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Chances of India in Cricket World-Cup 2007 and Role of Media

Introductionof people and why not Indian team reached the
final of the cup after a gap of 20 years.
Though the National game of India is HockeyThough in final, we lost comprehensively to
but Cricket is craze among Indian public.Australia. Everybody played to the best of
People follow this game like a religion. Manythe abilities but somehow failed to cross the
people might not be able to name the Captainfinal hurdle. But to whom would you like to
of Indian Hockey Team but they know the nameblame for that? We don't have to blame any
of a player who is playing his first match inexternal factor, not even our team but only
cricket. Fortunately or unfortunately, as"we, the people of India" and to very large
Indians are not able to excel any other gameextent...our  Visual  Media.
except cricket, hence the pressure is more on
them to win almost every possible match. BeAmong the readers of this article, how many
it media, any corporate house, politicians,of us are able to work under pressure? How
everybody like to get associated with thismany to us are able to perform well, when
game  in  one  form  or  the  other.there are high expectations? How many have
excelled well, when there is high pressure? I
Again, we are in those days, where life isdon't think that any of you will give
going to become standstill. People will takepositive reply. So, what was you expecting
off's from their office. There will be morefrom the team with an average age of 27
fights and arguments between husband and wifeyears, when there was pressure of the
for TV. Yes, there will be Cricket World-cupexpectations of 100 crore people? Yes, our
to be held in West Indies in the first halfteam failed and surrendered to that pressure
of this year. Though there will be 16 teamsand  stress.
competing in this world-cup, the key
contenders for the world-cup are: Australia,Role of Media in 2003 World-Cup and
England, West Indies, NewZeland, Pakistan,Expectations  in  this  World-Cup  of  2007
India, Westindies, South Africa, Bangladesh,
Zimbabwe.Whenever there is a cricket match, involving
Indian Team, our NEWS Channels get diet for
Squad  and  Team  for  this  World-cupthe day. They have nothing to do but appraise
our players by sitting in the studio;
My  Squad  for  Cricket  World-Cup  2007,criticize the performance of some players; go
ga-ga over others' performance and do
1) Sachin  Tendulkarunwarranted, senseless and illogical
comparison. That is what happened last time.
2) Sourav  GangulySome of sports journalist of leading NEWS
Channels , like Star News, NDTV, Aajtak et
3) Gautam  Gambhiral, went to the houses of team
players...interacted with their family
4) Rahul  Dravidmembers; brought Astrologists, Numerologist
and all such people to their studios and they
5) Yuvraj  Singhdid nothing, other than building the pressure
on the team. Those channels are just
6) Mohd.  Kaifinterested in their TRP rates and nothing,
just nothing else. What happened after
7) M.  S  Dhonithat...the Team India failed to cross the
final hurdle. When our team reached the
8) Dinesh  Kartickfinal, people back at home, started
celebrations before even watching the final
9) Zaheer  Khanmatch.
10)  SreesanthI still remember that evening, all shops were
closed. There were very few vehicles on the
11)  Ishant  Sharmaroad  and  life  was  just  standstill.
12)  Anil  KumbleLet's not make those mistakes again. Let's
hold ourselves and our celebrations till the
13)  Romesh  Powarlast ball is bowled. We have very bright
chance and one of our best chances to win
14)  Ajit  Agarkarthis  world-cup.
15)  Robin  UthappaThere is a lot of pressure, when people play
in front of so many people. There is an
16)  Virendra  Sehwagunwanted pressure when someone represents his
or her country at that level. There is a
My playing eleven for any given match (Inpressure to succeed...to be successful...to
bating  order)win for country. So, my entire Journalist
friends' please, don't build that extra
1) Saurav  Gangulypressure on our team, by sitting in studios;
don't give our players that extra stress and
2) Sachin  Tendulkartensions. In other words, please don't do
anything that you don't want other's to do to
3) MS  Dhoniyou.
4) Rahul  DravidEven after 60 years of independence, we are
still considered as "Developing Country". We
5) Gautam  Gambhirneed to do so many other things. There are so
many areas to concentrate on. There is lot to
6) Yuvraj  Singhdo to come in the category of "Developed
Nation".  Let's  concentrate  on  that.
7) Mohd.  Kaif
India, a country of 100 crores, is not about
8) Ajit  Agarkarsome 5000 odd politicians, some 300 odd movie
stars and some 30 cricketers. India is much
9) Zaheer  Khanmore than that. Still, there are villages
where there is no electricity; there are
10)  S.  Sreesanthareas where there are no healthcare
facilities, no schools, and no education
11)  Anil  Kumblefacilities. There are people who stay in
slums, footpaths, they don't have enough
Memories  of  Last  World-Cupavenues to earn as much to eat thrice in a
day. Let's concentrate on that. Let's bring
The memories of last world-cup held in Souththe attention of powerful and influential
Africa in 2003, are still fresh in the mindpeople to such matters.



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