Is cricket an unselfish game?

Question

"Player doesn't play that he may win,but that his team may"

Is this true?

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

No cricket is a selfish game.................

Answer 3

Wherever there is COMPETITION, "selfishness" just arise naturally.

Answer 4

I can't speak for other countries, but in Australia's case, that is why we have so much success, we play as a team & for our country.

Answer 5

I don't know...Mostly yes,but i can't be certain,every once in a while you get to see  some selfish acts...dunno...

Answer 6

u are absolutely rite

Answer 7

ask about selfish game from

Tendulkar  Ganguly dravid , they know what is it all about

lmao

Answer 8

Eloquent words but I guess most Aussies and New  Zealanders (at least) will relate to.  When we learn sport from the moment we can play it is always about the team. Not only cricket but all the football codes as well.

Yes there are stars but usually they quickly brought back to earth by their team mates.  That way we don't sporting gods just simply players that are gifted but still human.

BTW who is the quote from?

Answer 9

NOOOooooooooooooooooooO

Answer 10

Isn't that true of all team sports.

Actually cricket is a very selfish game when it comes to society as a whole - it assumes people have nothing to do but sit for days and watch a cricket match, go on, and on, and on.

Answer 11

you can't ignore the human aspect involved in cricket. Ideally when the team wins everyone wins but there are personal goals and desires that influence the individual players and some times their action are not always in the best interest of the team. It's unfortunate but it's a reality that we all have to live with.

Answer 12

Well sometimes players can be selfish. Players have to defend their place in the team sometimes, defend their sponsors etc. So there can be some selfishness as there can be competition between the players of the same team.