Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Hyperactive media, and news nonsense!

Case in point is the news 'Tendulkar's intervention led to Bell's reinstatement: Report.'

What does this report seek to convey? What this report does this clarify?

Like any other person who enjoy cricket as a game,  I too love to watch when a person like Sachin plays.  But deification is ridiculous, and works against team spirit.

Media reports like this makes me wonder quite often, whether there is more to news reporting than meets the eye. Does this not border on politicking and mind games?

Does quality of a person, as a player or as an individual, need to be discussed in comparison? That too, eclipsing his own team member; team captain at that? Can quality of a person not stand scrutiny by its own merit?

Fairness in game and sportsman spirit must be upheld, and it was upheld. I am glad about that.

How does it matter whether Sachin was the person who argued for it or whether it was some one else? Is media trying to prove Sachin is God and the rest are lesser mortals?

Worse, is there any means of proving authenticity of this report? It sounds like speculation to a discerning reader.