Harsha on Polly Kaka and Australian Cricketerrs.

Incomparable Harsh Bhogle on Polly Umrigar and on behaviour of present bunch of Australian Cricket. No one has connected these two tragic situation better. Sometimes I think Harsha writes better , far better compared to his commentary.
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When the time comes, as ours will too, the world will ask ‘were you a good man’? Polly Kaka was a great cricketer but he was a good man. I didn’t know him as well as many who played alongside him or toured with him or sought advice from him. But I knew he was a good man and that is good enough.

This necessary marriage of qualities, of being a good cricketer and a good man, is something that I hope Cricket Australia will look at when they see the actions of some of their finest. Cricket is played with courage and aggression on the field and with dignity and humility off it. Interchanging them doesn’t always produce the best result.

Australia showed great courage and aggression on the way to winning the Champions’ Trophy but I’m afraid their performance on stage, while being crowned the best team in the world again, was appalling.

Full article on Indian Express here