AT THE time of writing, many of us are keeping up with the closing stages of the World One Day Cricket tournament, being hosted by India, arguably the most passionate cricketing nation on earth. Even casual viewers of cricket are familiar with such past and present superstars as Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli whose exploits have elevated the game to the status of a religion in the subcontinent.

Tongue in cheek, the Indian writer-psychologist As