Imagine yourself in front of the T.V or in the stadium itself, its the T20 World cup finale the team featuring in final knockout are India and Pakistan. India needs 4 runs in 2 balls, Kohli on the strike, Pandya on the non-strikers’ end, Amir delivering his final spell and…..and….we see Kohli hit the ball for a six, his tremendous wrist work takes the ball over the off side into the stands. Meanwhile, amongst the spectators we hear a man shouting MAARO MUJHE MAARO, India breaks the Jinx after 8 years; We all wish this was true but WHAT THE HELL CORONA, I mean it might’ve been possible the other way around (If it’s still possible in 2020 )
The whole world is on a standstill and no sporting events are going on, while the last cricket action I saw was on 8th Feb when India locked horns against Australia in the T20 World Cup Finale, where Australia defended their title successfully by lifting their 5th World Cup, becoming the most successful team in women’s cricket.
Okay, now the last memory I remember of India lifting an ICC Trophy is back in 2013 which was champions trophy (Technically it should be 2018 U-19 World Cup but its somehow not in the category). We have been a very impressive team since the 2010s, we rebuilt the test side, upgraded the ODI team, and found a good balance in T20i’s, so Why India loses in crunch situations be it men or women—are we the chokers of ICC tournament? According to me, I can’t come to a final Judgement, It’s not like we don’t know how to win, we always play well in the whole tournament, its the nail-biting encounters or the crunch situations where we fail so it would be unfair to not acknowledge all the hard work they do to come this far, we have been just unlucky and sometimes have been unable to implement the 100% on the field.
Going further we will compare the records of the tournaments we have lost since 2013 and try to pick out some weaknesses.
The Records speak
I did some research to find the statistics, not surprising enough we lack only the final touch. We cross through the league dominating opponents and get out in the knockouts which is demoralizing.
Statistics of ICC Tournaments of Indian Men’s Cricket Team
Statistics of ICC Tournaments Indian Women’s Cricket team
As we saw, the statistics very well show the consistent performance of team India in league stages and consistent inconsistency during the knockouts. According to my point of view, I have highlighted some major reasons for India slipping in the pressure situations. (P.S -I have no intentions to offend anyone, these are solely my opinions)
Over Dependency on the Top Order. (Majorly if the No.1, 2 and 3 does well the team does well, which is very dangerous at times)
Lack of players who can stand out individually. (Players who take control despite whatever situation team is in, handles the responsibility well )
No.4 batsman problem recently. (Currently it doesn’t apply as Mr. Shreyas Iyer plays the role very well)
Psychological Disadvantage. (Mental blockage due to repetitive losses in big matches)
Humdrum team management / Selection.
Giving out easy runs at critical moments. (Mis-fields which are avoidable proves out to be regretful blunders at the end moment of the matches)
Anyways this year most probably seems like lacking World Cup but let’s hope for the best. Team India be it Men or Women are so much of talent all they now deserve is an ICC trophy real soon, because talent is the base of all beginnings and they just need to focus more on techniques in the betterment of their skills. Always Rooting for the Men and Women in Blue.
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Coming onto the final part of “Females in cricket” series blog. This blog will highlight the future possibilities in the female cricket Industry and what can we do to contribute from our end.
The Biggest change and positive in this decade has been the surge in the Interest towards Women’s cricket, here in India. The stadiums are filling, the television now pops up with tournaments featuring female cricketers, Brand endorsements are now attracted towards having brand ambassadors among the females representing our nation and honestly there’s nothing beyond acknowledgement and respect as it serves as a fuel and catalyses the growth overall.
BCCI has done pretty decent development towards the women circuit especially since the World cup 2017, there has been tremendous amplification in the domestic circuit, the tournaments have multiplied at regional and national levels, women cricketers are now recognized for their efforts, not for just their bodies and looks, brand endorsements are coming in, Telecast has improved, Women’s T20 challenge (equivalent to IPL) was also initiated two years ago and it has only evolved for better cricket. Now there are at least some clubs, and coachings’ for the aspiring cricketers and the best part or rather the highlight this year according to me was the series against South Africa, Women in Blue have never let us down, they have clinched victory in every other game and played with recurring improved performances on the field.
