Strange
are the ways
The shameless
matchfixers
The
CBI report is out and as expected those who were suspected to be involved
have been named in the report. Kapil Dev is the only one who has come out
spotless inspite of so much mud slinging and various other things. One
does feel bad for Kapil as he went through the trauma and agony for no
rhyme or reason. But what one is left wondering is the way others and
especially Azharuddin has behaved all this while. Well no thief in this
world would call himself a thief unless he is caught red handed. But who
in the World would bring up unnecessary issues and create a furor over
that. I am referring to the comments that Azhar made the first time he was
seriously accused when he said that people were attacking him because he
is from a minority. One wonders what he has to say now that he has himself
admitted to fixing matches. The others accused Jadeja, Mongia, Prabhakar
have denied but they know it themselves that it is just a matter of time
before they will have to come out with the truth.
It
is a great shame that millions worshiped these cricketers and they
betrayed the faith of those without blinking an eyelid. Inspite of being
one of the richest cricketers in the World they still could not resist the
lure of money. They have
brought this great game of cricket to its lowest level and it would take a
mammoth task to bring it back to where it belongs. The effort would have
to be from all quarters. All the teams, ICC, BCCI will have to take a huge
initiative to eradicate the dirt that has crept into the game. The
solution might seem difficult but nothing is impossible. The faith has
been badly destroyed and shattered. But there is always a ray of hope.
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