Amit Varma in India Uncut writes a timely post on Sachin Tendulkar when the champion cricketer is going through a slump in his career. His sweet and short post on Sachin quoting the legendary Lata Mangeshkar is a true tribute to the man who has enthralled, captivated and given the Indian public so much joy for a decade and half. I have a feeling that the post was an oblique take on the Mumbai crowd who heckled Sachin during the Mumbai Test when he failed with the bat in the first innings. Well done Amit, we are with you.
However, before Amit, the quintessential blogger Gaurav Sabnis writes in his usual vitriolic style about the spineless crowd behaviour in Wankhede on the 5th and final day of the 3rd Test between England and India. He writes;
Flintoff and Hoggard realise what old fogeys like Vengsarkar and Wadekar don’t - that the “Flintoff is a b*****d” and “Hoggy is a doggy/homo” chants are the North Stand’s version of friendly banter and no offence is meant. Yes, they may not appeal to our sensibilities....I certainly won’t take part in such a chant.
Then he takes on the crowd and writes;
People are walking up to the Englishmen in the crowds and congratulating them on this win. That’s getting a bit too saccharine for my taste. I am pissed off and walk out of the stadium disappointed that my “debut test” and probably my last one for at least 4-5 years has ended thus.
Well Gaurav, don’t lose your marbles friend, the blogosphere needs you and needs you sane. *heh*
