent.
He said, “The thing with an all-rounder is that
you are born not made. You have to notice such a talent early and
explain to them why being all all-rounder is worth it. Is anyone is the
BCCI doing that?”
Former cricketer added that he always played as an
all-rounder but it can be very difficult at times because being an
all-rounder can be a very thankless job at times.
“I played for my school as an all-rounder, I
played for my college as an all-rounder, I played for my state as
all-rounder and I played for my country as an all-rounder. There was no
question of doing things in any other way. Batsmen and
bowlers hog the limelight. But an all-rounder is rarely ever mentioned.
He is not appreciated,” Binny added.
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