Enough of Being a Cricket Fan

Excess of anything is bad. And here we are talking of a poisonous combination of excess amount of cricket and excess amount of money; all in one ecosystem.... I have always loved following cricket as a sport; but, in recent times, my interest has reduced substantially because of the excessive amount of cricket being played by our teams. I have got no qualms in admitting that as a sporting nation our priorities are definitely misplaced. The most crazily followed sport in India is Cricket. Indian cricket is driving the world cricket today. But let's ponder, what exactly is world cricket ? A game played by England and its former colonies. Not even 10 out of 190+ nations play serious cricket with a domestic cricketing structure. A few cosmetic names have been periodically added from time to time in this list of 10 odd nations; basically to give an impression of adding footprints of cricket as a sport. So, in a game played by just 10 nations, we excel. And drive the sport with the power...