There are times when I feel proud to be an Indian. We pride ourselves on our rich culture and we should too. We know the manners and how to take defeats. This capability is missing in many other super powers of the world. Take Australia and England as an example. They want to win (that’s fine) at any cost, which is how a competitor should think. But often the fine line between competitiveness and desperation is crossed by the English cricket side. In the recent India’s tour of England, this aspect of the English present and past cricketers is coming to the fore.
Some of the ex-cricketers had claimed that England is the number one test side in the world even before the Indian team landed on English soil. Knowledgeable cricketers of the yester years such as Ian Botham, Graham Gooch and Nasser Hussain have been shelling bombs at the Indian team from time to time. Accusing the Indian team for some reason or the other seems to be the only news worthy item for the English press this English summer.
According to Indian senior ex-cricketers this is a type of mental disintegration planned by the English press beforehand. Well, if this is the way you treat a guest, then I am proud I was not born with the legacy of English culture.
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