No more a gentle game!
Updated On: 21 February, 2024 06:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Michael Jeh
The Spirit of Cricket is a legacy we should honour as a work of art, but has it outlived its time?
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Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews (left) has a word with the Bangladesh players after being timed out during their ODI World Cup match in New Delhi last November. Pic/Getty Images
If there was any doubt that the Spirit of Cricket is an anachronism in the modern professional game, recent events around the world have put paid to that debate.
Don’t mention England and wicketkeepers…we’ve had the incident in the U-19 World Cup where an England batsman was given out handled the ball when he picked it up and handed it to the Zimbabwe wicketkeeper. Prior to that, we had the Jonny Bairstow run-out at Lord’s which led to rowdy scenes in the Long Room. Let’s not forget Angelo Mathews being timed out in the World Cup for having a faulty helmet strap.
Australia have had questions asked about why their fast bowlers keep going off the field for a refreshing shower and a cool drink after bowling three-over spells. The over-rate in Test cricket is a joke— that comes back to numerous drinks breaks, glove changes and other stoppages that make a mockery of Tests as a test of endurance as much as skill.
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