Cricket and Nationalism

While writing the last post, I did not realise that it is going to the flaming issue of the cricketing world ! What a coincidence !! After the Sydney cricket fiasco, everyone who is something to do with Cricket is talking about issues like Sporting spirit, nationalism vs sportsmanship, 'after all, it is just a game', 'win vs vengence' and what not !

Of all the other commentaries from around the world, I liked the one by Peter Roebock which ends wonderfully.

"It is possible to love one country but not its cricket team."

What I was writing in the last blog was exactly this issue.

Being 'Number One' or the 'Best in the world' etc. have their own effects on people. It is easy to say that we need to think from the other person's perspective, but very hard to do. More difficult is to acknowledge that we have made a mistake. More so, if we are successful.


How can Ricky Ponting say Sorry for his behaviour, after he has won ! And, the way they celebrated winning against India.

As Gandhi said (or would have said, I am sure), it is quite easy to hurt or harm someone. Saying sorry or to apologise is the difficult part. We need some support on this issue.

Wait for the next blog on this.