the point is.....

We all know what is happening in Australia with the Indian cricket team and in my opinion, this Australian team is full of cheaters (except for Brett Lee)… Anyway, that is not the point I am trying to make here and this post is NOT AT ALL related to cricket or recent cricketing issues.

See, after what happened down-under, there have been reactions pouring in from every part of the world. What has been heartening is that the whole country of ours has united to support the national team in its time of crisis and this kind of unity is exactly what India is about… Anyway, that is not the point I am trying to make here.

There have been reactions from ex-cricketers too. People like Sidhu and Wasim Akram have been blasting the aussies as well as the officials. Their comments show just how passionate they are about the game and that everyone is reduced to a normal cricket fan after retiring… Anyway, that is not the point I am trying to make here.

Reactions have been there from the aussie media too. Peter Roebeck (an ex-cricketer) has become popular in our country after he, in his article in the local daily, used very strong words to voice his opinions against the current Australian team. And it shows that success in Australia may not be equal to popularity sometimes… Anyway, that is not the point I am trying to make here.

On the other hand, there are ex-cricketers who have not been in the news for their comments for the team. They may have watched the matches and may care for the team, but somehow they haven’t had anything to say or maybe the media didn’t reach out to them.

The Indian team having received all this support have felt stronger and appear more eager to fight than they were immediately after the Sydney test. It’s interesting how support, that too just moral support, can lift a team up in its time of crisis… Anyway, that is not the point I am trying to make here.

I ask you… If the Indian team has felt better (if at all it has) because of all the support it has received, who is most responsible for it? If you were the Indian captain, whom would you appreciate and be thankful for most and least among the following people: the Indian ex-cricketers who made their support and protests know through strong words, the Australian media who have written against their own team and extended support to us as guests or the ex-cricketers who care but don’t make it known in a big way????

The team here can be equated to an individual… The Indian ex-cricketers are friends who care and have made it known to you in bad-times or even other times…. And I leave you to equate the remaining two categories yourself…. After all, I know you are smart enough to do that…. Anyway, that is not the point I am trying to make here…. :-)