This is the problem with our attitude towards life and the game. Burning of effigies! Where else on earth would people react in this way to a sport? Cricket is a religion, but we have to understand that the players are neither gods nor rakhshasas. This is a time where we have to look at ourselves as a culture and try determine what causes us to be not as confident and assertive as other cultures. A good place to start would be analyzing the impact of keeping our young men and women dependent on elders and their decisions. This lack of independent thinking and courage to take responsibility for our own actions in life is bound to get reflected in the game too. We need warriors, not momma's boys.
