Dwindling Cricket Craze in India

Cricket in India has always been a religion and the emotions of the people towards cricket are so immense that it cannot be separated. There had been instances where the working middle class Indians tend to take off from their job, watch cricket to enthral themselves. The GOD of cricket Sachin Tendulkar was the most inducing factor for the followers to watch cricket relentlessly in India. There was great passion and patriotism from not only Indian cricket players but also from the entire Nation. We cannot forget the moment of 1996 world cup, and the emotions of millions of people were frantic post the outcome of the match against Srilanka . The verbal duel between Aamir Sohail and Venkatesh Prasad is still lingering in the minds of millennial’s , that was a cracker of a match played at Bangalore. Although , India wasn't the best of the team during that era but still the attachment to Indian cricket is something unparalleled. Cricket had superseded every other game in the Indian sports.

There was moments if Sachin Tendulkar got out, cricket lovers also known as the patriots of cricket tend to turn of their TV and pray to GOD for unnatural things to disrupt the match. I reckon this kind of attachment seem to non-exist now.

However, the same frenzy doesn't exist now despite India is the most formidable team in the world toppling the mighty Australian team as well. The new revelations such as Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and his leadership skills have made radical changes in the performance of Indian team. There is a consistence from all the team members be it batting, bowling or fielding and everyone is complimenting each other for the success of Indian cricket. It’s a great sign to see and a proud moment for the country that India has been one of the best team on this earth.

The decline of the cricket euphoria in India is palpable as compared to 1990’s era. The crickets seem have taken its new transformation in the form of it commercial incarnation. There seem to be allegations of match fixing and betting which is becoming a disgrace for the gentlemen game. Although, cricket generates huge revenues for the system, if that surplus money is utilized for the infrastructural facilities for other sports can be a game changer in due course of time. That would give requisite amount of back up for other sports persons to perform better and glorify the nation.

If the cricket is played for commercialization, cashing-in on the human emotions, its imminent and inevitable that it would loose it sanctity, perhaps, it would drift away from being the heartthrob sport in the Country.