Ashok K.JhaBCCI politics is hampering Indian cricket .
November 22nd 2007 09:51
Nobody can question the dedication and commitment of the trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly as they are undoubtedly amongst the greatest players of the game. However, the team comes first and if they fail to make the desired contribution, then they should be told so in no uncertain terms. But, the BCCI should be gracious enough to allow them to exit gracefully. Some very talented players like Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tewari, along with others, are waiting in the wings and will replace the trio in all probability.
Whenever the team performs poorly, this trio is held responsible and now after the Twenty20 World Cup win without their presence, they are being considered a liability. None of them have expressed the desire to step down but for the sake of the team and emerging talent, they might be asked to stay away from the shorter version of the game.
Sania Mirza is the tennis sensation, but the players who are higher in the rankings defeat her. Sometimes she surprises her opponents ranked above her. But mostly, the results are on the expected lines. Like Sania Mirza, Team India too surprises sometimes and does something that no one had expected from them. But to beat Australians and South Africans consistently, the team has to climb many steps.
Can the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), run by politicians and business tycoons, propel Indian team ahead? Will they also own some responsibility? Will they keep sucking the Indian cricket until some court bars them from doing so? These so-called ‘office bearers’, act like Mafia and do not allow a general public scrutiny to take place. They do not have a website yet. They act with impunity, reward themselves as they wish and try to remain in power by hook or by crook.
Take the example of the new BCCI president-elect Shashank Manohar. Nagpur-based lawyer and son of Maharashtra’s former advocate general VR Manohar, Shashank Manohar will succeed Sharad Pawar in September 2008. Manohar, the president of the Vidharbha Cricket Association (VCA), is a Sharad Pawar loyalist and for that, he has been suitably rewarded. The BCCI had introduced the new concept of president-elect through an amendment in its constitution via a special annual general meeting earlier this year and the proposal was passed unanimously.
Pawar will step down as BCCI president after he is officially nominated ICC vice-president in July 2008. Chirayu Amin will replace him as acting president, for three months. BCCI has already endorsed a two-year term for its principal office-bearers - president, secretary, joint secretary and treasurer, and also for the senior and junior national selection committees.
The vice-presidents - Messrs Amin (West), Lalit Modi (North), Rajiv Shukla (East), Dayanand Narvekar (South), would continue till September 2009. All of them came from back door and have established themselves comfortably to exploit the riches of the BCCI.
Shashank Manohar had raised the issue of linking player’s salaries to performance. He had argued that performance-linked pay would make players more accountable and bring them at par with professionals like doctors and lawyers. What about his own performance? Has his association produced any cricketers worth mentioning? Where did the crores of rupees go, if nothing was done for cricket in the region? Does being subservient and loyal to some politician makes him eligible to run Indian Cricket? He too must be made answerable for his deeds.
He is the same person who thought nothing of preparing a green top at Nagpur in the series against Australia in 2004.The only motivation for doing so was that he was aligned with the group opposed to the then BCCI President. Saurav Ganguly had refused to play in that test for the same reason. For a person who uses his position of influence to play out his petty politics, to the detriment of Indian cricket, it is strange when he speaks of accountability and responsibility.
It is pathetic that our greatest players are subjected to humiliation by these power brokers. Cricket crazy Indians must question the credentials of these BCCI Mandarins. Our heroes have given us immense joy over these years and they deserve a graceful exit. Those who are for the removal of the trio must also try to ensure that the BCCI gets rid of these power brokers. Their accountability must be fixed and if found unable to deliver, these gentlemen must also be shown the door and their conduct during office should be probed thoroughly.
Whenever the team performs poorly, this trio is held responsible and now after the Twenty20 World Cup win without their presence, they are being considered a liability. None of them have expressed the desire to step down but for the sake of the team and emerging talent, they might be asked to stay away from the shorter version of the game.
Sania Mirza is the tennis sensation, but the players who are higher in the rankings defeat her. Sometimes she surprises her opponents ranked above her. But mostly, the results are on the expected lines. Like Sania Mirza, Team India too surprises sometimes and does something that no one had expected from them. But to beat Australians and South Africans consistently, the team has to climb many steps.
Can the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), run by politicians and business tycoons, propel Indian team ahead? Will they also own some responsibility? Will they keep sucking the Indian cricket until some court bars them from doing so? These so-called ‘office bearers’, act like Mafia and do not allow a general public scrutiny to take place. They do not have a website yet. They act with impunity, reward themselves as they wish and try to remain in power by hook or by crook.
Take the example of the new BCCI president-elect Shashank Manohar. Nagpur-based lawyer and son of Maharashtra’s former advocate general VR Manohar, Shashank Manohar will succeed Sharad Pawar in September 2008. Manohar, the president of the Vidharbha Cricket Association (VCA), is a Sharad Pawar loyalist and for that, he has been suitably rewarded. The BCCI had introduced the new concept of president-elect through an amendment in its constitution via a special annual general meeting earlier this year and the proposal was passed unanimously.
Pawar will step down as BCCI president after he is officially nominated ICC vice-president in July 2008. Chirayu Amin will replace him as acting president, for three months. BCCI has already endorsed a two-year term for its principal office-bearers - president, secretary, joint secretary and treasurer, and also for the senior and junior national selection committees.
The vice-presidents - Messrs Amin (West), Lalit Modi (North), Rajiv Shukla (East), Dayanand Narvekar (South), would continue till September 2009. All of them came from back door and have established themselves comfortably to exploit the riches of the BCCI.
Shashank Manohar had raised the issue of linking player’s salaries to performance. He had argued that performance-linked pay would make players more accountable and bring them at par with professionals like doctors and lawyers. What about his own performance? Has his association produced any cricketers worth mentioning? Where did the crores of rupees go, if nothing was done for cricket in the region? Does being subservient and loyal to some politician makes him eligible to run Indian Cricket? He too must be made answerable for his deeds.
He is the same person who thought nothing of preparing a green top at Nagpur in the series against Australia in 2004.The only motivation for doing so was that he was aligned with the group opposed to the then BCCI President. Saurav Ganguly had refused to play in that test for the same reason. For a person who uses his position of influence to play out his petty politics, to the detriment of Indian cricket, it is strange when he speaks of accountability and responsibility.
It is pathetic that our greatest players are subjected to humiliation by these power brokers. Cricket crazy Indians must question the credentials of these BCCI Mandarins. Our heroes have given us immense joy over these years and they deserve a graceful exit. Those who are for the removal of the trio must also try to ensure that the BCCI gets rid of these power brokers. Their accountability must be fixed and if found unable to deliver, these gentlemen must also be shown the door and their conduct during office should be probed thoroughly.
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