League of Extraordinary Gentlemen !

  

    “Harbhajan slaps Sreesanth”, these were the lines I happened to watch on a news channel on Saturday morning. I was taken aback. “Did Harbhajan really slap Sreesanth?”. I wondered in disbelief. I browsed through different news channels and had to believe it. According to media reports, after Friday’s defeat of Mumbai Indians in the hands of Kings XI, Sreesanth (who plays for Kings XI, Punjab ) walked to Harbhajan (Captain, Mumbai Indians) for a shake hand and said “Hard Luck”. The slap was the reply from Harbhajan.

 

    Just when the IPL fever was catching up, this incident has become a dark spot to its legacy. How can Harbhajan slap his fellow player? The captain of the costliest franchise would definitely be under pressure after losing 3 matches in a row. But that doesn’t mean showing aggression on his fellow teammates. The action of Harbhajan is in no way commendable.

 

    IPL has partially led to rivalry between players of different teams. Hope it doesn’t get big. IPL ads shown on TV are also on similar lines. In one ad a dentist doesn’t seem to hesitate to pluck more teeth from his patient just because he supports a different franchise. In another ad, a teenager who is about to sacrifice his seat in bus to an elderly person, refrains from doing so after coming to know that he supports a different franchise.

 

    Harbhajan’s actions on Friday were least expected from a senior player like him. Few months back when Hayden commented on Harbhajan calling him ‘obnoxious little weed’, the entire nation stood by Harbhajan. But Bhajji, this time you let us down. Please remember that cricket is a gentlemen’s game. Be disciplined on the field and don’t go on and become another Shoaib.