Cricket, as people say, is a religion in India. Everyone loves to play the game. Everyone is interested in it. Cricketers are treated like demigods. However, there is one financial institution called BCCI that is controlling the whole cricket activity in India. I am not able to swallow the word BCCI. It’s an autonomous body that has now become the treacherous rich villain trying to slither the throat of his boss (cricket). I would like to recall a few incidents that made to criticize BCCI to such an extent.
1. Quota system.
India is a democratic country. Intelligent minds would say that democracy means transparency. However, the intelligentsia that is present in BCCI has decided to follow the quota system in player selection. Selection quota is simple; pick new players from states in a round robin fashion. For example, if you are picking a new player from Delhi, next time don’t pick from that state. A player named Badrinath was selected for 4th ODI in India vs Australia series. He did not play that match. However, he was dropped for the next ODI in the same series. Can anyone explain that?
2. ICL
Every Indian would have discussed the name. Poor guys really. All they tried was to run cricket separately. They were termed the rebels and were even compared to kerry packer’s teams. BCCI just made them succumb to relentless pressure. Latest turn around in the ugly episode is that, BCCI wants Pakistan to ban two players, Rana naved and Mushtaq Ahmed, for playing in the ICL. Pakistan is not able to ban these two players because they are no longer Pakistan players. That sentence SHOULD sound very similar to one of cyrus broacha’s spoofs in CNN-IBN show “The week that wasn’t”. The two players do not carry Pakistan central contracts and they are just human beings living in Pakistan. Yet, BCCI says that they should be banned. How the hell is it possible?
Can some one remove you from a company you are not working for?
3. Its all money
It’s getting uglier. The BCCI is now demanding complete media coverage for all IPL matches. This means that, all photographers, who take pictures of the event, should upload the photos to the BCCI’s website and then pay it and get it back for publishing in their respective papers. More over, the photographs are completely entitled to BCCI and they can use it for anything. BCCI wants to get paid for people who are getting paid by others. India is a democratic country, but you should never associate “DEMOCRACY” with the word democracy that is available in the dictionary.
Since I am writing a blog that contains the word IPL, they might say that I have to pay for it……………………………..
I am living in India, a socialistic, democratic country,,,,,am I really ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????
2 comments:
I don't even want to talk abt IPL.. It's so sick.. How much ever money they pour into it, to my eyes its a knee-jerk reaction to the launch of the ICL.. Just cos they put in loads of money, the media is eating out of the BCCI's hands.. So bloody sick..
Its such a pitiful sight to spot ICL match reports in The Hindu's sports page.. They appear below reports on "Kodambakkam Boys School Vs Choolaimedu High School".. Made me lose my respect for the paper..
I was trying to find out if the quota system of BCCI still exists. I was having a discussion with one of my friends after Sachin's comment of I am an Indian first. My friend argues that the quota system has now been scrapped. Can you please update me as to what the rules which BCCI follows now ?
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