Day: February 5, 2025

File picture of Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak The eighteenth century Scottish economist Adam Smith may not have been a cricket fan, but something he said does apply to the sport. In his Wealth of Nations he wrote, “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest.”Currently, India’s self-interest doesn’t align with those who believe their teams should boycott their match against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy later this month. This, in response to that country’s ‘gender apartheid’, the ill-treatment of women and refusal to have a women’s cricket...

The eighteenth century Scottish economist Adam Smith may not have been a cricket fan, but something he said does apply to the sport. In his Wealth of Nations he wrote, “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest.”Currently, India’s self-interest doesn’t align with those who believe their teams should boycott their match against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy later this month. This, in response to that country’s ‘gender apartheid’, the ill-treatment of women and refusal to have a women’s cricket team which is one of the International Cricket Council’s requirements. A recent shift in policy saw India’s top diplomat hold a meeting with Taliban’s acting foreign minister. India ...