The Young India

Kartikey Sehgal

Overview

Samvartha is an acquaintance and we have shared pleasant conversations. On the pretext of being unhappy about Indian fans’ behaviour during the India-Pakistan match in the on-going Cricket World Cup, he indulges in reproaching Hinduism, casteism and the Indian Army. (His story here or here)

He says that he is not happy with anti-Pakistan comments but it is clear that he is not happy with ‘Hindu celebrations’ as that defeats his idea of a ‘not-Hindu’ secular nation.

Introduction

I have written …

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Part one can be read here: Cricket and the Indian Woman–Part One

There are women who don’t like the sport and they don’t feign interest in the sport. They don’t buy tickets to go to cricket stadiums or spend hours watching live telecasts. Then there are women whose interest is solely sexual.

What bonds both the types is the subservient position that this sport has given them. Globalisation and relaxation of morals has exposed several cricketing countries to India’s sexual insecurity and her attitudes towards women.

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Women’s interest in cricket is a sudden development, propelled mostly by the advertisements projecting cricketers as demigods. In the year 2003, model and actress Mandira Bedi became popular for hosting a cricket-discussion program during the World Cup cricket matches.

Her immense popularity had little to do with her knowledge about cricket and more with the plunging necklines of her saris and the unavoidable amount of cleavage on exhibit.

Ananth Venkatesh

[Australia enjoyed unquestioned supremacy in International cricket. However, the resurgence of the South African and the Indian cricket team along with the retirement of the finest Australian players has caused the downfall of Australian cricket. Currently it is grappling with consistency and defending increasing accusations of sledging and rudeness
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The success of South Africa (SA) in the 5-match one-day series against Australia along with its resplendent accomplishments in the preceding 3-Test series is a testament to the effectiveness of the overall structure of the country’s cricketing establishment.

Ananth Venkatesh
Contests between South Africa (SA) and Australia in cricket have historically been colossally competitive, considering that these two nations are proud of their sporting culture. The ongoing three-Test and five-match ODI series of Australia against SA promises to be exhilarating and delightful for the purist cricket lover.

With 20-20 menacing the two conventional formats of the game, Tests and One Day Internationals (ODI), the confrontation between the two Southern hemisphere rivals is surely going to thrill cricket connoisseurs worldwide.

Notwithstanding the unsurprising ascendancy of India in Tests and ODIs lately, the rivalry of ‘Safs’ and ‘Kangaroos’ has traditionally satiated the appetite of authentic cricket fanatics in the globe.

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[Anil Kumble, one of India's greatest Test cricketers and inarguably its most prolific match-winner, announced his retirement here at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Sunday.] Source

Anil Kumble remained true to the tradition of ‘beautiful’ bowling. The tradition speaks that the bowler must aim to put the ball in the right spot. The batsman must adjust himself to play the ball. It was also expected that the batsman would play a proper cricketing shot. Cricket was graceful and batsmen would mind if they got runs the ‘wrong way’.

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Sreesanth is more popular than Abhinav Bindra. He is more popular than Pullela Gopichand, the All England Open Badminton Championships winner. Of course, Abhinav and Gopichand can never match Sreesanth’s salsa skills and his acrobatically constipated face.

Meanwhile, India is celebrating Abhinav’s gold medal in different manners. Some are giving him money; others are naming grounds after him and sending him marriage proposals while a few are planning some controversies around him.

Kartikey Sehgal writes that Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar have played masterful innings in the ongoing IPL tournament.

Kartikey Sehgal writes that 20-20 cricket is not really a game for young guns and that it requires experience and innovation.