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'religion'  By Vinod Mehta Editor of Indian weekly magazine,
Outlook  Indian cricketers The craze for Indian cricket unites
the nation Journalist and editor Vinod Mehta reflects on India's
obsession with cricket - as millions across the country have
been glued to televisions watching India play Australia.  But
the drama of the game continues off the pitch, and in recent
weeks, some of the country's top politicians have been drawn
into the battle for control of the national game.  "A bunch of
jokers" is a rather rude phrase, but that is how those who run
cricket in India were described by a senior high court judge
recently.  Like millions, the honourable judge had been
observing elections to positions in India's top cricket body.
Why did these elections assume such huge importance?  Indeed,
why does the game of cricket drive 1.2 billion people into a
state of frenzy?  Foreigners are totally myst