Cricket as Indian Political Tool - Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 22, 2009 -- Cricket as Indian Political Tool
- Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal
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Now Sri Lanka drowns India in Gujarat [India makes political capital out of its sport, especially the most misused cricket. By wasting huge resources as price for fictional successes to showcase Indian importance in the region and world, India takes pride in prior match-fixing in sports, above all in cricket, to boost its fake, contaminated image to outsmart Pakistan. Match fixing is a global phenomenon. Recently, prosecutors in Germany have revealed the scope of the match-fixing scandal that has shocked European football. Around 200 games are suspected of having been fixed, with more than 30 of those played in Germany. Imagine a cricket test match where all possible manipulations are executed to perfection without the knowledge of the public that watches the matches!].
The Test match, fixing two mischievous innings, does to stand the scrutiny of any real cricket game as a competitive sport, resulting in disastrous draws- preplanned or otherwise. The Lankan-Indian first test match ended in draw as expected after the mammoth score from Sri Lankans on Indian soil for the fist time. Draw is not a crime, after all, tests are merely practice sessions, but the records set in Test matches with dubious standards do create problems.

This is about how Sri Lankan cricketers outsmarted the Indian outfits in their own turf demolishing the records set by Indians and others one by one in Ahmadabad cricket stadium where they clashed for the Test -1. As such for Sri Lankan winning the Test was less important than appeasing the guests after they got a massive score of 700 plus. Undoubtedly, Sri Lanka clearly has registered their first victory on Indian soil. The only plus point about Indian cricket team is Zaheer Khan who took two important massive wickets including of SL skipper Sangakkara. The remaining Indian parts are mediocre and meaningless. The first Test between India and Sri Lanka was in favor of Sri Lanka, though it looked tantalizingly poised after day four's play.

Indian greatness looks very pathetic. Although Indian outfits managed to get one century each for Gambhir and Sachin, on the eve of announcements of Republic day awards for selfless, free services to this Hindu nation, they were crushed to the bottom level by the visitors. Mahela Jayawardene is the Man of Match MoM for his excellent 275 - his 27th Test century -and has broken some important "records" in Gujarat. They all slay the winner has been the wicket, but loser has been the cricket. The finale was continued until India's most pampered Sachin is offered a full 100 to his credit empty of genuine glory. Sachin thus won and India lost miserably, he got what he wanted- a 100 before pulling down the curtain in Ahmadabad, but India lost to Sri Lanka in all practical measures. Indian media argue if Sachin is not offered 100 what is the point in Lankan playing against India, especially when th