Rahul Dravid’s speech on the Bradman Oration at War Memorial – as rightly recommended by TSV, was certainly a speech of gold. Though fellow cricketers, commentators, writers & other celebrities have gone into raptures over this, this is my share of Joy!
The oration was flowing like a sparkling stream of water, touching hearts of all Indians, cricket lovers & modest human beings. The order of events covered in the oration showed that the speech was crafted and not drafted. The prolonged speech was delicately maneuvered by a touch of humor & character. The delivery of the values to every listener was clear like a crystal, establishing inspiration over 40 minutes of wisdom, character & simplicity.
With the kind of fanatical following for cricket I had during my adolescent time, we were a few souls trying to slice every corner of the sports columns from a dozen dailies, getting back to the television sets for any news on cricket, discussing the choice of players for the oncoming tours. During those times we had hours & hours of debates on the results, the game, team, players, commentators, pitches & even more.
Our gang was meticulously following International Cricket, ODI & Test formats, every major tour of every country was tracked to the full. Suddenly I realize, I had not been tracking cricket in any form since the world cup victory. As Rahul appropriately indicated, may be its due to the over dose of the game in the 3 formats & the paralyzing analysis in the media.
After viewing this video, I really felt that cricket is still a gentlemen’s game and gentlemen are still gentle. Thank you Dravid!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr4bK63WxXY
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