I will lose a piece of my heart and I cannot do anything about it.
The biggest cricketing highlight and talking point of March 2018 should have been how Afghanistan miraculously qualified for 2019 World Cup or the least the collapse of England for 59 against New Zealand. But for those of us who follow this cute little sport, we all know it wasn't. To be honest I don't even know how many of us are actually bothered about the Afghanistan's story anyway. Steve Smith was definitely performing a level beyond any other current player. But his brain probably fades far too frequently. Whether he got banned or not. Whether he is repentant or not. Whether all guilty have been punished or not are important questions. But will not matter in the long run. Match Fixing, Ball Tempering, Frequent on and off field misbehaviour by players, Doctoring of pitches, bowling actions, poor umpiring, controversial decision review systems, Disputes between players and respective boards, disputes between boards, disputes with ICC, problems of broadcast...