Rahul Dravid's omission from the one-day side
Everybody is bound to be surprised and there will be hues and cries whenever any senior is dropped from the side. However, what we should remember that if we have to find another Sachin, Sourav or Rahul, we have to pick the youngsters in their prime years. Remember, if Sachin had not been picked up for a tough tour for Pakistan when he was just 16, we would not have discovered India's greatest batsman. If you don't pick the youngsters right now, they may be disheartened and loose their intensity. Change is always painful but we need to accept it, keeping in mind the future particularly because big 3 will definitely not be there for 2011 World Cup.
(Published in Letters to the Editor, The Hindustan Times, Mumbai, 30th October 2007)
