What happened to Asian cricket?

It was not long ago that the Asian teams were once the most feared opponents in the cricket world. India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan boasted an abundance of dangerous players like Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Muttiah Muralitharan. They dominated proceedings before the World Cup 2011, and denied a seat in Asia permanently. But 2015 was not very friendly to Asian Cricket.

Sri Lanka have a much worse collapse suffered since the departure of Sangakkara and Jayawardene, a heavy burden inflicted Angelo Mathews and Tillakaratne Dilshan to carry the torch forward. Constant experimentation with an ever-changing roster saw the tiny island a collapse before the T20 World Cup suffer because they had lost all of their warm-up games. A weak win against Afghanistan was all she could muster; a worrying sign they were the champions of the tournaments last issue under consideration.

Considering that youth coaches must necessary steps to promote these players and ensure that the next batch of talent is able to emulate the great achievements of the former legends. Pakistan also has been plagued with an inconsistent run of form, with one exception of losing all their games. The always reliable Shahid Afridi lacked stature on the pitch, and has been branded "clueless regarding the tactics on the field and off field guide" of Intikhab Alam, a retired Pakistani cricketer. Waqar Younis, Pakistani coach had to resign as a result of the shameful performance and apologized to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to meet officials for failing criteria.

India saw by far in the T20 World Cup in Asia Cup after a comprehensive victory comes to be the best Asian side. They played entertaining cricket in the course and were helped by some incredible strokes of the player of the tournament, Virat Kohli. However, it is important that the majority of their success to consider was achieved when Yuvraj Singh and Tendulkar were in their prime, and were accompanied by a balanced team.

The current downfall of the Asian Cricket should be taken as a precautionary measure, and conservative efforts should be taken to replicate the talents of the greats who helped shape the game we play today.