World Cup thoughts

The other day I saw Rahul Dravid commenting during his post match conference, where he wondered why everyone was picking on him for supporting Sehwag, it wasnt like he was supporting a Ramdin or some other person..I thought, well if some Ramdin or some boy from the street is able to play better cricket, I don't see why its wrong to support them instead of Sehwag! Anything to get India win, is fine by me. :D

And by 'anything' i mean anything legal, that does not involve shady deals with bookies or coaches or players risking their lives for the game. Its high time we all realized that cricket is a sport like any other, and should be enjoyed in the true spirit of the game. As a recent convert to the game of cricket, I am fascinated by India's journey through the game, and closely follow its fortunes in it. What saddens me is the way crime is finding place in cricket: with match fixing scandals, and Woolmer losing his life, cricket is beginning to be less like the 'gentleman's game' it started out to be and resembles a bad mafia movie these days.

I wish the who's who of international cricket took these recent developments a bit more seriously, even if it involves taking tough measures like questioning active players or influential individuals. Like any other profession, cricket too is bound to have its share of politics and power issues, however, in the interest of restoring the game to its true sporting spirit, these measures might be necessary, even critical.