Peter Rozario :
Thursday, March 19, is a disgraceful day in the history of the cricket world, which earned an inglorious victory for India against the run of play in the 2nd quarterfinal in Melbourne at the cost of emerging Bangladesh. Such cricket, the result whereof is decided beforehand on the table for revenues, will smash the reputation and the future of the game of cricket in the long run, driving the youths of the cricket playing countries to opt for other sports.
English umpires Ian Gould, Pakistani Umpire Aleem Dar and TV Umpire Steave Davis made four blunders, enough for Bangladesh’s elimination and anger across the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal.
They deliberately giving four wrong decisions eliminated Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah from the pitch in order to destroy Bangladesh team’s spirits to make runs. At the same time, they saved Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma though they were clearly out. After that, Raina scored 55 runs in 39 balls from 10 in 18 balls, while Sharma added 46 runs in 24 balls.
Yet after this, had not umpires bowled out Tamim and Mahmudullah, it was possible for Bangladesh to chase 302 runs. What happened in Melbourne is the clear proof of the rise of hegemony in cricket and the destruction of the game of cricket. When the FIFA is thinking of increasing the number of teams from 32 to 40 in the final round of the World Cup Football, the International Cricket Council is thinking of decreasing the number to 10 from existing 14. What a pity it is!
Thursday, March 19, is a disgraceful day in the history of the cricket world, which earned an inglorious victory for India against the run of play in the 2nd quarterfinal in Melbourne at the cost of emerging Bangladesh. Such cricket, the result whereof is decided beforehand on the table for revenues, will smash the reputation and the future of the game of cricket in the long run, driving the youths of the cricket playing countries to opt for other sports.
English umpires Ian Gould, Pakistani Umpire Aleem Dar and TV Umpire Steave Davis made four blunders, enough for Bangladesh’s elimination and anger across the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal.
They deliberately giving four wrong decisions eliminated Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah from the pitch in order to destroy Bangladesh team’s spirits to make runs. At the same time, they saved Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma though they were clearly out. After that, Raina scored 55 runs in 39 balls from 10 in 18 balls, while Sharma added 46 runs in 24 balls.
Yet after this, had not umpires bowled out Tamim and Mahmudullah, it was possible for Bangladesh to chase 302 runs. What happened in Melbourne is the clear proof of the rise of hegemony in cricket and the destruction of the game of cricket. When the FIFA is thinking of increasing the number of teams from 32 to 40 in the final round of the World Cup Football, the International Cricket Council is thinking of decreasing the number to 10 from existing 14. What a pity it is!
