3/May/'13
This is in reference to cricket, especially the IPL these days.
There are 9 - 10 teams in each edition of the IPL and most of them 2 - 3 players who are generally a part of the top 16 players in the Indian team. So, naturally, they have spent a lot of time with each other on the field even before the IPL, only, as part of the same team. It is common to see these people forming a huddle and celebrating a wicket while on the field.
A typical wicket is celebrated with smiles, high fives. The Indian captain once said that the team generally discusses strategies during the team huddle after a wicket. Well, whatever be the case, there was always a huddle, a lot of smiles and a lot of high fives. Even before the huddle, the teams used to simply be overjoyed at taking a wicket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH2I6DdK21c
But where has that gone in the IPL teams? To be fair, each team even comprises of upto 4 international players. So, the huddle culture is probably not a part of the game.
A wicket or a boundary/six is a common occurrence in the game of cricket. Lesser in the test, more in the ODIs and most in the T20 formats. To compare, we could say, a wicket in a Test match is like a goal in football - rare and a wicket in a T20 is like a 3 - pointer in a game of basketball - not too frequent, but definitely not rare.
Where has the joy gone? You only see them abusing, taunting and mocking each other when they get a wicket. Hot blooded youngsters like Kohli and Gambhir do not understand the game any more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UB_5JLJ-rE
One cannot say "win or lose, it's just a game" anymore. But nevertheless, all of them get paid well whether they win or lose and are a part of the National team, whether they win or lose in the IPL. We don't see too many taunts and abuses when a team scores a goal in the EPL. But this has become very common place in the IPL these days.
If you look at the "fairplay award" in IPL (psst.. are Kohli and Gambhir aware of such a thing?) , the teams that are on top are those led by Rahul Dravid and M.S. Dhoni. And the teams at the bottom are those led by Gambhir and Kohli. (from an archive on another blog) You can see how the team rankings simply reflect the tenor of the men leading them.
MSD is currently the captain of the Indian team. And the other players like Sachin, Dravid etc are about to leave all formats soon. The Indian team will be left to players like Kohli and Gambhir. What will happen to our Indian national team when these players represent us abroad. What if they pick up fights with other teams and don't bother to play fair. At least, the Australian team of the early 2000s were accused of "sledging". This will sound a very decent term compared to what the Indian team of the late 2010s will be accused of.
- Srinivasan C
This is in reference to cricket, especially the IPL these days.
There are 9 - 10 teams in each edition of the IPL and most of them 2 - 3 players who are generally a part of the top 16 players in the Indian team. So, naturally, they have spent a lot of time with each other on the field even before the IPL, only, as part of the same team. It is common to see these people forming a huddle and celebrating a wicket while on the field.
A typical wicket is celebrated with smiles, high fives. The Indian captain once said that the team generally discusses strategies during the team huddle after a wicket. Well, whatever be the case, there was always a huddle, a lot of smiles and a lot of high fives. Even before the huddle, the teams used to simply be overjoyed at taking a wicket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH2I6DdK21c
But where has that gone in the IPL teams? To be fair, each team even comprises of upto 4 international players. So, the huddle culture is probably not a part of the game.
A wicket or a boundary/six is a common occurrence in the game of cricket. Lesser in the test, more in the ODIs and most in the T20 formats. To compare, we could say, a wicket in a Test match is like a goal in football - rare and a wicket in a T20 is like a 3 - pointer in a game of basketball - not too frequent, but definitely not rare.
Where has the joy gone? You only see them abusing, taunting and mocking each other when they get a wicket. Hot blooded youngsters like Kohli and Gambhir do not understand the game any more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UB_5JLJ-rE
One cannot say "win or lose, it's just a game" anymore. But nevertheless, all of them get paid well whether they win or lose and are a part of the National team, whether they win or lose in the IPL. We don't see too many taunts and abuses when a team scores a goal in the EPL. But this has become very common place in the IPL these days.
If you look at the "fairplay award" in IPL (psst.. are Kohli and Gambhir aware of such a thing?) , the teams that are on top are those led by Rahul Dravid and M.S. Dhoni. And the teams at the bottom are those led by Gambhir and Kohli. (from an archive on another blog) You can see how the team rankings simply reflect the tenor of the men leading them.
MSD is currently the captain of the Indian team. And the other players like Sachin, Dravid etc are about to leave all formats soon. The Indian team will be left to players like Kohli and Gambhir. What will happen to our Indian national team when these players represent us abroad. What if they pick up fights with other teams and don't bother to play fair. At least, the Australian team of the early 2000s were accused of "sledging". This will sound a very decent term compared to what the Indian team of the late 2010s will be accused of.
- Srinivasan C