Future attracts and demands a lot of exceptional cricket, Indian women’s cricket team is one of the top teams promises a wider and exciting scope of cricket in coming days and all eyes on them for bringing the world cup home next year. It seems like the coming years will see a major bounce in popularity in female cricket, decent opportunities for the talent, Awareness among children for sports, Broadcasting will become superior than before, females would be getting equally paid to their male counterparts, Brand endorsements and advertisements will feature more female athletes, Infrastructure and resources like the coaching staff, team management and off the field team will be of more value, professionalism will enhance.
Along the way, what we can do the least is follow the women’s cricket which is simply watching the match on the screen, include more people, make them aware and raise interest and involvement. We should be equally excited and attend matches in stadiums as we do for the male cricketers or in general any other sport. Motivate children to include sports in routine. We must rather go by game instead of name and fame. It’s all possible if the intent is correct, if you are equally passionate and respect them for their efforts because it takes a lot to represent nation/ region or your own name in that case and its not something we need to do extra, we already do it for our entertainment and recreation.
I am not being any feminism protagonist, all I really hope and expect for is equality, acknowledgement and respect because talent doesn’t have a category which needs to be dissected, all it needs is to be recognised. This being the final post in this series, I hope you are liking the content and all kind of suggestions will be appreciated. Stay tuned for the next Blog.
As talked in my recent blogs, I covered about the roots and hurdles of women cricketers in that time. So let’s move on to what the current scenario holds up-to. Everything changes with time, that is the rule of the universe and it implements everywhere. Fortunately the evolution we waited for finally made its way to the women’s’ cricket .
Today, Indian women’s cricket has come a long way. The old hatchets have been buried and the current generation of players is undoubtedly famous. So far, the 21st Century has been an era of great advancement for women’s cricket in particular and women’s sport in general. In cricket, wealthy cricket boards have offered elite women players professional contracts. Professionalization has meant that standards have improved in women’s cricket. Contemporary women cricketers are fitter, stronger, more skillful and arguably more experienced cricketers than their predecessors from the 1960s and ’70s. They tour more often and more widely than ever before. They draw talent from more competitive domestic leagues than ever before. . After all, women’s cricket is more fashionable now than it has ever been.
2017 World Cup was a wake-up call for BCCI. From getting their due attention to lucrative deals from the famous brands, India team was successful to make a revolution by their performances and their dedication and hard work paid off. In the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup, India were the runners-up in the final against England. In the semi-final, Harmanpreet Kaur’s swashbuckling innings of 171 ensured that Australia lost—for the first time in Women’s World Cup history—to India. BCCI started taking more care of the Women’s Cricket and made the calendar for the ICC Women’s Championship (2017-20) where India had won against South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and England. On the domestic front, BCCI added Under 23 league and increased the number of games. With these increasing numbers of game, the domestic structure has also been evolving for fair talent hunt across the country.
Mithali Raj, captain of the current Test and ODI teams, says the situation today is much improved. However, there is some way to go still for the women’s game. “At the domestic level, the payment is not at the level of the men’s Ranji players but it is a work in progress; with the coming of the Women’s IPL (Indian Premier League), that situation should improve,” Raj says. Progress, she believes, will be slow but sure. “Things like player contracts and match fees are in place, but there is still room. In a few years, I think we will get to a situation where women’s cricket will be highly marketable and we will slowly get to the level of other international sports.” Our women in blue have been also featured in foreign cricket leagues like WBBL , KSL- Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana got the chance to play in Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and Kia Super League (KSL). Along with them, Veda Krishnamurthy also featured in WBBL in one season.
In 2017, Australian Women’s Cricket Team aka the Southern Stars, have finally been recognized for their efforts in a sport that Australia has championed for the past decade. Cricket Australia has been the founding board to have taken this path-breaking step towards promotion of women’s cricket, by giving the women’s team equal pay. Recently the news has surfaced that England cricket board is planning to boost its investment by spending upto 50 million pounds to develop women’s cricket over the next 5 years in their country and that is huge and equally deserving to the talent.
Last year, one exhibition Women’s T20 Challenge was played in Mumbai, comprised of two teams – the Supernovas and the Trailblazers, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana leading the teams respectively. Both the teams had a mix of Indian and International players. The international players like Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry, Alyssa Healy, Danielle Wyatt etc. played with India’s Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav etc. The match was a test whether Women’s T20 challenge is feasible or not. The game had a nail- biting last-ball end and it was telecast by the board’s host broadcaster. Attendance was poor at the ground, starting might be a cause as the game had a 2 pm start and a consecutive men’s match scheduled on the same day. However the same T20 league was played this year, besides of a third team which was captained by Mithali Raj in Jaipur, and this gets improving. There was speculation during the 2019 IPL period that royal challengers have initiated a mixed- gender match being played in the country which could have been a big step towards the people’s perception of watching cricket but unfortunately, it didn’t happen and the reason is yet not clear behind its cancellation.
