The Gospel at Eden Gardens

By John Cheeran
Love thy enemy.
Calcutta has been home to Mother Teresa, but till today I did not believe that men and women of the City of Joy followed Jesus Christ’s principle in letter and spirit.
They truly loved South Africa; cheered them, applauded them as Indians came to terms with the brutalities of day-night cricket.
From preparing a pitch that spelt disaster for Indian batsmen to booing Rahul Dravid’s trudge back to pavilion to giving centurion Graeme Smith a standing ovation they have lived up to the dictum – love thy enemy.
At least they did not bring down the roof this time at Eden Gardens.
It was an Indian defeat they celebrated.
But a crowd that was livid at Sourav Ganguly’s ouster from the team got what they deserved.
Unfortunately India deserve better.