I just watched an utterly fascinating documentary on the sport of cricket. The Death of a Gentleman. I know, here I go again to prattle on about cricket. However, I have found a true passion for the sport. I watch it as much as I can and am always looking to get my hands on any literature on the sport.
The doc follows two cricket fans on their quest to see if their true love of test, ie five day long, cricket is to see the sport disappear entirely. What they are lead to is the corruption on a sport by those looking to advance it. The film makes the NFL view on concussions look like child's play, Cricket is facing a tough road ahead and looks to be controlled by three countries, led by India and their BCCI. It was a well done documentary that I recommend for anyone to watch, be they a sports fan or not.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
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