A lot of talk here of the Indian big three moving on. I don't think we need to be that hasty. I know many fans, especially Indian fans I know, are calling for some heads to roll but the big point here is that Laxman and Sachin have played consistently well for the last 18 months or so. In fact I haven't seen Tendulkar bat as well as he has over the last year and a half since the glory days of the early millennium.
Dravid on the other hand as had to find some form and he has done. The only problem is, that Tendulkar has seriously struggled on this current tour and he if he carries on in this downward spiral, then there does not seem to be a worthy successor apart from may be Kohli. The same can be said about Dravid and Laxman...who is there to replace them once they go.
But the biggest problem of all is the bowling, without Zaheer Khan and a decent spin attack, they look far too vulnerable.
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I can't agree with valvolux there, or the statement that Sehwag has made about not being "protected". The fact is that Tendulkar has made many of his centuries against some epic bowlers, the likes of Donald, Wasim, Waqar, McGrath, Lee, Akhtar, Walsh and Ambrose. Sehwag started his career at the tail end of many of these bowlers and at a time when pitches were becoming far more flat. Sehwag is in many ways a "flat track bully", Tendulkar is in a class of his own.