Is cricket in Asian Countries taken too seriously?

[Craig]

Why is Tin Tin banned ?

Belgian phobia?

[SJS]

Belgian phobia?

I am stumped

[andyc]

This thread is great!

Reminds me of the clonging thread tbh. Though that was remarkable for the fact that absolutely no one took it seriously. Unfortunately, that didn't happen here.

[Craig]

I am stumped

In hindsight that was very vague

[Richard]

Inzy.

[cover drive man]

We have seen this in the past and its quite common that if an Asian tea performs poorly it ofte leads to unexpected amount of criticism .Thats not it people burn dummies and posters of the players whom they otherwise think as gods .I think the pressure of performing and the expectations levels in Asia are just too much and the media spice it up all the more .I made this topic purely because of whats going on in the Pakistan team .The crowds in India have burnt dummies of Chappel & C0 for their loss to Bangladesh and this puts unnecessary pressure on the players and makes it even more difficult for them to [erform .

I want your views on it .

I've asked myself that a lot of times but it's like football's popularity in Europe.

[MoxPearl]

from cricinfo

"We are told that there is a row brewing in India where people are angry because Mandira Bedi is sporting a saree that has different flags stitched on it ... and the Indian flag was near her feet and that is supposed to be an insult."