It Had To Happen...

Two controversies. Two results. None unpredictable. One should be celebrated, the other will be.



Know what I am talking about?

• As all the Chess players and chess followers across the world knew, this had to happen sometime. I mean, given Viswanathan Anand's talent and record (as far as I remember, he is pretty consistent with one or two bad patches), it was more of a question "When" than "Will he".
  
  And after the Linares controversy is over, what matters is that Anand has achieved top spot in FIDE rankings.
  
  Now, I know this news will be interesting to only a small percentage of people in India, and more than probably will be drowned out by the other news... But here's to Anand, and may he remain in the position for a long time to come...



• After the recent World Cup performance, (on which I am not going to comment as per my vow) and all the controversies after that, it was just a question of time when this was going to happen. And I am thinking that probably right now, many people are celebrating that Chappell has resigned from his position.
  
  No further comments on that matter from my side...



• And while we are on the subject of Cricket and coaches, I was always under the impression that unlike Basketball or Football (the one played with foot and the one where you hold the ball and run), the role of coach was pretty limited once the team went on the ground to field, and the captain essentially took over.
  
  I mean, can anybody tell me why the captain should retire or be blamed after a bad team performance, if coaches are virtual masters of the team, as this seems to imply?

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