One man held on to his ego, embraced the honour code that once defined sporting combat, and reminded us that the team comes before self, that the romantics have not all passed on. It was also a terrible moment. The very fact that it is a gesture so surprising, confirms the unusualness of the act. In a sporting world of greed it is alas an aberration. What a sporting world we have built for ourselves.
Indian cricketers appeal, even from fine leg, for lbw decisions.
Silly points are almost instructed to claim catches that don' t exist. What's the big deal say players, everyone does it. G.R. Viswanath once recalled Ian Botham to the crease in Mumbai when he felt he was not out and made our hearts swell with pride, so what if Botham went on and won the match for England. Today we'd sneer if an Indian captain allowed that. Somehow decency and the desire to win are seen as conflicting virtues.