| Like the Sri Lanka's Stratagem against Ricky | | | | from the minds of Indian people. It takes |
| Ponting's team in the World Cup Super 8, | | | | usually 20 years after the last triumph to |
| India Team Selection is also following a | | | | wash out a sport from the mind of people. And |
| hidden agenda. | | | | if you see now, no one gets emotional |
| | | | discussing hockey. And full marks to the |
| First consider these facts: Is it not a | | | | chief of Police who did not brag to media |
| fact that America is way ahead in terms of | | | | about his success. Since his mission was to |
| sports. Is it not a fact that Americans are | | | | free the minds of people so that they can get |
| fanatics about their teams (as so are the | | | | back to work and make India focus on work. |
| European nations) Is it not a fact that | | | | |
| India took over a large share of America's | | | | But there was an issue. A haryanvi lad around |
| business and India worked overtime so that | | | | the same time, despite the best of government |
| American's could enjoy their game of | | | | efforts to make slipshod teams (well they |
| baseball, basketball or even football. | | | | called ghavri, binny and mohinder pacers), |
| | | | won the World Cup. Well, Team India (the one |
| So, sometime, in 1980-90s a strategy was | | | | which drives India to work) did not lose |
| formed. A chief of police force was chosen | | | | hope. They installed a battery of people (the |
| for the task. The task was simple. Indian's | | | | matrix) to destroy this new game. And years |
| were too much emotionally attached to their | | | | down the line, they have achieved the same |
| hockey. This chief of police was commendable | | | | success. Today, cricket has become empty |
| in the manner in which he stamped out | | | | blabber (like garibi hatao or even the |
| terrorism from Punjab. His next task was even | | | | population problem) and is expected to die |
| tougher. And nobody was to know the purpose | | | | quite soon. Still the matrix is taking no |
| of the mission (at least till the mission was | | | | chances. It has this game under it's crushing |
| successful). Today, he is successful in his | | | | hold, but it's eye is watch for any other |
| task. And the task was - to stamp out Hockey | | | | deviant game which tries to rise it's head. |