The game of cricket is not new to the word “Sledging” or better said as “Mental Disintegration”. If one side is performing in an outstanding way the other Team’s Players will walk up to opponent team’s batsman or the bowler and will have a word or so, these words will disturb the rhythm of the Players, resulting in loss of wickets or consumption of Runs. This process is known as Sledging (“Mental Disintegration”).

This is a well carved psychological procedure to disintegrate spirit of the opponent team. Some of the best and successful teams stick to this procedure.

In the olden days West-Indies’ bowlers intimidated the batsman with their perfect line and speed which was a night mare to Legendary Batsmen. As the game went on, New Champions evolved. The new ways of Sledging came up. The players started to play with their words which triggered emotion all around the mind of the Player resulting in Loss of concentration. War of words turned out to be best medicine at hour crises.

At this Hour, war of words has reached a stage where players pass on profanity at their counterpart in the field, as well as off the field. This trend has come up as a Bad precedence and is directing the game in the bad light.

Cricketers must play the game in right spirit and must restrain from exchanging profanity or racist remark with their counterpart.

ICC must act immediately and must debar the players who exchange profanity or racist remark with their counterpart in the name of Sledging (“Mental Disintegration”)

Posted on January 12th, 2008 by Trix
Filed under: ODI Cricket, test match