Let this incident highlight the need to rush an injured person in time to hospital. Let us all understand how crucial those few minutes and how much difference it can make in saving one's life. Everyone of us will shed crocodile tears in grief and carry on being selfish to the core. Do we honestly give way of help in giving way for an ambulance rushing a patient in distress to a nearby hospital? What's the harm if we reach home a few minutes late? We all have become so much selfish that we want all the best things in life only for ourselves and do not want to adjust even a little bit for others. We only realise when it's our turn to go through these hassles.
Let this be an eye opener! Let us keep ourselves aside on the left most when next time an ambulance requests for path. Let us help save valuable lives!
Re: Call the tour off or atleast, first 2 tests...
by ram krishna on Nov 29, 2014 11:53 PM
You are probably talking about India. In advanced countries (including Australia) you will get arrested for not giving way to an ambulance. I don't think this is the reason for the unfortunate death. They even have a chopper ready to airlift the injured, but chose to go by road as it is very safe and quick.
Re: Call the tour off or atleast, first 2 tests...
by vijay M on Nov 30, 2014 08:45 PM
In India, even the lives of thousand people dont mean anything. We should accept our bad luck to be born in this fateful country.
Re: Re: Call the tour off or atleast, first 2 tests...
by Sameer Shaikh on Nov 30, 2014 09:08 PM
you are absolutely right. Life in India is very cheap.
the same guy was talking about breaking an arm of another cricketer a year ago (intimidating and trying to induce fear within the batsman) and now he is in a grief, lesson for these kind of people, when they try to play game by introducing fear and verbal blows at their opponent
in such matters need not always be the perspective of a majority of the common followers of the game.
It can be said with certainty that the great majority of the Indian followers of the game - who constitute the most important segment in the game worldwide and whose choices must be considered as more important than those of any other party to the game - would not appreciate the thought of the first test match being postponed due to this incident.
The first response from them would be like "Would the Australian cricket board and players have responded like the BCCI is responding now if it was an Indian player who had met this fate ?"
Many of them would also be wondering whether the BCCI ought to use this opportunity to let the Indian side take full advantage of the depressed state of the Australians in the first test (as they feel the Australians would have certainly done if the situation was reversed).
Re: The cricketers' perspective
by sunil kashikar on Nov 29, 2014 03:44 PM
We indian never thinks how others will reacts in same situation, We just follow our hearts and gives respect to humanity, that’s why Indian are loved everywhere
Re: The cricketers' perspective
by adam smith on Nov 29, 2014 06:21 PM
What you say about the Australians could probably be true......BUT THEN we are not Australians!! We feel the other person' hurt, as well.
Re: Phil Hughes
by Venkat Bhat on Nov 29, 2014 02:02 PM
Good suggestion, but not practical. These days most teams are playing cricket throughout the year. If this tour is cancelled then may be Aus-India series will happen only 3 or 4 years.
Re: Phil Hughes
by kunal shah on Nov 29, 2014 03:20 PM
This is Not Solution, Better Start Playing Competetive Cricket at earliest, will be quick recovery for mental condition as u will be involved in something, then sitting ideal, Cricket is there bread n butter so they have to play asap
Re: Re: Phil Hughes
by ALOK BHATTACHARYA on Nov 29, 2014 03:53 PM
It's not only Australia's loss but whole cricketing fraternity.. This whole tour must be rescheduled for near future as players and cricket lovers may be physically present at ground but mind will be somewhere else. Phil's memory can't be erased so soon. Both cricket boards must think it soon and act as a mark to respect to Phil and his family.
Re: Phil Hughes
by ram krishna on Nov 30, 2014 12:00 AM
In today's world people go to work within 10-15 days after a loss of life in the family. No one can sit forever mourning. Playing cricket is winning bread and butter for cricketers. They have to go back to work as soon as they can. Cancelling tours is not a solution.
Re: Re: Phil Hughes
by Gopala Ganesh on Nov 30, 2014 10:32 PM
This was an accident. The bowler certainly did not mean to physically harm the batsman. Intimidation is part of many other sports: basketball, the non-stop brutality that is American Football (NFL). What if a close-in fielder had been hit hard by the ball off a powerful shot? Cannot happen? I thought it might happen anytime when Toby Grieg (England was fielding). He would literally breathe on the batsman and at 6 feet 7.5 inches or something, was a truly intimidating presence. I almost wished that someone would whack him hard so that he would not dare to stand that close. Cricketers now a days are well protected. Nari Contractor almost died in the West Indies in 1962 from a blow to the head when all he wore on his head was the cricket cap. Luckily he came back but never played for India again. So, the series in Australia must go on. I am sure the late Mr. Hughes would only want it that way. Certainly, remember him with a grand memorial and take good care of his family. The game is drowning in cash. That would be a great thing!
