With the ongoing rage over the IPL spot-fixing one wonders why the h*** on earth is police so much bound to get a hold of cricketers allegedly involved in spot-fixing, even when its just a case of Art. 420 under Indian Penal Code. In India we have so many more issues struggling for a deserving attention be it increasing cases of rape, molestation, harassment, poverty or burglary and not to forget these all social menaces are all the more important and seem personal to aam admi - or as one politician once said mango people.
The reason why this IPL magic or say cricket fever have managed to get all the brains of India -which it does not deserve in the first place- instead of diverting it to a nation building ideas is because we in India, have lot of spare time to invest with over 52% of unemployment rate looming over India, many can not think of spending this time in a better way. However, government policies are trying hard to make their places in society but many have gone for a toss-which is a different issue altogether which can be talked about later.
Readers might be thinking why am I bothered so much for this prevailing trend amongst the fellow citizens, reason lies in my own memories. I Still remember those days when days of ongoing cricket series had always grasped almost every cousin in my family into its steel clutches. And me, god forbid didn't even knew some of the basic essentials of this game. As I was, and still am, more interested in watching Bear Grylles performing some of his dare devil tasks in scorching heat in the Sahara or making his way out of a tropical Jungle or braving out a Black Mamba snake, my cousins were held hard for not missing even a single ball bowled. I was like, "common dude! don't you know all this is fixed there are even fair chances of bookies having got their moollah staked to bet on the number of woos every ball missing the stumps is going to get, for which I had to face my cousin's stark and fierce look as if i have accused them of making the damn game fix.
oh come on!
But nevertheless, I'll do what I've always done -I'll resign my self to the fact that all these cricketwallahs are never going to get off that screen no matter how many many more involvements do Indian police bring to light. After all the dirtier it is in india the more famous it becomes .
The reason why this IPL magic or say cricket fever have managed to get all the brains of India -which it does not deserve in the first place- instead of diverting it to a nation building ideas is because we in India, have lot of spare time to invest with over 52% of unemployment rate looming over India, many can not think of spending this time in a better way. However, government policies are trying hard to make their places in society but many have gone for a toss-which is a different issue altogether which can be talked about later.
Readers might be thinking why am I bothered so much for this prevailing trend amongst the fellow citizens, reason lies in my own memories. I Still remember those days when days of ongoing cricket series had always grasped almost every cousin in my family into its steel clutches. And me, god forbid didn't even knew some of the basic essentials of this game. As I was, and still am, more interested in watching Bear Grylles performing some of his dare devil tasks in scorching heat in the Sahara or making his way out of a tropical Jungle or braving out a Black Mamba snake, my cousins were held hard for not missing even a single ball bowled. I was like, "common dude! don't you know all this is fixed there are even fair chances of bookies having got their moollah staked to bet on the number of woos every ball missing the stumps is going to get, for which I had to face my cousin's stark and fierce look as if i have accused them of making the damn game fix.
oh come on!
But nevertheless, I'll do what I've always done -I'll resign my self to the fact that all these cricketwallahs are never going to get off that screen no matter how many many more involvements do Indian police bring to light. After all the dirtier it is in india the more famous it becomes .
