Today's one day match between India and Pakistan, at Adelaide, in the Cricket World Cup had been given too much of a hype. It's an accepted fact that whenever we've lost to Pakistan, there's been a tremendous pall of gloom and the feeling is as though we've lost everything. Why should it be so? Why can't we think of any sporting encounter with that country just like one among the others where the best team won?
The visual media had begun pumping up the hype for the last couple of days. The laughable fact is that we've always been critical of Pakistan's India-centric foreign policy and the way that country goes by to attain what they call 'a parity in status' with us! But by hyping sporting events to a 'do or die' level, the devastation that it causes to the mind - if the result is negative - is tremendous!!
The programme organisers and their sponsors don't care because they rake in the moolah, whatever be the outcome! To add to the woes, a few of the players give their - at times - crass and vitriolic comments about their opponents, crossing all levels of propriety! We need to mature and take sport in the right spirit - sportingly. Sounding condescending? Apologies, but I'd to say my piece seeing the unnecessary hype that has been whipped up.
Having said all that, I must admit that the win against Pakistan by 76 runs was heartwarming. It gives us the reason to keep watching the World Cup matches as India is in the reckoning to win the trophy and the professionals have already put the team as one of the sure shot semi-finalists!
Tailpiece.
Yes, a loss definitely brings about tremendous sadness to our men in uniform at the border. The dynamics prevalent there is totally different and justifiable, perhaps!
The visual media had begun pumping up the hype for the last couple of days. The laughable fact is that we've always been critical of Pakistan's India-centric foreign policy and the way that country goes by to attain what they call 'a parity in status' with us! But by hyping sporting events to a 'do or die' level, the devastation that it causes to the mind - if the result is negative - is tremendous!!
The programme organisers and their sponsors don't care because they rake in the moolah, whatever be the outcome! To add to the woes, a few of the players give their - at times - crass and vitriolic comments about their opponents, crossing all levels of propriety! We need to mature and take sport in the right spirit - sportingly. Sounding condescending? Apologies, but I'd to say my piece seeing the unnecessary hype that has been whipped up.
Having said all that, I must admit that the win against Pakistan by 76 runs was heartwarming. It gives us the reason to keep watching the World Cup matches as India is in the reckoning to win the trophy and the professionals have already put the team as one of the sure shot semi-finalists!
Tailpiece.
Yes, a loss definitely brings about tremendous sadness to our men in uniform at the border. The dynamics prevalent there is totally different and justifiable, perhaps!
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