By WO Published: November 10, 2009
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"I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever
created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too
bad either." - Harold Pinter
So now you have it…straight from a Nobel Laureate !....His thoughts on Cricket … One of the greatest sports of modern times.
Cricket is a religion…especially in South Asia, and the West Indies. There are always two schools of thought on cricket …as is true with many other things .
Either you like Cricket….then you simply LOVE It….or you detest it.
This is what The great Shaw had to say on this gentlemen's game :
"Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended. "
George Bernard Shaw
But there are no two ways about the fact, that Cricket is, a
significant crowd puller. In countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
Australia, New Zealand South Africa and West Indies.
The game has evolved over the years….and for the benefit of those like
GB Shaw, who cant wait for five days or even a full day ….there is a
much shorter version…..Twenty Twenty or T 20….that gets over in about
three hours !
No other game talks so much on PITCH conditions….and that is a funny
thing….as some of the greatest players of recent era….are seen….bent on
a 22 yard patch…..and talking like Prophets….on how the pitch would
behave !!!
Our take on this is:
It's a great game….but please leave the nitty gritties of analysis to
other professions….please play for sporting fun…. !!! …and please….have
a standard ground size too
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