DON'T BRING RELIGION IN CRICKET, PLEASE

Recently though, the controversy that emerged following his resignation as coach of the Uttarakhand side...

- RENIN WILBEN

Of the many things in India that symbolize patriotic terms like national integration and unity in diversity, our cricket team stands as a prime example. People from all walks of life, from varied backgrounds - irrespective of caste, creed and culture have represented India with the utmost pride. We celebrated T. Natarajan’s success as one of our very own - an unassuming boy, who rose from a poor village in Tamil Nadu to create history Down Under. Bishan Singh Bedi, Tiger Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar and now the likes of Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Cheteshwar Pujara - talent comes in from different corners of the country. But, they all represent ‘India’ as one team.

One such hardworking player, Wasim Jaffer made his India debut back in 2000. The son of a bus driver, the former batsman made his way up through the hard yards in first-class cricket. Although his potential in international cricket could not be tapped, Wasim Jaffer went on to become a domestic legend. Recently though, the controversy that emerged following his resignation as coach of the Uttarakhand side was not only disappointing but highly shocking as well.