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Bankrupt SA cricket legend looks to India for assistance This morning I was shocked to read Headlines of Times- Mumbai Mirror - Bankrupt SA cricket legend looks to India for assistance. I went on to read further: Mounting debt, a stroke and Parkinson's beat the great Graeme Pollock  Graeme Pollock, one of the greatest ever to grace the game of cricket and easily its most gifted left hander, is living a life of penury in Johannesburg, unable to pay his medical bills and facing the ignominy of being thrown out of his only house. The South African legend - whose Test career was curtailed because of the country's isolation in the Apartheid era, but gave enough evidence of his genius in the 23 games he played - has made massive losses in his brokerage business. With a recent stroke restricting his movements, Pollock is now unable to take up any work to repay nearly $ 250,000 he has borrowed from banks and is just days away from losing his mortgaged home. The last hope of the man, who was voted South Africa's player of the 20th Century in 2000, is the cash rich BCCI and the ICC headed by N Srinivasan. Bitter that his own country has forgotten its hero, Pollock's agent Basil O' Hagan hopes that the Indian board, fans, corporates and IPL teams will pull the master batsman out of this life of indignity. The past two years - when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's and colon cancer - have been a nightmare for Pollock, 70. And with the stroke that followed, he has been rendered homebound. "Financially, Graeme is fighting to keep the wolves from his door. It's really sad to see someone who brought so much joy to cricket, in this position," O'Hagan said. Pollock retired in 1987 at 43- an era before ODI and T 20. Incidentally Grame Pollock is uncle of Shaun Pollock. Sunil Gavaskar, who has written glowingly about Pollock's exploits, believes that there will be many in India willing to help the ailing master. "He is not only one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the game but also one of the finest gentlemen that you can come across. For all his stupendous achievements, he remains a humble person who hardly talks about himself but is happy to talk about the current generation of players. There must be many who grew up delighted by his batting who must now be in a position to help their hero in his retirement and I do hope they do that and see that their hero lives the rest of his life with dignity and respect," Gavaskar .said. I will keep a track of movement to help him and announce here. Meanwhile can the SA citizens of Indian Origin do something about this appeal to India and Indians? Creativity is knowing how to hide your Sources |
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If Indian cricket will help him, it will really be an example. LOVE IS ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL 
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