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Cricket must give in to reality

England are right to go back. Cricket has to bow to reality. Anybody far away from home, however hospitable the conditions, needs to feel happy and wanted. You cannot live in an atmosphere of helplessness. If I was in a country where armed terrorists were searching for people who carry the same ....Read more

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lovely articleBy: ravi raju | Saturday , 29 Nov '08 6:51:37 AM Reply | Forward lovely article harsha. thanks for putting the perspective right.

Dirty and seedy politics!!!By: Zaz | Friday , 28 Nov '08 23:39:15 PM Reply | Forward India should stand toe to toe on this one and come to pakistan. Harsha you're being a hypocrite. Only dirty cricket politics will keep cricket continuing in india and not in pakistan

Cricket politics dirty and seedy!!! By: Zaz | Friday , 28 Nov '08 23:28:23 PM Reply | Forward Hypocrisy at its best!! Why should teams tour india but not pakistan???The reason for the return is because of indias financial clout. The BCCI don’t want other players and teams saying no to touring India severely affecting IPL and BCCI financially. On the other hand ECB needs Indian players and BCCI support for their version of the IPL.If this had happened in pakistan there would be no coming back.As stated india may cancel their series in pakistan. India should stand toe to toe with pakistan at this moment as they are both in the same terrible position. Pakistan have acted upon every whim of India in banning ICL players etc even though it has severely depleted there current team If India will not support Pakistan then this support should be withdrawn and Pakistani ICL players should be back playing Intnl cricket.Also if Intnl cricket can continue in India why cant it in pakistan? Pakistan should state they will not play on neutral territory and a stand must be mad

Why biased towards Pakistan?By: k k | Friday , 28 Nov '08 16:18:06 PM Reply | Forward Harish's article was very heart warming, however biased and very contradictry.He ends the composition by hoping to welcome the English back on indian shores. At the same time he wouldn't like the Indians to go to Pakistan?

Why India shouldnot go to PakistanBy: Vipin | Friday , 28 Nov '08 9:59:46 AM Reply | Forward I think hersha is right that India should not tour to Pakistan.Not only becouse of security reasion but also becouse of newly appointed chef of Pakistan board is very close relative of India's top terrorist.Why BCCI have no objection on it? Are they think about big money not about country.If BCCI wouldn't respond then i will be anti BCCI cricket and i hope i am not the only one.

We are truely worrying on you (England Team) people as much as of my people.By: M. Saravanan | Friday , 28 Nov '08 9:35:39 AM Reply | Forward Hats off Harsha! you are not just the great commentator, but just a great thinker. Let my frinds (England team) go back home safely, enjoy the Christmas without any alarms in their stomack, we are sure, they will surely be back to entertain us when they feel they can only concentrate on their game, but nothing else for that matter. We Indian will definitely stand firmly up once this cloud pass on and we will request them again to entertain us until then I wish you Happy Journey and Merry Christmas.

not nowBy: Vishnu | Friday , 28 Nov '08 7:43:16 AM Reply | Forward It is sure makes sense not to play cricket now irrespective of whether we have enough security or the_situation_improved_better, etc. Lets be with our men who is fighting now, and once the 'operation' is over lets not just move on. Hopefully our leaders and law makers utilize this opportunity - the new found unity or the polarized opinion among us - to come up with a strong mechanism that would eliminate terror from our nation. To chart out a mechanism of this sort would not take a more than a month or two. Till then we can stop playing cricket or any other sport - just to focus on the main issue and not to move away from it like we did in the previous times.