What is a Sport

I hope most of us play one or the other sports or game etc..etc..
Why do we play anyway..
Some to win..Some for fitness..Some for relaxation..
This is at gully level So what about international players...Why do they play..Of course for money and fame..But at least I hope some play to win, to earn respect.

If any one of you have seen last night India Vs West Indies 3rd test 2011. None of the above mentioned reasons could confirm why the hell they played for 5 days.

The day started with Edwards and Chandrapaul showing tremendous commitment to save the gave. A Draw if not a win. The Indians eventhough loosing mukund for the first ball were relatively stable requiring 84 runs in 90 balls with 7 wickets in hand. I was watching it on TV although it was 3:00 AM in the night I was looking forward for a tight finish. I wanted to see players battle it out. I was looking forward for an exciting test match which goes till the last ball of a 5 day game. It could be the test match of the year or this decade with lots of twists and turns and still more twists and turns possible and suddenly you know what teams shake hands and out of the blue match is Draw.

This indian team boats of an over rated test ranking position but did not have the guts to atleast push for a win. How timid can that be for a polulation of over 1 billion. There is a mathematical probability of loosing which is highly unlikely with still 7 wickets in hand. No wonder west indies captain was surprised by the timorous approach of the indian team. This irresolute approach by the indian team does no good. Rankings are mere numbers. Actions speak more than numbers. There is will be no satisfaction to even the fans of the indian team with their indecisiveness.

Now after all this Our new coach and Mr grumpy fletcher is still defending his decision by saying that his team team has already exceeded the expectations by playing without 5 senior players and still managing to win both one day and test series. How stupid is that. Being top team team you always have to go for the kill be aggressive in decision making also . Even a small kid will tell the coach how far the risk is and how near the victory was.

I have been so pissed and gutted after seeing the match with still 90 balls of play possible and indian players without any remorse shamelessly shaking hands that even 2003 work cup loss looked small compared to this.

Players accepting defeat without playing.