This refers to "It's time to cleanse the game" (April 8). Bob Wolmer was a practical and intelligent coach. This is really going to harm the image of cricket and also create a rift among the nations. The guilty must be punished as soon as possible.
Shailesh Kumar,
Bangalore
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Vijay Lokapally's article was an excellent tribute to Woolmer. At a time when the game was losing its charm, Woolmer stood tall fighting for cleansing the system. His untimely death has surely caused a big void in the administration of cricket. It is high time the ICC took stern steps to arrest match fixing.
K. Murlidar,
Chennai
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As the author rightly pointed out, Woolmer's murder is indeed a warning signal to all those concerned in running the game and there is no better way to pay tribute to Woolmer than cleansing the game of corruption.
J. Anantha Padmanabhan,
Srirangam
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Bob Woolmer's death is still shrouded and wrapped in mystery. There is no doubt that cricket has become an industry. It is big money for the players, the corporate world and the betting syndicate. Unless the game is cleansed of corruption and the killers of Woolmer are identified and punished, the joy of playing or watching cricket will never be the same again.
Dr. R .K. Malhotra,
New Delhi
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The unnatural death of Bob Woolmer is shocking news for cricket fans across the globe. His death reveals that cricket is in the grip of wrong people and also exposes the security lapses in cricket's premier tournament. The excessive commercialisation of cricket is the root cause of most of these problems . The equations governed by money have robbed the game of its better aspects.
Arvind K. Pandey,
Allahabad
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The article was a no-nonsense and logical analysis of the decline of the state of cricket. It also brings out how this decadence has resulted in the changing characteristics of its fans in the subcontinent, which partly explains the outburst in our country as a reaction to India's elimination in the first round. I hope the authorities would give sufficient thought to the points raised in the article in their attempt to revive the game to its former dignity and glory.
B.K.S. Nair,
Thiruvananthapuram
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Cricket is no longer a lovely game. At present, it symbolises only hate, avarice, greed and acrimony. The mysterious death of Bob Woolmer conveys the chilling message that cricket is dictated by the whims and fancies of a few who have sacrificed themselves to the demon called big money. If cricket is freed of all its dirt and made to look beautiful again, that would be the finest tribute to Bob Woolmer.
T.S. Pattabhi Raman,
Coimbatore
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