“Too much gyaan”.. ”Where is the fun part”.. “It’s too philosophical”… After these comments from few of my friends I decided to shift my gears to some different topic…I thought let me keep aside the heavy stuff this week… and what better way to write something easy on the mind than the topic which everyone is going crazy for the past 1 month … CRICKET!!!
I was wondering what is there in cricket that it has become the fulcrum for national unity which otherwise is divided by castes, religion, political leanings, classes and masses and what not…What is there in that shiny red, little, hard ball which drives everyone on their edges and gives much needed respite from mundane day to day commotion…How can possibly one of the best cricketing talent be equated to GOD?? (I am in no way doubting the cricketing genius this person is, who requires no introduction at all and shall be only called as GOD in this post)…Despite my almost maniacal outbursts whenever the Men in Blue play on the field I am unable to comprehend why am I such an avid follower of this sport which won’t have any bearing on my life, whatsoever apart from a temporary euphoria!!… (for instance how exactly The Wall is going to help me in my boards exam, or how would the Maharaja help in getting me a nice chauffeur driven car when I am unable to gain the pity of autowallah to take me to my desired destination – if you have ever been to Delhi you can empathize and sympathize with this else, this is not for the faint hearted…..)
So my question is why do we engross ourselves so much into a sport which usually eats away a third of our day’s time to almost three-fourth of a week…I have seen people finding applicability of all possible superstitions they have ever come across in their lives on the day of a cricket match (needless to say we literally Bleed Blue, Green, Red!! all for it)…
As for me, it is like a cathartic process… to chase the unchaseable, to unleash the power to do the unthinkable, each day (each match) leads to a different milestone, accomplishment, to come out as a winner against all the odds…
If I take the God’s analogy only, I believe it is the journey which matters…God’s mission at present is to lift that coveted cup..whether that will be a reality or not is something we’ll have to wait and watch (I am keeping my fingers crossed for the 30th!! – THE EPIC CLASH)…but look at the journey of this genius… His graph has both the peaks and troughs…It is his immaculate sense of ambivalence and focus on his art, his passion that has made what he is today… It is the journey and really not the destination which has made him the legend…
Won’t you agree with me when I say that it is the experiences in a person’s life which shape his character...And this character is the only thing which holds him in good stead…We still remember the way Zulu gave it all for that unfortunate semifinal against the Kangaroos in the World Cup eons ago (1999 to be precise)… No one can forget the way he exhibited brilliance on the field irrespective of the end result…Or the spirited leprechauns discarded their tag as minnows and came in full flow against the mighty English (current WC)…I believe it is the unyielding spirit which defines the journey called Life and no different from a cricket match which has all the emotions rolled into one…Whether you get the cup or not is just a matter of chance and it cannot and should not define or govern the life!!
Note:
For the uninitiated, here is the list of all the nicknames I have used for some of the cricket players and the cricket playing nations in this post.
The God – Do I really need to mention it??? For the sake of completion, Sachin Tendulkar
The Wall – Rahul Dravid
The Maharaja – Sourav Ganguly
Men in Blue – India’s Cricket Team
Zulu – Lance Klusener
Kangaroos – Australia’s Cricket Team
Leprechaun – Ireland’s Cricket Team
English – England’s Cricket Team
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