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Commenting on the nomination of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha by the Congress, Bal Thackeray has said, "It really is dirty picture." Bal Thackeray perhaps doesn’t know that The Dirty Picture was a hit movie that gave its producer big dividends. The Congress, too, might benefit from the move. But if you think Tendulkar can score sixes and centuries on a political pitch, you may be mistaken.
In Parliament, sometimes, the whole team or party can stage a walk out without any reason. In cricket, you throw the ball towards the wickets. But in Parliament you may fling mikes and other objects in any direction. In cricket, you respect the umpires’ decisions. But here you may not listen to any word of the chairperson. In traditional cricket, after hitting a century, Tendulkar gets kudos from everyone. Here he can face an inquiry anytime. The inquiry may say, "Why didn’t you take prior permission from the high command to make a century?" Tendulkar’s fans are happy, of course. One said, "Tendulkar might get a new rule passed in the House of granting 50 extra government holidays for watching cricket matches."
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There’s a huge
difference between political cricket and traditional cricket. In
normal cricket, a bowler has to work really hard to dismiss even one
batsman.