Recently, if you followed women’s cricket even a little bit you must have come across the news that the South Africa women’s team is here to play T20I’s and ODI’s and this has been such a positive. 5 T20I’s were played in Surat out of which a couple of matches were abandoned due to rains and what exemplary step was taken by BCCI to schedule the washed -out matches in rest days before the ODI’s. The attendance in Surat’s stadium was exceptionally impressive, the whole stadium was filled which clearly shows that our girls are on the right path and the talent is being appreciated.
In a landmark announcement, the BCCI has revised the annual central contract of Indian women cricketers, making it the highest ever annual retainer fee in the women’s category globally. The central contract, however is only the beginning of the golden period While the decision to include women cricketers in the central contract is a fresh start towards the success platform at an international level, this will not only improve women’s cricket infrastructure but will also add up to at the international level in terms of performance and parity. India is higher in terms of retainer fee with a contract signed under $76000 (Rs. 50 lakhs) for Grade A players. Witnessing the increasing number of advertisements, sponsor-ships and various other promotional opportunities for the players, the Indian Women’s team is fast gaining a fit and wealthy status amidst the global scenario.
So far the journey of women’s cricket has been a roller- coaster ride and its finally catching the right track. The good days are not so far and we must consider ourselves lucky to have to get the chance to witness such a positive development here and let’s appreciate all of it. Hope you are liking my blogs, Stay tuned for the final post of this series.
Cricket, India’s most popular sport also happens to be the most underrated one when the women are considered. Women’s sports are always seen as something secondary and inessential. For centuries, cricket remained a province to males, men’s Indian cricket team continued to own a prestigious and amplified position along with over magnified status. Everything opposite to the status is given to the Indian women’s cricket team. The extent of coverage of women’s cricket has got in the past when compared to its male counterpart have been absurdly less. You definitely must have heard about the saying “There is no glory without hard work, similarly the women’s cricket has never been on a smooth road; the hurdles, challenges, downfall these have been nothing less than extremely difficult chase. As posted in my last blog, I talked in brief about the origin and history associated with women’s cricket. Let’s now see what were the odds they faced while playing this league of cricket.
Back then when the Women’s Cricket Association of India (WCAI) was formed by Mr. MK Sharma, he, later on, took responsibility to organize women’s world cup in 1978. However, his decision proved to be wrong when Madras withdrew its name from hosting the last game, which was shifted to Hyderabad at the last moment and created chaos. Moreover, Indian players refused to play against Australia as they didn’t receive their payment of last year. All such incidents happening in the background with much frustration Mr. M.K Sharma resigned from his position. For 4 years i.e from 1978-1982, India didn’t play any international games apart from a tour of young eng players in 1981. Poor management restricted the growth of women’s cricket at that time in India and all were hoping for a change in administration. Surprisingly, WCAI didn’t have any money to send players for the 1982 world cup and the players had to raise funds. India’s first ODI win came in 1982 W.C but lack of Interest in Women’s cricket and disorder in association costed the progress as they weren’t able to send the team for next W.C. However, 1993 W.C proved a significant role as India finished 4th, after which for some years India won several series but their growth was again restricted due to lack of funds.
Gargi Banerjee– 55, another member of the 1978 team said in one of her interviews that “One could technically say that we were sound as any other foreign countries. What worked against us was our lack of experience and physio training or even a single sponsor “. Their vision of breakfast with champions she points out was two slices of bread, one boiled egg and one banana. Ugra says that even if the Indian team had won, there wouldn’t be any celebration or chanting in the stadiums. Diana Edulji remembers ‘The big Patna Incident ‘, she isn’t referring to win against the W.I but W.C match against AUS, An article from sports week says “The height of WCAI’s early euphoria was in October 1975, when a record of 70,000 people saw India beating W.I at Patna. This wave of success turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it bought the sport the danger of being drowned in debts. So the 1978 tournament was held in an era where players used to pay from their pockets to play not only 1978 but later too. The girls would sponsor their travel and accommodation; kits were all self- funded and they shared bats. There was the noticeable absence of sponsor which was overseen by WCAI. Women were playing from their pockets till Patna match after which they decided unanimously not to play until or at least they were reimbursed for miscellaneous payments like traveling expense, recollects Edulji. The tension between management and players was very much transparent; players were reimbursed at last minute via the ticket sales and there was no question of match fees paid in those days, Edulji adds. Before the merge with BCCI the Indian players were paid only on an ad-hoc basis.
