18/08/2008

Can you call a person playing tennis ball cricket a sportsman?

The Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of India and the Gujarat State Tennis Ball Cricket Association filed an appeal against an earlier order ruling out this form of cricket as a recognized one.

 

Both the sports bodies have challenged observations made in May by Justice Bhagwati Prasad that "cricket with tennis ball is not cricket, and playing the gentleman's game with a tennis ball would not make you a sportsperson".

 

Though the genesis of the case is mundane, I am sure there are many people who take their tennis ball cricket seriously and consider themselves as sportspersons.

 

Don't you think a tennis ball cricketer is as much as sportsman as those who play cricket with a cricket ball?

7 comments:

LVISS said...

When u can play serious cricket with cooling glass and coloured clothes why not play with tennis ball?

Anonymous said...

Hell... almost all of India plays with a tennis ball! Dumb judgement

Slogger said...

hey man, my entire cricket life is with Tennis Ball, so I would say Yes. It also helps that you don't need certain cup to protect your essentials.
Seriously, this is what our judges do with Tax Money, what a joke.

Anonymous said...

R,

But does it make him a sportsman? :)

Anonymous said...

Scorpi/ Slog,

Actually we cannot fault the judgment. A guy claims since he participated in a tennis ball tournament and has a certificate to prove, he should be given a job which is reserved for a'sportsperson'.

The judge gave his ruling in this context. :)

Anonymous said...

ah ok... only if the tourno is recognized by the goverment

Anonymous said...

NN.

Wow never knew that. By the way I think they guys lawyer should have presented this information to the judge.

BTW, a warm welcome to you.