Cricket

The Indian Professional League of 20/20 Cricket has raised the bar for even this cricket-mad country. Last weekend, the Chennai Super Kings took on the Punjab Royal XI in Dharamsala, in a must-win match for the former. On hand to greet the players was the Dalai Lama, and it was really rather touching to see how every player, regardless of faith or country, appeared genuinely reverent and pleased at the opportunity. The Dalai Lama took in about half of the first session and seemed to have a good time himself. Good times all around, a nice segue from the anxiety preceding Saturday’s bomb blasts outside the Bangalore stadium.