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For the love of the game!

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Hello friends,                           After my last post 'Time' matters, the next topic I was planning and still in my books is something on 'Kerala Temples.' But like unplanned visitors, the instinct to write this one is sudden. So let me put some thoughts here.                                     Cricket is something which I used to follow with interest from my childhood and for a long time which included even test matches. By the time the cricket reduced from 50 overs to 20 overs i.e T-20 matches, my interest had gone down south. But I still watch T20 and IPL matches if not regularly. Be it T20 world cup or ICC world cup, our national team fighting against other countries' teams unites all Indians and stirs the patriotic feelings. If it is any match against Pakistan, it is like watching a war fought between two countries, though that is not how  a sport should be looked at. The IPL matches are more for entertainment purposes than for the real sport and also