In 2003, former Indian player Shubhangi Kulkarni was handed over the post of WCAI- secretary. Around that time, ICC passed an official instruction to all the members to merge their Women’s cricket board to the national cricket board. BCCI was last to do so in 2006. This didn’t bring a sudden change as there was a lot of money laundering going around but eventually the team started to play more games. In the early days, they managed to organize domestic tournaments so that talent nurturing and talent showcasing could happen. Everyone was expecting a huge change as Kulkarni’s vision was about to get a platform, Interstate T20 competitions and challenger trophy were included that time and Kulkarni had a vision for 2009 W.C. Sharad Pawar, the believer of change in a positive way helped his best to promote women’s cricket along with Kulkarni, they prioritized to build a strong domestic side. The growth took a descending graph when Sharad Pawar’s term ended in 2008 and Kulkarni left the committee which was later on handled by N.Srinivasan who maintained **If I had my way, I wouldn’t let women’s cricket happen** attitude throughout his term, He didn’t mention anywhere about the 2013 W.C which India hosted. BCCI spent 45 times less than the budget they spent on 2011 Men’s W.C. Women’s team got to play less than 30 ODI’s between 2009-13. During the 2013 W.C final, the venue was shifted from Wankhede as it hosted the Ranji trophy’s final match. Even the association was so neglecting for promotions, poorly 2000 children were present in the stadium (given free entry). India’s performance started to suffer badly since 2009 which was all due to poor planning, lack of practice sessions, and BCCI’s policies, with no professional contracts and not assured of their places in the squad.
In an article titled “After the heartbreak, the hard yards for women’s cricket in India” Dileep Premchandran argues that despite BCCI having the hold and responsibility of women’s team, there was no prime push for years in women’s cricket thrived oblivion. He pans the lens towards the off-field scenario where there were no better. Women were rewarded with almost nothingness; they were being paid less than manual laborers, who skipped meals to have a bank balance. How everyone in our country would know about the timings and schedule of upcoming Men’s cricket tournaments but no one would have a slight idea about the women’s W.C until a team reaches finals, harsh but true. Fortunately, there was a sudden change seen under Anurag Thakur’s term when he introduced central contracts in 2015 and gave permissions to players to participate in T20 tournaments in AUS & ENG, and result spoke for itself, our team won 16-ODI’s consecutively, the second-best record behind AUS.
So basically when I summarize what major hurdles these women
face are:
The orthodox culture (sports being associated with males in general)
The negligence of media attention
Lack of grassroots sports culture (for females)
Patriarchy in politics
Lack of funds, planning, equipment, proper coaching and staff, trainings, exposure, insufficient nutrition, monetary insecurity
Lack of sponsors and endorsements
Inactive policies and filthy authorities.
Popularity is a media-driven game. It comes from the support of people and considering the hard truth of India being a male-dominated society it’s apparent where the support of the people is concentrated for the sports. Women’s cricket in India strives for the same limelight as the exceptional men’s cricket team does and a patriarchal India is so impotent of giving women that much eminence just yet. The effort that females put in and the amount of strength and determination that is required to perform on the field cannot be subjected to the comparison on the ground. Indeed it is a more demanding task for the females to perform under the influence of extensive pressure. There are uncountable hurdles in the path of a female cricketer starting from not getting the appreciation and sufficient reorganization. Forty out of one hundred percent of all participants in sports are female, regardless of those women sports gets only 4% media coverage, and female athletes by a greater margin are portrayed in sexually provocative poses more than male athletes. The truth is that people perceive how the media let them. Consequently, the lack of popularity of the sport originates from the inadequate coverage given by media. There also exists a perception that what women perform under the title sports is substandard. Women’s sport is an afterthought after the men’s sports coverage; it has never approached media as something primary, essential, complete, and as a top agenda item as so is their insufficient budgeting for female sports. The fact that we currently seem to think women’s cricket has some obligation to aspire to the “level” of men’s cricket reveals the poverty of our imagination. If we bother to learn about women’s cricket, we might, in turn learn more about ourselves as people. But this won’t happen until we let go of the worldview which makes men the point of reference for everything.
