The show must go on
Peter Roebuck, in the Natal Witness , calls for players to make the trip to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, saying that “life itself is dangerous.”
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Peter Roebuck, in the Natal Witness, calls for players to make the trip to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, saying that “life itself is dangerous.”
If at all possible, the sporting show must go on. All things remaining equal, cricketers must put aside their fears and go to Pakistan to play in the Champion’s Trophy, due to take place between September 12 and 26. Withdrawal must be a last resort, not a first option. Anyone waiting for perfect calm to shave will grow a long beard. Always, there is some disturbance in the volatile group countries that dominate this game. It might be xenophobia, religious conflict, political turmoil, violent protests, crime waves, health worries or goodness knows what.
Cricket is no longer the game of the village green. It belongs not to blacksmiths but to businessmen, and sometimes politicians.
If every horror caused the cancellation of sporting events, then hardly any could take place.
Ashok Ganguly is an editorial assistant at Cricinfo