Indian Economy, Indian Society and Indian Cricket...

There is a deep correlation between the Indian economy, the current trends of the Indian society and Indian cricket. Instant gratification, and not long term goals, is the governing principle, and sadly, the quality of the product is affected in each case.

In the desperate need for new heroes we hype the hell out of initial sparks…. Look at Indian cinema…. It took Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth years of hard work to be named super stars….. But, today, it takes one hit film to be named a super star... What is Dhanush doing these days, apart from living in the shadow of Rajinikanth??? His one or two hit films seem a distant memory to all the crap thats on show these days...

Cricket is the same thing…….. One good series, and you are the next Sunil Gavaskar….. did we not say that of SS Das? Does anyone remember him now?

Be it the economy or our cricket, we seem to be banking on natural talent and sparks of glory to put us on the remarkable trend we are seeing recently.... cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar are a gift... someone like Rahul Dravid is our Godsend message... If we can concentrate on processes and religiously stick to sustainable practices to attain long term goals, we can build a great colossus in the midst of talented genii like Sachin Tendulkar....

The watchword in India should be 'Sustainability'.. Infrastructure is expensive and human resources are invaluable... building the two so that every generation have their Vishys, Kapils, Azhars, Sachins, Souravs (for his flamboyant captaincy) and most importantly the Dravids, Kumbles and Gavaskars endlessly should be the answer to most of the issues.... the former being the list of flair players and the latter being the method players…

There is an identity crisis in India right now, and the sooner India wakes up to this fact, the better it is going to be for all concerned. It is imperative that a long term plan be put in place, with milestones identified and the country work towards it as a whole... This is a critical period in the development of the country and indeed in the survival of the human race, and India has a critical role in this puzzle.

The Indian economy needs to get over the economic growth fad and invest into economic development, put otherwise, it needs to make sure that the economy expands not through a couple of sectors but achieves more inclusive growth from all sectors. Indian cricket needs to get over making money thru TV rights and build the product up to standards. Indian cinema, well well well... the lesser said about that, the better... The identity crisis is so apparent in the kind of movies that are box office hits!!! Whats more to say to that??? For all this to happen, the political fabric needs to be revisited, especially at the local government level, and widespread awareness campaigns need to be launched to educate everyone on the perils of the current trends in Indian society.