People born and die, objects are created and destroyed, events happen and finish.
Putting it simply, things come and go. Everything will serve its time and diminish. In modern day, saturation is the word is used to describe initial fade.
India's favorite and most popular sport has gone into that very zone and despite authorities's efforts, player's hard work and fans's belief in the sport are not helping its position which it has maintain over a period of 5 decades
The period, after the world cup was won in 2011 marked not the beginning of a new era, where the sport will thrive another group of years in a commanding position, instead it marked the end of the sport's most successful era.
Starting with major hits the sport had, were the two consecutive whitewashes by hands of England and Australia. Though this mishap was in their respective backyards but it became all the more demotivating for the fans to think other than just Cricket due to the fact that this lead to the retirements of the greats of the game VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid each after each series.
The young brigade that filled the shoes of the old players were professional enough in every way following the ways from their captain which only indicated the passion more for the game's earnings when compared to the pride of the nation. They basically approached the game as their job and not something more than that which makes them just another professional and not someone to look upto or to be prayed for. They are too keen to do good in the shorter formats ignoring the patient form, the real test of cricket even though publically they say the opposite always and wants to be around for 10 odd years.
Display of an act be it artistic or sporty, counts for something worth viewable. Since, older days itself, it was evident that cricket was one of the few source of entertainment in the country. After the world cup win in 1983 it became the second most accepted entertainment source after movies. Slowly and steadily the entertainment factor gained mileage and became a factor for officials when taking operational decisions.
Introduction of IPL in 2006 breaking the record of biggest investment in an Indian sport, put the stamp on the fact that Cricket now is no less a source of entertainment throughout the world.
Just like any other field for the source of income for the Indian citizens, this field has its share for illegal activities. and this dampening the field ata growing rate. Corruption, betting and favoritism are the three termites thats being eating the purities of the sport, obviously all being gaining the mileage due to the growing money factor involved.
This all has lead to the fact that cricket will no longer be loved for its sporting nature only and money and entertainment are the attracted half of the sport. Just like medicine and medical practitioners has lost their innocence, so do has cricketers and the sport itself. It would just be seen and not religiously followed
Its now not tough to predict that over the years the story of Indian cricket will have its diminishing point.
Putting it simply, things come and go. Everything will serve its time and diminish. In modern day, saturation is the word is used to describe initial fade.
India's favorite and most popular sport has gone into that very zone and despite authorities's efforts, player's hard work and fans's belief in the sport are not helping its position which it has maintain over a period of 5 decades
The period, after the world cup was won in 2011 marked not the beginning of a new era, where the sport will thrive another group of years in a commanding position, instead it marked the end of the sport's most successful era.
Starting with major hits the sport had, were the two consecutive whitewashes by hands of England and Australia. Though this mishap was in their respective backyards but it became all the more demotivating for the fans to think other than just Cricket due to the fact that this lead to the retirements of the greats of the game VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid each after each series.
The young brigade that filled the shoes of the old players were professional enough in every way following the ways from their captain which only indicated the passion more for the game's earnings when compared to the pride of the nation. They basically approached the game as their job and not something more than that which makes them just another professional and not someone to look upto or to be prayed for. They are too keen to do good in the shorter formats ignoring the patient form, the real test of cricket even though publically they say the opposite always and wants to be around for 10 odd years.
Display of an act be it artistic or sporty, counts for something worth viewable. Since, older days itself, it was evident that cricket was one of the few source of entertainment in the country. After the world cup win in 1983 it became the second most accepted entertainment source after movies. Slowly and steadily the entertainment factor gained mileage and became a factor for officials when taking operational decisions.
Introduction of IPL in 2006 breaking the record of biggest investment in an Indian sport, put the stamp on the fact that Cricket now is no less a source of entertainment throughout the world.
Just like any other field for the source of income for the Indian citizens, this field has its share for illegal activities. and this dampening the field ata growing rate. Corruption, betting and favoritism are the three termites thats being eating the purities of the sport, obviously all being gaining the mileage due to the growing money factor involved.
This all has lead to the fact that cricket will no longer be loved for its sporting nature only and money and entertainment are the attracted half of the sport. Just like medicine and medical practitioners has lost their innocence, so do has cricketers and the sport itself. It would just be seen and not religiously followed
Its now not tough to predict that over the years the story of Indian cricket will have its diminishing point.
