Few years later, the same fans shouted “We love you Dhoni”, when team India earned pride and respect to the nation by winning the 2011 World Cup. Not only that, protesters chanted “Dhoni die, die” as they burned effigies of Dhoni, Indian captain Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag. India was all out for 191, with Dhoni returning to the pavilion at duck, which came as a shock to cricket-mad country. Then how can I not mention, those 200 furious fans that brought down walls and pillars of Dhoni’s house, in Ranchi to protest the player’s performance. Even he contemplated to retire, watching all that reaction. Post 2007 world cup outrage was not limited to few players but even the god of cricket – Sachin Tendulkar was questioned and was blamed. A group of people vandalized, the home of cricketer Mohammad Kaif and flung plastic bags filled with paint and black oil. A mock funeral was arranged in Calcutta (Kolkatta) as an out-pour of his poor form in World Cup 2003. Another instance, when angry mob attached cricketer Zaheer Khan’s restaurant in Pune, after 2007 world cup.
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There are series of such incidences, post India’s loss in 20 World Cup. Some of the audience out-rage was just pathetic and cannot be erased from the history pages. With time Indian cricket has seen a lot – wacky fans, politics, controversies, ups and downs of the team. It was a dark day for Indian Cricket.Įden Garden brings shame to the nation during the 1996 world cup semis – Please don’t do it again India! That day, amicable Indian audience turned rampant. Match was halted and Srilanka was declared the winner. The Eden Garden crowd could not accept it and started throwing glass bottles and fruits on the pitch and setting the seats ablaze. Thereafter wickets went tumbling down to 120-8 in no time. India was chasing a target of 252 and lost Sachin’s wicket at 65, which ended the 90 run partnership between Sachin and Manjrekar. It was a shoddy batting performance by the Indian team, and the crowd’s excitement turned into outrage. Who can forget the shameful incident at 1996 World Cup, the semi finals between India and Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens (Kolkata, India). Sometimes fans’ love for their star player/team turn s into an obsession and they cannot accept anything but a win. When it jumps over the fence into the territory of obsession, the mind stops reasoning an d starts doing crazy things. When you are in love with someone, no matter how disappointed you are, you will never disrespect or hurt that person. There is a difference between loving a sport and being smitten with it. But there is an ugly side of this sport too where the love for sport turns into an obsession, people start doing absurd things, players forget sportsman spirit, when it becomes a ‘hunger game’. So what is this article about ? – Journey of cricket in India, ICC World Cup 2015 or cricket craze in India, ….Actually none !!!. So far I have just highlighted the rosy side of this sport and how it runs through an Indian’s DNA. Kapil Dev lifts the ICC Cricket World Cup 1983 for India Since then, team’s passion for winning only soared and cricket became a dinner table discussion for every Indian. India won by 43 runs and Amarnath was named Man of the match. It was a game of increasing drama which resulted in India taking away the Prudential World Cup Trophy. West Indies was on a winning spree, and what seemed like an easy win for the Caribbeans, turned out to be an anticlimax. In 1983 World Cup Finals, India played against the all favorite West Indies at Lord’s stadium. India’s surprising World Cup win of 1983 brought this sport to the streets and into the heart s of Indian s. There is something very magical about this game, once you understand it, there are only two options – you will either love it or get obsessed with it. Diverse India gets united, cheering- “ Bleed Blue “, when they see their team on the field. Cricket is not just another game in India, It’s a religion, which is followed by all cast es and communities. In India, this mania runs throughout the year. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 – Lets Play Cricket
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