Positive Effects of India Losing in Preliminary Round of the Cricket World Cup

***The Original Post for this lies on my blog http://answerinwind.rediffblogs.com . This one a copy of it out here ***

Since I wanted to have this as a post with economic effects of the above mentioned topic, I gave it a very long title (as is the style in economic papers). But you won't find any citations or references to other authors or similar such stuff. Basically I don't have the patience to look out for this stuff. Anyways, this is going to be a bit heavy on your head.

Now coming to the point. You may feel there isn't much positive out there in this loss. But look at the social and economic point of view and you would join me in the congratulating the team on actually losing the preliminaries itself.

1) Since we lost early, we are relieved of the stress we would have undergone once we would have entered into the Super Eights. Imagine the stress on the fans, when the batting line up is collapsing like the cycles at the cycle stand (You know the relevant Sidhuism, I assume). Further if the opponent team starts bashing the bowlers (as they always do), more stress. It would have taken away some business from the doctors and the pharma companies, but then that is acceptable in the best interests of the nation's health.

2) Secondly, since these matches were played during our night, people would have kept themselves awake for a long time. That would have affected the work in the offices the next day since all the fans would be sleepy to the bones. So the loss in cricket has actually helped in retain whatever efficiency they operated with.

3) Thirdly, there will be lesser watching of TV leading to lesser consumption of electricity, thus reducing the worries of the Electricity companies and the governments. That ultimately means lower possibility of Load Shedding and cleaner environment.

4) Fourthly, since the cricketers are fallen Idols, the advertisers will have to find new models. That gives a chance to other sportspersons (Kabaddi Players?), serial actors (actors in serials, I mean) and such insignificant personalities who had been ignored for long time. That means a better distribution of wealth and a drastic reduction in the prices of advertisements, maybe fewer ads too. In short, a better life.

5) Fifthly, since the advertisers anyways get the money which they paid to these cricketers from our pockets, it was always a loss for us. The reduction in the advertising rates should ultimately result into reduction in prices of all types of goods and services and ultimately a reduction in the inflation level.

6) Sixthly, other sportspersons can hope to get a better exposure and may be we will be able to perform better at the other games. (it simply means , if we used to stand 75th in some event among 26 contestants, we will land up being 74th)

7) Seventhly, we have given a great lesson to the world in diplomacy. Since we would not have anyways played against Pakistan, it was no purpose staying there playing with the sorts of Aussies and Safs. Better we gave a chance to our neighbours, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to get their place under the sun. Now that's called Cricket Diplomacy. Isn't it said, "Love Thy Neighbour."

Now that was too much of Socio-Economic theory. Please don't take too much on your self because we lost. We are better off after the loss (that's proved above).

Now if you really feel that you should do something, then hand over a bouquet of flowers to each of the players of the team, when they return and say, "Get Retired Soon".

Some Gandhigiri, isn't it.