Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Politics of cricket

The game of cricket has travelled a lot since it was first played.There has been a great developement in terms of structure ,size and technique. It was first played in England. Since then it has reached to more then 25 counteies-out of which 11 are test playing and 16 are authorised to play one dayers and rest are associate countries.
With the evolution the game has been in the jaws of politics.Today it has taken the worst shape. Indian board for cricket(BCCI) is an assosiation of politicians and industrialists. Internal politcs is apparent in every cricketing bodies of the world.But there is international politics also involved.
Present dispute over raciasm is the fallout of this shody politics. This has a little to do with the welfare of the game. These tactics were there in cricket in the past. But today these are becoming an issue every now and then.This can be attributed to the challange offered by Africa and Asia to the Ausie-English dominance.
Politics is a reality. We have to live with that.It is better to eccept the game in whatever shape it takes with the course of time. So let the cricket play its own politics............

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