There isn’t any competition without competitors; likewise I don’t think there should be judgment without equalities. We must treat cricket as cricket rather than associating it with genders. I won’t disagree that scientifically men are proven superior when it comes to physical strength and capabilities but playing sport isn’t only about the strength and physical capacity but zeal, enthusiasm, hard work, passion to perform, determination to win and we can’t ignore the talent, talent, of course, cannot be marginalized. No doubt the growth has taken place but the growth is gradual and our women cricketers don’t deserve to throw away or compensate their talent and hard work due to lack of motivation and acknowledgment. It’s a long way but not impossible to reach. I hope you are liking the content, Stay tuned for the next part!!
SOURCES:WIKIPEDIA, XPLORE SPORTS (before and after scenario of BCCI takeover), LIVEMINT.COM (A WorldCup lost and found), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SPORTS AND HEALTH-2018 (case study of Indian women cricket), THE HINDU READS.
Women’s cricket has a history that we haven’t come across much; it stretches back to 250 years or considerably more. Technically the first-ever match played was between maids of two prominent villages in England. Did you know that originally the cricket deliveries were bowled underarm and the overarm bowling action was pioneered in the early 19th century by Christina Willes, sister of John Willes to avoid being trapped in her skirt frequently. Round-arm action was devised by Tom Walker in 1790’S. Thorough knowledge of my research, I learned that initially the women’s cricket was played more in England and Australia (now you know the rivalry makes more sense), which further proliferated to several countries.
Lets revisit the good old days
First women’s Cricket club was formed in Yorkshire, named “White Heather Club”
Women’s Cricket Association was founded in 1926, playing the first test match where England takes on Australia in 1934-35. (initially played for 3 days which further moved into 4 days of play)
The International Women’s Cricket Council was formed to coordinate the cricket matches played regularly worldwide.
Indian Team or we say Women in Blue, made their test debut against ENG in 1932. Though cricket had been introduced for women in India by the English and Parsis in the early 20th century, a national team was formed only in 1973, after the establishment of the Women’s Cricket Association of India (WCAI)- Formed by Mahendra Kumar Sharma. Before their first World Cup, India’s national team had already played official Test matches against the West Indies and New Zealand.
In 1978, India hosted the Women’s Cricket World Cup, with four participating teams, This was the first time the country hosted an international cricket championship.
Betty Wilson was the first player male or female to record a century and 10 wickets in a test match.
If we look into the facts straight, this 2019 world cup was not the first time when the English country won a world cup it was when the first Women’s world cup was held back in 1973-England *EVEN BEFORE THE MEN’S WORLD *, the English women won the title in the inaugural championship. The home of cricket ‘LORDS’ wasn’t the venue for world cup finale because women weren’t allowed to play there. (It wasn’t until 1976 that the MCC granted permission for a women’s match – and still, the players weren’t officially allowed to walk through the Long Room on their way to the pitch). Interestingly, Pakistan’s Sajjida shah is the youngest player to appear in international cricket playing at the age of just 12 years.
The Women’s Cricket Association handed over the running of women’s cricket in England to ECB (England Cricket Board). In 2005 after 8th Women’s World Cup the International Women’s Cricket Council was officially integrated under ICC. They made ICC Women’s Cricket Committee to look after all related matters. As part of ICC’s initiative to promote Women’s cricket worldwide, The women’s Cricket Association of India was merged with BCCI in 2006. The 2009 World cup, 1st held under ICC was also won by England Women’s cricket team, First of either sex to win an ICC Tournament.
Women have beaten male teams to several milestones in all the formats. Mentioning some of them, Females were the first to play an International T20 match (NZvsENG). The first tie in ODI was also between the women’s team, a match hosted by N.Z. Female wicket keepers were the first to record 6 dismissals in ODI (NZ’s Sarah Illingworth and India’s Venkatachar Kalpana both accounting for 6 bats-women on the same day in 1993 W.C). Belinda Clark former Australian captain was first female cricketer to score double ton in ODI (unbeaten 229) against Denmark in 1997-W.C. England’s Bats-women Claire Taylor was the first women in 120 years to get honored in prestigious Wisden five cricketers of the year. I would like to appreciate these Indian women cricket reformers.
