A bit of cricket for a change
Here s my two pence on Sachin vs Lara:
When Lara debuted for WI, cricket was a major sport in the Caribbean. When he retired, looks like things are a far cry from those days.
When Sachin debuted for India, well, cricket was the only sport that had any semblance of mass following in India. It still is the same. Just that the size of the mass has grown considerably.
When cricket started declining in WI, there were other sports to take over. like basketball.
In India, the moment it seemed like it was on a decline, they d go and win a test in Australia ('03), reach the WC final, or more recently, win a test series in England. which would mean that the fickle masses would be back.
Whatever u make of the above factors, and the impact of ganguly, dravid and kumble on Indian cricket, Sachin is the man who took this mass madness up atleast a couple of levels higher. If not for sachin, none of the other cricketers would be earning as much from endorsements as they do now.
And Sachin played with a shit team during a large percentage of his peak years.
Lara played with a shit team during the latter part of his career.
As far as ponting is concerned. I hate him. Like i hate all aussies except gilchrist and gillespie.
And here s one way i can express it: Ponting is having his best years when Sachin looks past it and when Lara is about to retire.
When Lara debuted for WI, cricket was a major sport in the Caribbean. When he retired, looks like things are a far cry from those days.
When Sachin debuted for India, well, cricket was the only sport that had any semblance of mass following in India. It still is the same. Just that the size of the mass has grown considerably.
When cricket started declining in WI, there were other sports to take over. like basketball.
In India, the moment it seemed like it was on a decline, they d go and win a test in Australia ('03), reach the WC final, or more recently, win a test series in England. which would mean that the fickle masses would be back.
Whatever u make of the above factors, and the impact of ganguly, dravid and kumble on Indian cricket, Sachin is the man who took this mass madness up atleast a couple of levels higher. If not for sachin, none of the other cricketers would be earning as much from endorsements as they do now.
And Sachin played with a shit team during a large percentage of his peak years.
Lara played with a shit team during the latter part of his career.
As far as ponting is concerned. I hate him. Like i hate all aussies except gilchrist and gillespie.
And here s one way i can express it: Ponting is having his best years when Sachin looks past it and when Lara is about to retire.
lovedale spoke out loud at 6:33 PM
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