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Hope all is well.
I am a Cricket fan. Perhaps a huge fan of 'Team India'. As a normal cricket fan even I do become dull when India loos. I Jump up and down when we win matches irrespective of the format of the game; whether it is a Test match, an ODI or even a T-20 [ T-20 sucks big time, (Will share those thoughts in another post, may be next time)]. But I hardly abuse our players [Wonder why Munaf Patel is still an exception]. You won't believe if I tell you that for making India the Cricket World Champions of 2011 [ I still believe in that way, doesn't need any public agreement], I might have dropped more than 500 bucks in many prayer boxes. Yes Rs500 was a big money for me (well still it is!). Well this post is not for boasting my cricket fantasy.
In cricket it does not take too much time to make the same fans who have had cheered for their team especially when the team is on a winning streak, to play the counter part when the team looses irrespective of whatever genuine reasons that the management could come up with. Cricketers in subcontinent especially Indian players and Pakistan players are very much aware of it. When they have returned home after being defeated by minors such as Bangladesh and Ireland in 2007 West Indies World Cup, Rotten eggs, random stones, slippers etc welcomed them.
Remember what was the reception that the victorious Team India got after winning the first ever T-20 World cup??
That is what you could always expect from a country where majority of the people believes in religion called ' Cricket' and worship Sachin, Dhoni and Dravid. One day they would take you on their shoulders and dance and on another different day, they would even like to suck your blood. Nobody has any right to scold them for the same. Because to them game cricket is more than a Game. Remember how the fans have reacted when the match fixing came up so badly and shut the door for Muhammed Azharudeen and Jadeja?. They were treated as traitors who had ditched the fellow soldiers in the war front. Whole nation went against them. But we Indians didn't stop watching cricket.
Finally Dhoni's 'Men in Blue' brought the world cup after 27 years and people across the glob watched what is the intensity of emotions, feelings etc. attached with this game. After winning The world Cup Sanjay Manjarekkar [ Former cricketer and commentator ] asked Virat Kohli : Virat what was goin in your mind while carrying Sachin Tendulkar on your shoulder?
Virat Kohli : For the past 20 years Sachin has been carrying the entire Indian cricket on his shoulders and we won it for him and the champion deserves it more than anyone else.
Cricket in India will never die.
Thanks for your time.
See you next time.
Hope all is well.
I am a Cricket fan. Perhaps a huge fan of 'Team India'. As a normal cricket fan even I do become dull when India loos. I Jump up and down when we win matches irrespective of the format of the game; whether it is a Test match, an ODI or even a T-20 [ T-20 sucks big time, (Will share those thoughts in another post, may be next time)]. But I hardly abuse our players [Wonder why Munaf Patel is still an exception]. You won't believe if I tell you that for making India the Cricket World Champions of 2011 [ I still believe in that way, doesn't need any public agreement], I might have dropped more than 500 bucks in many prayer boxes. Yes Rs500 was a big money for me (well still it is!). Well this post is not for boasting my cricket fantasy.In cricket it does not take too much time to make the same fans who have had cheered for their team especially when the team is on a winning streak, to play the counter part when the team looses irrespective of whatever genuine reasons that the management could come up with. Cricketers in subcontinent especially Indian players and Pakistan players are very much aware of it. When they have returned home after being defeated by minors such as Bangladesh and Ireland in 2007 West Indies World Cup, Rotten eggs, random stones, slippers etc welcomed them.
Remember what was the reception that the victorious Team India got after winning the first ever T-20 World cup??
That is what you could always expect from a country where majority of the people believes in religion called ' Cricket' and worship Sachin, Dhoni and Dravid. One day they would take you on their shoulders and dance and on another different day, they would even like to suck your blood. Nobody has any right to scold them for the same. Because to them game cricket is more than a Game. Remember how the fans have reacted when the match fixing came up so badly and shut the door for Muhammed Azharudeen and Jadeja?. They were treated as traitors who had ditched the fellow soldiers in the war front. Whole nation went against them. But we Indians didn't stop watching cricket.
Finally Dhoni's 'Men in Blue' brought the world cup after 27 years and people across the glob watched what is the intensity of emotions, feelings etc. attached with this game. After winning The world Cup Sanjay Manjarekkar [ Former cricketer and commentator ] asked Virat Kohli : Virat what was goin in your mind while carrying Sachin Tendulkar on your shoulder?
Virat Kohli : For the past 20 years Sachin has been carrying the entire Indian cricket on his shoulders and we won it for him and the champion deserves it more than anyone else.
Cricket in India will never die.
Thanks for your time.
See you next time.
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