Shantha Rangaswamy being the first Indian women cricketer to score century she was also the first test captain of our side. She was honored with Arjuna Award.
We all are familiar with famous Mumbai girl Diana Edulji who has achieved great feat in cricket and was rewarded with Arjuna award and Padma shree. she is a member of the Supreme Court-appointed committee of administrators at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and an outspoken voice in the women’s game.
Anju Jain is the only women player to play for 4 consecutive world cups, was awarded with Arjuna award for her great achievements.
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Anjum Chopra can be called the first ‘star’ of Indian Women’s Cricket. She is tremendously talented multi-sporting athlete and a multi talented person in general. She was the First women to play 100 ODI’s for India. She was also rewarded with prestigious Arjuna and Padma Shree awards.
The Bengali girl Jhulan Goswami is a perfect example of how women can achieve anything they want. She leads world cricket rankings like a boss; she is the only Indian women cricketer so far to be awarded by ICC as Women Cricketer of The Year in 2007.
Well Known Worldwide Mithali Raj has led the country in the most prestigious way. She is the only captain under whose leadership India reached world cup finals twice (2005 & 2017). She has also been honored with prestigious awards.
These women have led the franchise of their sides very well and depict how rich and varied culture of cricket has been in the past, how we possess strong roots and talent is no short of excellence. I hope you are liking the content. I’ve decided to put up a series of blogs on topic *FEMALES IN CRICKET*. Stay tuned for the next part :p
After a long wait of 4 years, this year we witnessed WORLD CUP and our Indian team was considered favorites along with England. All of us had our hopes so high because there was no second – guessing with our team’s ability and combination. Unfortunately, we were knocked out by NEW ZEALAND in semis which none of us ever saw coming and it just broke my heart. I won’t hesitate to mention that WORLD CUP 2K19 was itself an unfortunate event, you know why :p
It’s such a fresh memory that feels like yesterday, I still remember when India was playing Blackcaps in Semis… I was on my way back to home from Bombay and no surprises the internet sucked IT WAS RAINING, so what we do is put the radio on and were listening to commentary throughout the match. Unexpectedly listening to only commentary is not as bad I used to think. Well, coming to the point first of all the match was such a rollercoaster ride and secondly, I wasn’t able to see the visuals so it kept me on the edge literally. Also, it was the time of dusk, people returning from their work, while observing outside I saw that almost everyone is connected to match somehow and are disappointed. For all of us, this is more than a game – so close to heart and it’s an emotion, to be honest; Well, moving on Sir Jadeja turned out to be the Lone warrior and Kudos to him but the moment Dhoni was out it was over for all of us and shattered our dreams. I was in a state of shock for so many days; The worst part is that this was MSD’s last world cup and the way he got out in his final innings just wrenched out my feelings.
It is hard to digest but we all know its all part of the game and it was sheer luck. Our Team lost only two matches in the whole tournament, I know in crucial moments while the speculation flew out like forest fire that Indian Team are official chokers of ICC tournaments, etc etc, I to till some extent kinda agree but to be fair on the efforts of our players they left no stones unturned, it was just about luck that day, unfortunately, it wasn’t on our side. In sports, one side loses and one emerges as winners and we therefore move on!
“Sports should not become routine, It should be about Passion “ – KAPIL DEV.
Hey there, I am an ordinary student with a passion for sports just like you, who is currently going through it. This blog will basically emphasise on how there is lot more than just the action in a game and what emotions i *we* go through basically while watching a game of cricket or any sport in that context and will also sometimes include my reviews regarding a game or tournament.
Why do this?
Because I think its highly relatable if you are sport fanatic like me.
Also because sometimes you need something to catch on ! ;P
I would definitely try to keep things simple, welcoming and evolving. Writing a blog is quite a task and to be honest i am not much into writing but its this passion of mine of being involved in sports is making me do it.
Also assuring you the content here wouldn’t be lame, pathetic , factless or senseless. It may offend you sometimes but C’mon we all have our opinions and this is a medium to communicate that.
I really hope I connect with you guys out there through this blog of mine . Do let me know, all suggestions and *appreciatons* ;p are generously welcomed.
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