Is Indian cricket going the Australian way?

News: Invited to a formal dinner by the President of Sri-Lanka, the Indian cricket team turned up in jeans and team tee shirts!!

The Indian cricket team is on a high! With 8 consecutive wins, team India is becoming all-conquering. But is it introducing arrogance into their attitude?

Offlate, you see a lot of aggression from the Indian team on the field. When it comes to effecting dismissals and scoring centuries, there is an excessive display of emotion.

It was never the forte of Australians and South Africans to sledge. It was just a case of others not being at the top. Now that the Indian team is getting there, we're not exactly trying to restore gentlemanly behaviour on the field.

From the team's point of view, probably, we viewers are not entitled to such judgments. We do not rub shoulders with the players of opposite teams. We do not stand at the crease and get subjected to sledging. So maybe we don't know what team India goes through. The issue then transcends a particular team and lands in the ICC's frontyard, which then becomes a different story.

Returning to the Indian team, I feel there should be an effort to curb the aggression. You may argue that its the aggressive mentality that makes a Yuvraj or an Ishant succeed. To that I'd respond by taking the case of Sachin and Sehwag. Their agression needs no introduction, neither does it reek of arrogance and certainly, its not that they've mellowed with age.

A case in point: Yuvraj Singh coming to bowl with his reflective goggles on. Some other player bowling with his cap on. Basic sporting etiquette being flouted here

Agression that remains in the mind is good agression and attitude that doesn't need to be explicitly expressed is real. The indian team would do good to realize that