Cricket has never lived up to its ‘gentleman’s game’ reputation

Aug 19 2019 by SBNation.com

 
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Steve Smith’s injury peeled back the corner on the ugly side of the sport.

One of the biggest misconceptions in sports is that cricket is a “gentleman’s game.” Tea breaks, baggie hats, crisp white uniforms — all a veneer. Sometimes, under rare circumstances, we get a fleeting glimpse of how cricket can really be — a reminder that under the pomp and circumstance lies the same tapestry of cheating, violence, and impropriety that runs...

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