Cricket cannot take its place for granted

Peter Roebuck, writing in the Hindu, says that with seasons overlapping increasingly these days, cricket needs to face the challenge of retaining its popularity in countries where soccer also flourishes. And the next World Cup presents an excellent opportunity to do that, he says.

Pride and Miraculous, two of my sons, went to the match and afterwards sent a message that said simply “Kaka!” As far as they were concerned, the chance to see him in the flesh was not to be missed. Could even Sachin Tendulkar have created remotely as much anticipation? And it was not a Test match.