: ‘We are out to play…not to win or lose so much’: How Nehru batted for cricket and sportsmanship #IndiaNEWS In September 1953, a two-day charity cricket match was organised in Delhi to raise funds

‘We are out to play…not to win or lose so much’: How Nehru batted for cricket and sportsmanship #IndiaNEWS
In September 1953, a two-day charity cricket match was organised in Delhi to raise funds for the flood victims of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. The match was played between the Prime Minister’s XI and the Vice-President’s XI. Nehru not only captained the PM-XI but also did the commentary for the match.During the commentary, Nehru remarked, “...I think that those who have come here to watch it have had a good time, and we who have played it have also had a good time in playing a good game in the spirit of the game. We had hard hitting, hurricane scoring, and we have had slogging for hours, and everything in between. And we have had, I think, also on both sides, a desire to play the game in the best way possible. We are out to play the game, not to win or lose so much.�?Both cricket teams included parliamentarians from all parties. More than 700 runs were scored by the teams in two innings for just seventeen wickets. The final result was a draw.Nehru himself came on the field after four decades and managed to bat and bowl. While in London’s Harrow School, Nehru had played cricket and football, joined a chess club,...Read more

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