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We were shooting for a film in Ramgarh and watching the first match between West Indies and Pakistan. I along with Bobby Deol, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Sanjay Mishra of Office-Office fame and Kulbhushan Kharbanda were absorbed in watching Lara’s batting. The frustrated director was calling out again and again, “Come on, the shot is ready. The shot is ready.” Obviously he didn’t realise that disturbing anybody while watching a cricket match during the World Cup was considered bad manners. If a boss disturbs his subordinate and asks him to deal with files instead of listening to the commentary on the radio, his confidential report should be made negative. A teacher should have no right to punish a student who has been watching the World Cup the previous night. Those who can produce an affidavit declaring that they were awake the previous night watching the cricket match should be granted 5 per cent grace marks. During the World Cup season even if your friend’s grandmother is ill it is unethical to enquire about her health. Instead it is proper if you are more concerned about Ganguly’s injury or Sehwag’s form. Criticising the game or cricketers using foul language should be taken in the right spirit by parents, teachers and bosses. “Sehwag ne *?+^$**#^ itni gandi batting ki, tea ki?*^#^%$&* kar di”. Asking your child to study or threatening him with gestures while the match is on, is considered to be ill-mannered. If you are called by your boss to his cabin for work when you are discussing the batting order, you should have the liberty to call him names as one of the spectators once called Inzamam ul Haq “aaloo”.
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When Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi showed his bat to one of the spectators, he was banned for two matches. There may be numerous incidents of sledging in the gentlemen’s game but I want to lay down ethics for the spectators even when they are watching the match on television.