harsh in kinesphere

I know that it’s been a long time since I posted something but no one's reading this anyways!

So the aussies are coming here for a cricket tournament and this implies that cricket won’t be the only thing that we’ll be talking about for the many months to come.

Is it just me or has cricket has stopped being cricket? What I mean to say is that the sledging, link-ups and publicity stunts associated with cricket get more attention than the actual game.

No one cares about the game now; everybody is more interested in all the action off the field. And there’s plenty of it- Deepika’s with Dhoni then with Yuvraj and ultimately with Ranbir /*don’t remember him?? He’s the superstar of the century who’s acted in 2 films- a flop and a below average flick, who ‘happens’ to be a kapoor */, Sreesanth gets slapped by Harbhajan, Harbhajan calls Symmonds ‘monkey’ when he actually wanted to say ‘maa ki’. Believe it or not, all this is in the name of cricket. The phenomenon isn’t restricted to the sports section anymore, EVERYONE associated with cricket gets featured on some random article when they not launching a product or participating/ judging reality shows. Many people cried foul when Sachin Tendulkar advertised for everything from toothpaste to credit cards, but now no one seems to notice the current trend where even a one time wonder advertises about the newest insurance policy ironically tag lined –‘inspiring trust’. with over to almost all the pages of a newspaper daily. And what’s with this Twenty-20 circus??

I am not one of those obsessed crackpots who don’t have their meal if India loses or uncontrollably start swearing if their favorite player screws up, but hey cricket deserves a lot more respect.