Seems like this title is a bit misplaced ,considering what is happening to Indian cricket. I have loved the sport what so ever and could not stop myself from expressing my love for the game(obviously the players too).With two major events involving every test nation being held in a span of a year should have been a cricketing fiest, but as things stand now nothing seems to go right when it comes to cricket.
The Champions Trophy got a blistering start(the wrong word...but) with a doping scandal leading to two of the deadliest bowlers(one can claim Asif n shoaib to be deadly considering the spite of bowlers these days!!!!) simply getting out of the tournament.The finals was a even bigger surprise with WI qualifying(I loved it though!!!!!) and clashing heads with mighty Aus.
With numerous countdowns(every channel had one countdown) day in and day out counting days for the mega event things looked a bit bright.A million programs dedicated to cricket,the legends who might retire and a zillion previews to the world cup which was months away. Everyone forseeing the winner, with some channels going to the extent of calling tarot card readers !!!!!!!!!!!Numerous ads , numerous wishes and the prayers of a billion and all our deadliest batting line up could do was to lose against our dear neighbors Bangladesh!!!!We just followed out neighbors on the other side, on their way back home(OH!!!!!!!!v have so many similarities!y at all do v fight??).
An even bigger event this time ,completely overshadowing the mega event itself, a murder!!!The killing of BOB WOOLMER. We still don't know what the motive was but match fixing???????????A possibility? With the large amoungts of money involved nothing can just be said.Our dear cricketers return back home and they visualise a scene they never would have thought of!!Angry fans, who would have expected this???Three modern giants with an aggregate run score that almost equals the entire Aussie run score...and we still return home just too early.Its time to introspect says the Indian Captain...ya it definitely is.
Every citizen wants the BCCI selection process to be transparent!!But with almost everyone in the country having a view of what should be done, transparency looks a distant possibility.The increased media speculation about the world cup was all that aroused our interest in the world cup.They were the ones who made an extraordinary Sachin God,made a solid Rahul the wall and made the mesmerising Sourav The prince!!!Tarot card reading of who would win a toss and who would figure in the eleven(u should ask that to the captain not the tarot card reader!!!!!!!!) all these hype and all of a sudden these greats find themselves in the dark. The way they had served the game of cricket could be matched by none but themselves and all of a sudden they find themselves in the same league as a Dhoni, a relatively new guy!!!!!!
These were the players who we have always been proud of, who we have been worshiping as demi gods and all of a sudden their effigies burnt???????These players are all blessed but it was the media and the public who made them God. It was our cricket crazy nation that enabled them to earn the money they do now.True that they did not meet our expectations but a win and a loss are all part of the game. None but the players would have faced the plight for the dismal loses. If we stop making a Gilchrist out of a Dhoni, if we stop getting frenzy for a win against a non test playing nation,if we could stop making our talented cricketers God's, if we could watch cricket as a sport we could find ourselves winning more matches(atleast there s no pressure then) and above all our cricketers will find themselves playing the domestic season than endorsing a product.
Every one needs space. It was us who made the sport a religion.Just leave them alone for sometime and we could see ourselves winning.This is the time when we have to support our team.This is the time to re-build.I wish people understand that cricket is a sport that is very special to us!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Go India Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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true...its the fanaticism for the game here tat makes it a problem...whn they win we shower them with umpteeen amount of praise and money and whn they loose...we become too upset and mad...
maybe if ther was less passion and less expectation from the game...our players wont be under tat much pressure...but tat said...ntn can be an excuse for havin lost to bangladesh...maybe we can blame it on indra gandhi like a n sms suggested;-)
i do agree tat too much of criticism is bein given to the players...esp poor old rahul...i guess one solace tat we can take is tat indian public has a short memory...a couple of big victories and it ll be bak to the fanatical support and god like status for our heroes...
when ll indians ever learn to treat this like just another game
Hi nice post som!Yep cricket is a religion in r country and the only religion tat unites us but i don't think the craze and passion we have for this game can reduce cos no matter win or loose it's gonna remain the same!Cos, india had a bad WC we have the crazy fans reacting this way!We make them heros when they win,but this will keep happening and r cricketers will have to face cps no other game receives so much attention as cricket does in r country,so when ppl like sania mirza or viswanathan anand don get the same attention as r cricketers do,then cricketers will have to deal with the criticism as well!
This whole winning and loosing ,fans supporting and criticising is a big viciuos cylce!This is not jus abt India ya,we all knw how crazy Americans are abt the knicks game or the european nations abt football! So i think the josh will still be on no matter wat it's upto to the players to deal with it!
Hey Sowm,
Tat was a brilliant post at the rite time..Well winning n loosing is jus a part of life..Cricket is after all a game..As u said its the people who have given so much hype..Wen things go wrong they even go to an extent of burnin effigies n carrying up mock funerals..People say it was a great disappointment to them..Bt did anyone think of the loss these guys actually incurred..They ve practised days n nites fr this..N wat wud poor DRAVID do in all these..We ve come to 21st century n yet believe in stuffs like Dravid was nt lucky fr us..Who else can lead the team if he drops out at this time..As u say its high time we giv dem a break..I jus hope we win a couple of matches so tat people forget ths WC exit..As Sriram say " Wen ll Indians ever learn to treat Cricket like jus another game"
Cricket is the unofficial national sport of India, and its development has been closely tied up with the history of the country, mirroring many of the political and cultural developments around issues such as race, caste, religion and nationality.Yess,in India CRICKET is not just a bat and ball sport between two teams, its something more n more.
i think TOO MUCH IS TOO BAD..whatever it is, should be in limits,either affection or criticism.
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