Reservations in the world cup

What are reservations for? They are for the upliftment of a community. Their aim is to bring everyone on the same level so that there is no bias as far as progress is concerned. Communities which are not capable of rising for intrinsic reasons are given reservations so that they too get to taste success. As far as cricket is concerned, well Australian team has raised to a new high which is not easy to achieve by others. They have made other look like minnows. If Australia’s success is not checked then the time is not far when people will lose interest in cricket. So why not have reservations for the World Cup so as to allow other teams to be interested in cricket?

I am not sure about other teams but Indian team definitely deserves reservations. Here are few reasons

1. There is no Kolkata in Australia and more importantly there is no Sachin in the Australian team. This gives the selectors a breathing space and also free will to select the best possible team.

2. The selectors are not as corrupt as they are in India. Selectors are more concerned in making the team better rather than accumulating money in their Swiss bank accounts.

3. The grounds in Australia have special thick grass which allows players to practice diving since the beginning of their career. Indian players have to wait for their turn to practice with the national team abroad to get the feel of that grass.

4. Indian children are exposed to the fantasy world of Bollywood. They are made to believe that to succeed in life they have to have a girl friend who is going to dance, with a dairy milk, after they hit a six. They are made to belive that the ‘hero’ always wins in the end and Indians are heroes so don’t have to worry about the end result.

So as to respect the feeling of 1.2 billion highly committed fans, the ICC has to make special provisions to make team India win. I won’t go as far as Arjun Singh in implementing the reservations for infinite period of time but for a limited period of time, a win per decade is enough.