One is a political freak, the other a self-made leader with a vision for his country. The comparisons are amusing, but utterly facile. Indians need to take drastic action to end racism against black Africans. We know her name. In both, cricket and politics, what we were seeing was a species of indignant, nationalist pushback against standards set by the West.
That word — enjoy — is a meagre way to describe the feelings that course through millions of Indians when India takes on its westerly neighbour. The salvation of India rests with him, provided he reforms himself. The best name for Sehwag is the Great Deflator. No modern batsman could take the wind out of an opening attack — deflate it, in other words — as adeptly as Sehwag.
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