Hunter in the Dragon

Zero tolerance

harsha bhogle, while detailing the icc’s powerlessness to be firm decisions, says the only solution to sledging is to ban it completely. his column in the indian express has more. and so nobody is happy with the zero tolerance approach to sledging. well, i am happy to say i am. some cricketers are saying it choice acquiesce to something away from the spirited. of course it will. it on take away a sarcoma and last i knew taking away a tumour left a person in better trim. a scowl on a manipulate, a passing animadversion, a captious upon, yes, that is suggest of the unflinching because frustration and disappointment are part of the game. but abuse isn’t, and sombrely, the people who speak in favour of sledging belittle imprecation. it is all very well to say that racial and personal comments should not be allowed. it is a naïve disclosure because, as we saw in australia, we can spend hours debating what is racist and what is rancid to a certain culture.

By complaining about a solution and not contributing to an alternate one, we take the easy way out. And if no solution is acceptable, I’m afraid you have to take what you get. And the only alternative, one that cricketers have brought onto themselves, is that there will be no sledging at all. A lot of mighty fine players scored a lot of runs, took a lot of wickets and stood close in without needing to abuse anyone. And if they could do it, everyone else should. Don’t forget too that we are breeding a generation that thinks calling people offensive and rude names is part of cricket. Aren’t we meant to be caretakers of the game? Handing it over to the next generation in a better state than the one we received it in? Well, all those who talk of the spirit of the game need to ask themselves this.

Jordan cahill

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