IPL DEBATE: GOLDEN OLDIES TAKE POLE POSITION

Experience versus youth! Which way must the pendulum swing? Are the experienced, too slow to keep up with the rapid changes in Cricket? Will the youth be able to bear the pressures and emotions? This debate could go on till the biblical Apocalypse
But at the IPL however, this debate has been put to rest thanks to some stellar performances from the golden oldies. Be it the rampant Shoaib Akhtar who trampled the Delhi dare Devils, or the seemingly ever youthful Hayden, or Mr. Cricket, Hussey, it has been the battle worn elders who have set the stone rolling. There is nothing much to say about Warne and McGrath except that they are still the best in the world (yawn! What’s new?)

Pollock continues to be menacing and Murali continues to mesmerize. Gilly is the same old Dynamite and Symmo is still the power pack and continues to haunt bowlers (For a change he was haunted by other batsmen when he was bowling. Remember the mauling that he suffered from Warne?). Jayasuriya continues his uncanny routine of flicking good length deliveries for sixes and is yet to give up his habit of losing a lot of balls. Sourav seems to be sprouting up some gray hairs but shrugs them off while creating room to hammer the ball to the stands and I could go on endlessly.






The debate has definitely been silenced for the moment by the stalwarts of the game and the fact that all centuries have come from these golden oldies (except for McCullum’s block buster of course.) is proof that the youngsters are yet to clamber up to the winning side of the battle. Hopefully they will make me eat my words soon.