Virat Kohli, National Duty and Paternity Leave
A cricket season is back! India is playing test matches against Australia. One of the most discussed topics was whether Virat Kohli should come back to India between a tour to accompany his wife as they are expecting their first baby. In India, you will get opinions on both sides, which is OK. However, some of the ex-cricketers are saying that Virat is on national duty and he should have stayed back to support the team. This makes me sad! First of all, playing a sport for your country is not national duty. Cricket is a commercial sport and it should be looked at these players are doing similar job that our police officers and arm forces do. Cricket or any sport is a form of entertainment. We should look at the cricket or any sport as one of the business sectors, similar to IT or Banking, etc. Various sponsors or companies make investment in the sport and we may pay them because it entertain us and not because these players are fighting for our nation's pride. When we have this clar...