It is ridiculous to see importance given to cricket.They are given status of superhumans that their birthday bashes form the front picture of newspapers,the status not even given to our swami vivekananda.

More ridiculous is our FM giving IT sops to these traitors who refuse to play for the nation for want of money.

More ridiculous is our BCCI giving donation for our poor little master for his finger injury.I would have been happier if it does the same for thousands of patients who are suffering from heart and other ailments.

If cricket,the game left by the whites in India,is popular then its because of our people.I cant understand what common man are going to gain by watching these players who consider money more important than playing for the nation.

These players are supposed to get 78 lakhs per head forplaying utmost 11 matches.& laks for a match!Is it worth for them?the players of domestic cricket cant even get 1 lakh by playing for his entire life in domestic cricket.So the money also belong to common man and players at domestic level,eventho not same amount as the players of the squad.

So,if cricket is to be allowed then it must be for the welfare of common men and all players;and not for few men made richer and richer.

Instead we should take interests in other games as well as in our indian games like kabaddi.In espn school quiz, students generally are not capable of answering to the questions regarding domestic games.Harsha Bhogle rightly says,"Its a pity that these students knew so many about international sports but nothing about indian sports".

So its better ban cricket.It will benefit student community to greater extent than anyone else.

I dont think we can stop anybody from watching or playing Crciket. But what we can do is encourage Indian sports like Kalaripayat, Yoga etc.

Cricket contributes nothing to the mental make up of youngsters. But Kalripayat, Yoga etc. can have a very positive effect on the young mind.

I myself never watch cricket. But the common man needs some entertainement. If we could revive interest in Indian Arts like Bharat Natyam, Music etc. then people wont waste time with inferior forms like Cricket etc.