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Barbados. Apr 4: Skipper Sachin Tendulkar, still smarting after India's inexplicable act of surrender to West Indies in the third one-dayer at St. Vincent, has issued a stern warning to his teammates that in future there will be no place for those guilty of neglect of duty, reports PTI.

Tendulkar, unable to come to grips with the fact that his repeated calls for a more forceful approach had no effect whatsoever on his batsmen, said; "In a way. yes. I have been 3 patient with the boys. I am prepared to go that extra

mile to help my mates perform to their potential. But if the performances still do not come up to the mark, then the players could expect to be dropped.

"There is no point for players, going out there in the middle and unable to assess the situation or what is in the best interest of the team. If you play individually, for your personal interest, you are only going to ruin your chances - both personally and that of the team.

"In a way St. Vincent was not so much of a shock as Barbados (third Test) was. Believe me. in my wildest of dreams, I had not thought we would lose the game in Barbados," said a dejected Tendulkar adding, "in St. Vincent. I did see it coming. I could sense we were sliding. We Just had to bf patient."

"It is never easy to cope with people's expectations. I wish to state this to millions of supporters of Indian cricket that we have a few good young talents but let them mature. They are not finished products yet. By building so much of expectations around them, you only put pressure on them. Let them mature. Let them grow, so much of hype can affect their growth." he said.

Offering some possible solutions to get the beleagured Indian team back on the track. Tendulkar said. "Everyone needs to work on a few areas of their cricket. Learning never stops. On a tour, perhaps, it is difficult to try out a few things but a constant reassessment is necessary.

"I feel, physically, players do need to improve upon their fit-

ness norms which they must adhere to for their Own good. The team urgently needs a physical trainer, no questions on that.

"Also, the boys could do with assistance from a psychologist or psychoanalyst. We need a person in this area who knows the game well. One who Is aware of what are the requirements pf an International cricketer.

"It is also not a pretty sight to see members with vegetarian food habits struggling on tours. French fries and potatoes is hardly the diet for sportsman playing at the highest level of the game. I do not know whether a cook Is an answer on tours.

"What the team urgently needs is a good all-rounder. A quality all-round player, you look at international teams and all of them have some good all-rounder or other. England has Chris Lewis, Australia Steve Waugh and South Africa Brian McMillan, Shaun Pollock and Lance Klusener. Unfortunately, we are struggling in this area.

"Lack of an all-rounder, in a way, hinders the team selection as well. Ideally I would like to go into a match with five bowlers, it is only positive if we play five bowlers, but because we do not have an all-rounder, we end up having four specialist bowlers only in the team.

"If we still play five bowlers, we would compromise with our batting. We would weaken it. That is why I feel we urgently require an all-rounder, also a wrist-spinner who can turn on any track."