Nov
27
Politicians and sports
The following article just exhibits how shallow the knowledge of our honorable Members of Parliament is regarding sport and more so, our proxy national sport Cricket and how exactly the game is played on the field.
I was just reading this article as to how the MPs have strongly reacted to the cricket coach Greg Chappell's comments regarding how "the MPs were doing their job. I am not surprised. They are paid to do so in Parliament," after India's 106 run defeat in the third ODI in South Africa. Here go some of the reactions of the MPs to Chappell's comments -
- CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta said the former Australian captain "had no business" to make such comments. "Chappell doesn't understand the nuances of democracy," he said.
I was just reading this article as to how the MPs have strongly reacted to the cricket coach Greg Chappell's comments regarding how "the MPs were doing their job. I am not surprised. They are paid to do so in Parliament," after India's 106 run defeat in the third ODI in South Africa. Here go some of the reactions of the MPs to Chappell's comments -
- CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta said the former Australian captain "had no business" to make such comments. "Chappell doesn't understand the nuances of democracy," he said.