Wankhede and Unfair criticism
Its been quite amusing to read all those scathing comments about the rowdy crowd at the Wankhede stadium during the 3rd test match.Obviously,most of it coming from those who get to sit in the best of the seats in the house,pay about 0.0001 percent of the money we shell out and gorge on the food that would be fit for kings when compared with what we have to fill ourselves with?
How many matches have these great ex-cricketers watched from wooden seats ( which could give way any second ).Do they even know about the conditions that prevail in our stands ? How tough it is for a spectator to hold his overpriced cup of water,with a flag on his neck , and adjust his backside on that wooden plank which seems more like a torture equipment .. People leave their houses at 5 am (get lathi charged by the police ) , just to avoid those serpentine queues and get into the stadium before the first ball is bowled , all for our so called 'heroes' - who keep disappointing us time and time again.Have the critics even for once considered the bigger picture ? The pushing ,shovelling and jabbing for that elusive place from where one can get a better look at the players.. BCCI might have become the richest sports body in the world , but that doesnt make them wake up and realise the fact that it is the fans that matter the most.We deserve a lot more than the inhuman conditions prevailing in our stadiums.
Finally.. When an ex-player , a cricket journalist or a sports broadcaster has the right to criticise a players repeatedly poor performance , then why should it be any different for the 'paying' public ?
We love our stars, suffuse them in our generous appreciation when they do well , and let them know , when we have been let down. Infact .. Each one of these so called cricket pundits conveniently preferred to overlook the great numbers in which the cricket crazed people of Mumbai turned up for the match.In spite of the poor performance by the team through out the series , WE WERE THERE.We kept chanting , hooting , but at the end praying for the team's good. How many other venues can boast of such an incredible turnout for a Test match?
Yes .. There were quite a few things said by the crowd that shouldn't have been... The continuous bad mouthing of the Englishmen was quite deplorable.There is a thin line between innocent leg-pulling and abusive language,which we sadly transgressed. But then , when you are in a mob of about 30,000 men , with your adrenaline pumping , you could be forgiven for some raucousness.Isn't it ?
How many matches have these great ex-cricketers watched from wooden seats ( which could give way any second ).Do they even know about the conditions that prevail in our stands ? How tough it is for a spectator to hold his overpriced cup of water,with a flag on his neck , and adjust his backside on that wooden plank which seems more like a torture equipment .. People leave their houses at 5 am (get lathi charged by the police ) , just to avoid those serpentine queues and get into the stadium before the first ball is bowled , all for our so called 'heroes' - who keep disappointing us time and time again.Have the critics even for once considered the bigger picture ? The pushing ,shovelling and jabbing for that elusive place from where one can get a better look at the players.. BCCI might have become the richest sports body in the world , but that doesnt make them wake up and realise the fact that it is the fans that matter the most.We deserve a lot more than the inhuman conditions prevailing in our stadiums.
Finally.. When an ex-player , a cricket journalist or a sports broadcaster has the right to criticise a players repeatedly poor performance , then why should it be any different for the 'paying' public ?
We love our stars, suffuse them in our generous appreciation when they do well , and let them know , when we have been let down. Infact .. Each one of these so called cricket pundits conveniently preferred to overlook the great numbers in which the cricket crazed people of Mumbai turned up for the match.In spite of the poor performance by the team through out the series , WE WERE THERE.We kept chanting , hooting , but at the end praying for the team's good. How many other venues can boast of such an incredible turnout for a Test match?
Yes .. There were quite a few things said by the crowd that shouldn't have been... The continuous bad mouthing of the Englishmen was quite deplorable.There is a thin line between innocent leg-pulling and abusive language,which we sadly transgressed. But then , when you are in a mob of about 30,000 men , with your adrenaline pumping , you could be forgiven for some raucousness.Isn't it ?
posted by Puneet at 10:58 PM
3 Comments:
Couldnt have had a more correct and fitting reply then the one above...well done abaddon
Yes boss ur rit....Ppl deserve more fascilities and if BCCI cannot do it now then the question is when r they going to do it?
good post
well written
truly a cricket fans perspective
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