I read an article on the Proteas (South African Cricket Team) return home from Colombo in Sri Lanka due to a bomb blast in a nearby shopping centre. There have been mixed reports as to the validity of their return home. In an interview with Tony Greig (legendary commentator and player for England) he felt that the players were dictating to the government, the international cricket council and the fans all around the world. The question he raised was if a security report came and assured the players of their safety why did they still want to come home? Even more so, why were the players suddenly becoming loyal to themselves and not to the sport?

If you speak to a boomer or someone from the silent generation, which Tony Greig is from this generation, he or she would ague that the sport comes first and that today’s players are becoming soft. They are getting was whole lot of new incentives, they are being paid more, playing less days, and allowed to travel with wives, girlfriends, stay home with pregnant wives and not even return to honour their badge or the team. He relayed a story of how they received direct threats from rebel groups and got told by the British council that they should keep the matter under wraps and should continue to play. It was maybe then more appropriate to respect and show commitment to the higher authority yet we clearly see a differing value system come thru in the newer generation of players.

Today’s talented cricketers ague that, they should be allowed to travel when it suits them. That they compete well on the field and that their loyalty is firstly to themselves and to no badge or any council for that matter.

The bomb blast incident has just become the typical age-old debate, who are today’s players loyal to? I’m certainly convinced that it was the right decision to come home and that players today will remain loyal to one person and that is to them.

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