The Cost Of Indians Being Too Crazy About Cricket

Chetan Bhagat
Jun 19, 2025 | 21:48 IST

It’s not just a stampede. Young people’s obsession with the sport makes them waste critical years of their life. They must understand they are just anonymous cogs in a marketing machine



Consider this scenario: A domestic cricket league featuring 10 privately owned, city-based franchises holds its annual tournament. After one team clinches the title, a victory celebration is held in a stadium designed for 35,000 people. But lakhs show up. Chaos erupts. A stampede follows. Eleven people die. Dozens are injured. The blame game begins.
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