The Steve Smith incident that happened couple days ago got me thinking about "Win at all cost" attitude that is instilled in the kids nowadays at an early age. Unfortunately, both coaches and parents are culprits here. Generally, kids go to play & learn cricket because they found it to be fun, either watching it or while playing it in the gullies. My cricket coach always wanted me to perfect the fundamentals of the game, before he would even put me in the nets. He would no t accept any shortcuts. However, he always insisted that process of becoming a better bowler or a batsman was more important than a win or a loss. This doesn't mean one need not work hard for a win. Swami Vivekananda has a famous quote where he says that "The means to an end is more important than the end itself". In this case, Steve Smith wanted to get an advantage by scruffing up the ball and get it replaced to get more reverse swing going or damage the ball so that the umpires...
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