Comments on: The Ugly Indian Cricket ‘Fan’

By: sapience

sapience — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:47:08 +0000

Hi
That is true,because we are Indians.We become very reactive.
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By: AjiNIMC

AjiNIMC — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:41:53 +0000

That is true and we Indians are very reactive (which stays for only a short while after the incident). I came to this blog from Inferno's Blog hunt.

By: Hirok

Hirok — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 22:08:07 +0000

Now, this is a miracle ! Stam, You and I all agreeing on ONE single issue !! )

It is sad but true that we do not think of us as Indians but more of the regions we represent. That parochialism is uncalled for and has disastrous consequences – in every field.

Though I do think, that if you are truly good at something you would never compromise on anything and always act according to merit. Its only when you are insecure that you become prejudiced.

Hopefully, some day we would see selection based on only cricketing reasons. By the way, there is a flipside to this. Had it not been for regional quota we would not have had S Ganguly making his test debut for India !

By: Gaurav

Gaurav — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:53:29 +0000

well written madhav da..

Such incidents bring bad name to the game and country.. I have heard Kaif’s family is shifting from UP… this is terrible.. Even if it has become a religion…religious fanaticism is surely unwarranted…

I hope this would be the last of such incidents…

By: Madhav

Madhav — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:39:36 +0000

@ Stam – Thanks for the “for once” agreement!
@ Harry – You’re right … the ugly human is on the loose – and, unfortunately, our beloved sport is its newest target

By: harry

harry — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:34:10 +0000

hmm..nice one…
btw was this post related to cricket at all ?…its not the case of the ugly indian cricket fan….its the case of the ugly human….

and call me smetime…sickguy

By: Stambhit

Stambhit — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:24:36 +0000

Hmm..For once I do agree with you and feel sorry for what happened with one poor Mr.C. But disagree with the way it is getting projected by cricket fans, even though I denounce such activities.
Criclet, in India is nothing short of religion with hero worshipping being the commonality across the length and breadth of this huge country. Life comes to a standstill for a cricket match and productivity goes for a toss whenever sachin hits a century. Taking nothing away from the players, we must agree that because of the money, fame and huge media glare, this sport has been successful in grabbing more than its fair share of adulation, fuelling unthinkable expectation from billions of not so rich citizens of a developing country. Hence, it should be ready for the infrequent and exceptional retaliation also.
The defeat of India on the field, sachin missing a century, inability of the team to succeed on foreign shores and not being able to celebrate victory -breaks the heart of billion fans. In these cut throught competition, a cricketer from a particular region not only represents that population but also become the sole carrier of hopes and dreams of that part of India. Hence, omission of player of a particular region has a manifestation of such ugly nature.
Sport, when it replaces religion (and in India this has crossed all levels of fanaticism), becomes a frankenstine who could hardly be controlled. A dream like life, huge money, unadultared fame and least responsibility are the hallmark of any cricketer in India or atleast that is how they are potrayed. If these are the returns a common man looks for out of his life then think of the heartache if there is no one to carry his dream.
For an illiterate, not so wise and religious follower (and mind you,they are the majority) any cricketer or officials even remotely related to the game should always come out clean and winner (with a proper and balanced team where whole of India have a representation) to justify the glory they generate. Its like – “If I am giving you my share of dream and life then you are bound to satisfy my wildest imagination and weirdest demands”.
I hope, someday we would be able to come out of this alcoholic addiction called “Cricket” and focus only on the game as a sport.

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