Baseball on Valium

 
“It’s basically baseball on Valium,” observed actor Robin Williams.

“Requires one to assume some indecent postures” commented writer Oscar Wilde.

“Organized loafing” opined William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1926.

But based on its popularity in India, I am interested in knowing what a true-blooded Indian fan would have to say.

The subject is cricket.

And coming this Saturday is a view from India by an ardent devotee and follower of the game.

Cricket. Glorious Cricket!

The Last Genteel Game 

by Ajay Sachdev

Read it Saturday.

P.S. India has had a great love affair with cricket ever since the British Raj introduced it in India circa 1721. In fact, in a country with multiple languages, cultures, religions and foods, cricket can be said to be the great unifier.

 P.S. 2: San Jose is home to BACA (Bay Area Cricket Alliance), one of the best organized cricket leagues in the USA, with more than 200 members playing. BACA has many different programs including a Youth Cricket Program. You can check them out here.

P.S.3: If you are an SFO Bay Area resident and want to catch all your favorite Cricket Matches, here are some ways Bay Area residents were able to watch the 2011 World Cup.

 P.S. 4: Arthur Salway, who writes poetry dedicated to cricket, has written a poem which captures the legacy of British cricket on India.  You can read this and his other cricket poems here.

P.S. 5: The image featured in this post is of Cricket 07, a cricket game for the Wii from Electronic Arts.  You can check out the game on Amazon here.

As always thanks for reading and have a fabulous day.