Cricket without boundaries
The future of Indian cricket
To play cricket or not to play?
The militant attacks in Mumbai have shaken, saddened and angered people across the world, not just in India. It has thrown up so many issues which go way beyond winning and losing as seen on a sports field.
The Indian cricket board have worked hard to resurrect action on the field by persuading England to agree to return to complete a two-test series, offering all support to allay fears of their players for their safety.
The Indian media have been busy reporting the aftermath of the attacks and there has been furious debate in the British media whether it is proper for the England players to return to India this soon.
Whether sports should go on in turbulent times has been debated for ages. At the 1972 Munich Games, Olympics chiefs decided the show would go on despite Palestinian gunmen killing 11 Israeli athletes and officials.
Cricket teams are refusing to travel to Pakistan because of security concerns by teams in the wake of many suicide bombings.
Some even doubt whether the sub-continent can hold the 2011 World Cup.
Should cricket go on in India in the middle of the latest crisis? Can Indians turn their minds to their first love?
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The Wall
The show must go on is somewhat hippocritical. The show must go on if its India involved but what about Pakistan? Many recent tournaments there have been cancelled or been mooved to neutral venues;why?The answer is simple .India generates the most wealth in cricket today.If it werent for India cricket would have probably been on its dying days but with the IPL the amount of cash generated has kept the intrest levels up.This is also reflected in the fact that former greats West Indies and New Zealand are cash strapped and this has shown in their performances. How many great players from New Zealand have been lost to the ICL?So to play or not to play is a question many have to answer these days keeping in mind their wallets too!