To walk or not to walk, that is the question. What would Aristotle, Plato and Kant have done had they felt a nick?
By Anthony McGowan for The Nightwatchman
It has been a frustrating season. You’ve managed a scratchy 30, a couple of awkward teens and more ducks than a farmyard pond in a children’s picture book. Thoughts of retirement float into your mind, along with the existential terror of what might take the place of these long days on a green field under greying skies. Golf? God, no.
Then, finally, it seems like you’re in. Blue sky, no swing, flat track, friendly bowlers. You’ve done the hard work, wafting and missing outside off, surviving the early run-out opportunity. You’re starting to think the new socks might be just the talisman you needed. You allow yourself the luxury of hope. Along comes an innocuous delivery down the leg side. You flick at it, hoping for a glanced boundary, expecting the airy miss.
Written by Anthony McGowan
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-nightwatchman/2019/dec/04/ethics-walking-cricket-socrates-nietzsche-aristotle-plato-kant under the title “The ethics of walking in cricket: from Socrates to Nietzsche”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
