RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:India with a Thumping Win
by Sukhwinder on Mar 10, 2007 02:40 AM
KSatish,
I couldn't have stated it better. Being a winner in a World Cup is not just about winning the World Cup.
Great! then why play at all? Come back home!!
As it is, it's a shame that a nation of 1.1 billion people doesn't have qualifying Olympic athletes. The game India is "supposed" to excel at and is a national obsession, Indian team's performance depends on which player is having a good day!!
The problem with the Indian fan is that the fan embraces the team no matter what the outcome. Just like you stated.
This is were the game stops being a sport/contest and becomes a circus. A circus is a time-bound show with no winners or losers, everybody leaves the venue with their money's worth.
The reason for my criticism is that the team has become indifferent to the outcome. They know that the rewards will keep coming, so why even try!!
This will continue till someone lets them know that failure is not an option. By the blind faith displayed by the fans, that won't be happening any time soon!!!
