In India, cricketers are God. The statistics say: Sachin tendulkar is the best batsmen in the world.
The same statistics support these facts:
Nov 2005: India recorded 17 successful straight ODI chases. 5-1 ODI series win over England
July 2006: First test series win in the Caribbean in 35 yrs.
Dec 2006: First-ever test win in SA
Feb 2007: Back-to-back home one-day series against West Indies and Sri Lanka at home.
In tests: 38.88 (%win)
In ODIs: 51.61 (%win) (As good as the average of John Wright)
We can go on and on.
So, Greg Chappell resigned. And the rest of them are safe.
When there’s litter on the roads, the government is made a scapegoat… for the suffering law and order, the police… for cricket, Greg Chappell.
In a country where people have temples for their favorite celebrities, where people can even kill for their favorite stars… in a country that believes more in the players than the game, a revolution will always begin with criticism and wrath.
Why can’t Sachin be dropped, if he is not playing well? The game makes him what he is, he doesn’t make the game.
The cameras zoom, capture and report, the biggest event in the history of Indian cricket. Greg Chappell leaves the scene, like a hero, smiling, unhappy and shattered. It ends.
This one is for all our ‘senior and “capable” heroes’ – The revolution has begun.
Meanwhile the ‘media eye-washed’ fans of Indian cricket celebrate.
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