In spite of bad weather and poorly prepared wickets, cricket is taking center stage over the weekend and last few days.
Ireland's win over England was best that could have happened to cricket.
If a tiny Island like Sri-Lanka can produce tiny but skillful players it was an irony that Ireland could not do that until now.
Now they have proved beyond doubt if it is taken to heart it also can produce players of high quality and big hitters at that.
Now England should lure them to play cricket and produce more players.
They do not have to go down to play test cricket in Australia.
Let New Zealand take the place of England and in any case they have healthy rivalry in cricket and rugger.
Now the time to build a healthy rivalry across the Irish sea and promote cricket there.
England loss was a big win for cricket since we cannot get French to play cricket for another century.
Then come the South Africa's loss to England. They were writing off England after loss to Ireland and had a vague feeling that with their experience in Australia, Strauss will pull a rabbit out the hat.
Sure they did that and they have five points and leading the table.
Now onwards they have to play cricket with ferocious intensity and it is good for cricket and the cricket fans.
With hind sight, I feel my decision not to be partisan and be neutral ( if at all it is possible) was a good decision and I can enjoy watching cricket which was fast getting commercialized and sadly politicized in this country.
Instead of players CEOs in UK and India are making major decisions spoiling it in the long run and it is time to revisit the future strategies.
Ireland's win over England was best that could have happened to cricket.
If a tiny Island like Sri-Lanka can produce tiny but skillful players it was an irony that Ireland could not do that until now.
Now they have proved beyond doubt if it is taken to heart it also can produce players of high quality and big hitters at that.
Now England should lure them to play cricket and produce more players.
They do not have to go down to play test cricket in Australia.
Let New Zealand take the place of England and in any case they have healthy rivalry in cricket and rugger.
Now the time to build a healthy rivalry across the Irish sea and promote cricket there.
England loss was a big win for cricket since we cannot get French to play cricket for another century.
Then come the South Africa's loss to England. They were writing off England after loss to Ireland and had a vague feeling that with their experience in Australia, Strauss will pull a rabbit out the hat.
Sure they did that and they have five points and leading the table.
Now onwards they have to play cricket with ferocious intensity and it is good for cricket and the cricket fans.
With hind sight, I feel my decision not to be partisan and be neutral ( if at all it is possible) was a good decision and I can enjoy watching cricket which was fast getting commercialized and sadly politicized in this country.
Instead of players CEOs in UK and India are making major decisions spoiling it in the long run and it is time to revisit the future strategies.
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