Coverage of cricket’s latest shame has not only extended beyond Australia and India, with Harbhajan Singh’s three test ban for racially abusing Andrew Symonds transcending the cricket world to the point that argubly the most revered news publication on the planet, TIME, has taken an interest in the imbroglio.
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The American based magazine reserves its space for stories only of global importance, however such is the increasing power of India as a political and economic power, TIME weighed in on the ban which threatens to prematurely end India’s tour of Australia.”Is this what people mean when they say sport is more than just a game?,” TIME journalist Simon Robinson wrote.
“The differences between the two teams are perhaps not as striking as what they have in common. Both are confident and proud groups, a pride that in both cases can easily become self-righteousness.
“In India, a booming economy and the country’s newfound self-confidence on the world stage is imbuing its traditional cricketing nationalism with a new streak of cockiness. The Australians, meantime, blindly believe they can do no wrong on the cricketing field, and are appalled that anyone would question their behavior or motives.”
“Sadly, such total loyalty is wrecking the game.”
London-based broadsheet The Telegraph took a dim view of all parties involved in the drama.
“No matter how intense the rivalry, and against Australian cricket it is always intense, there ought to be a more civilised response to perceived injustice than one giant, childish huff,” wrote The Telegraph’s Sue Mott.
The Indian media has turned its attention to its political leaders, who have called on the Board of Cricket Control (BCCI) to scrap the remainder of the tour, which is currently suspended, pending an appeal against Singh’s ban.
In Australia, public support toward its team is waning, with a poll conducted by News Limited suggesting 83% of fans do not think captain Ricky Ponting is a good ambassador for the game.
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