There has been a bit of debate lately about the upcoming Black Caps tour of Zimbabwe.
On one side, NZ Cricket boss Martin Snedden has been adamant, that the tour would have to go ahead because of stiff financial penalties and contracts with the ICC (International Cricket Council). Meanwhile most New Zealanders seem against the tour because of the terrible human rights violations being committed by Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's leader.
I think, that our sports teams should not be placed into a position where they have to make decesions on where they tour based on politics, they should be given guidance from above. The ICC, should have told us not to tour, it's very poor of them to stand back and do nothing. So that leaves the NZ government to step in. Our government should step in and stop any tour of a New Zealand representative team to places like Zimbabwe. For once the Green party have been pushing a good idea, with their idea of legislating against the tour.
We as a country must step up and stand against what we believe is wrong!
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14/09/2005 4:25 PM
# re: New Zealand Cricket Tour of Zimbabwe
Cricket is the worst sport, sorry it's not a sport, just a stupid game
27/09/2005 4:21 PM
# New Zealand Cricket Tour of Zimbabwe
To tour or not should be an individual's decision. Should we leave all the decisions to the politicians whether they be local, national or within the organisations.
29/09/2005 7:35 AM
# re: New Zealand Cricket Tour of Zimbabwe
Hi Mr. Rob,
Yes, it is a tricky situation. I agree, individuals should have the right to decide on these matters, but in this case it was not so.
Govt, would be wrong to tell you or me not to go to Zimbabwe. But we are not talking about us here. This is a New Zealand representative team, arguably our countries second highest team, mixed in with the fact that most of the individuals in the team had no choice but to go (contracts, fear of loss of position in the team if they refused) and NZ cricket's international contractual obligations to go, Martin Snedden kept telling us the only way out of it was if the government stopped it (hint, hint, wink, wink?!).
When it comes to our main representative teams, I do think it is appropriate for the goverment to step in, in these particular circumstances.
11/10/2005 6:07 PM
# re: New Zealand Cricket Tour of Zimbabwe
Cricket is the worst sport ever invented and it shouldnt of been invented