Cricket mania!

With this post, I know I am going to be criticized by the hard core cricket fans. Even i like the sport.. it is fun to watch n play too.. I used to play cricket in school (arthatach gully Cricket!) It was real Fun! :D
Still.. There are some issues to be considered..It all began in yr 2000 or so i suppose. The business out of this sport i mean. Here I am using the word SPORT and not GAME! According to me, there is nothing wrong in doing that. Problem is realising the extent to which its to be done. Sahara has given them homes worth crores, they are in advertisements fetching lacks/crores of rupees, we spend hours sitting in front of the TV and RELIGIOUSLY watch the matches, we have all the records by heart! What must be the total amount of money that's invested in this GAME?? I don't know the figure but for sure i know its MUCH more than required.. Seriously, If all those houses are sold and whatever money generated are given to the underprivileged.. can u imagine HOW MANY villages will be benefited?!
On top of all this we have match fixing which over the time we coolly forget and start worshipping the players all over again!
Thing to consider is that, when we have ENORMOUS amount of energy and money to be spent on cricket, why don't we channelise it where it is really required??
Another thing is that why don't we focus on other SPORTS too?? Probably we have forgotten that our national sport is HOCKEY.. (!!??!!)
Any way, this is what I think.. rest is for you to figure out.
Enjoy the ICC cricket world cup! Its an exciting game!
:D