http://www.bloggernews.net/115374 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:19:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/115374#comment-337989 g k agrawal Thu, 15 May 2008 18:34:37 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/115374#comment-337989 CRICKET COMMERCIALISED BY BCCI: While BCCI/IPL ‘s recent plan of having 8 cricket leagues-zone wise and making each a composition of Indian and international cricket players have been a very innovative concept, which has created thrill in the cricket world, aroused interest of big industrialists, bollywood stars and would certainly promote cricket as one World Cricket and would give much larger canvas to Indian players to international experience sharing and multi-national cricket community play, it has its prima facie side effects also. Players have been auctioned like cattle auction in the cattle fairs( sorry for the comparison), commercial owners of leagues, players and game have been created, cricket has been turned from pure game to a commercial play and owners are expecting outcome and performance like any other business proposition and India has been divided into 8 mini India.This was very much evident at the time of recent bitter incidence of Bhaji with Srisanth and the public outburst, anguish, and disappointment by Mr. Vijay Mallya, the owner of Royal Challengers, Bangalore on the continuous down slide in its performance. Plans ,if any, to improve the cricket infrastructure, training, game practicing facilities and encouraging the youngsters, which is the need of the Hour, are yet to make any visibility and impact. . It is not sure as to how bitterness and heart burnings, if any, amongst Indian players in different Leagues would not be coming in the way of performance of the Indian Team while playing series with international teams and how far they will successfully perform as one Team representing INDIA. Another apprehension is that Indian players while playing international cricket may expect also much higher remuneration for their play. Owners of the Leagues may have to appreciate that so long the Game is enjoyed, winning /losing is its essential part and cannot be avoided. We better not create a Commercial Hype of Cricket, let the Sanctity be maintained and Cricket played as Game and other considerations being secondary. CRICKET COMMERCIALISED BY BCCI:
While BCCI/IPL ‘s recent plan of having 8 cricket leagues-zone wise and making each a composition of Indian and international cricket players have been a very innovative concept, which has created thrill in the cricket world, aroused interest of big industrialists, bollywood stars and would certainly promote cricket as one World Cricket and would give much larger canvas to Indian players to international experience sharing and multi-national cricket community play, it has its prima facie side effects also. Players have been auctioned like cattle auction in the cattle fairs( sorry for the comparison), commercial owners of leagues, players and game have been created, cricket has been turned from pure game to a commercial play and owners are expecting outcome and performance like any other business proposition and India has been divided into 8 mini India.This was very much evident at the time of recent bitter incidence of Bhaji with Srisanth and the public outburst, anguish, and disappointment by Mr. Vijay Mallya, the owner of Royal Challengers, Bangalore on the continuous down slide in its performance. Plans ,if any, to improve the cricket infrastructure, training, game practicing facilities and encouraging the youngsters, which is the need of the Hour, are yet to make any visibility and impact. . It is not sure as to how bitterness and heart burnings, if any, amongst Indian players in different Leagues would not be coming in the way of performance of the Indian Team while playing series with international teams and how far they will successfully perform as one Team representing INDIA. Another apprehension is that Indian players while playing international cricket may expect also much higher remuneration for their play. Owners of the Leagues may have to appreciate that so long the Game is enjoyed, winning /losing is its essential part and cannot be avoided. We better not create a Commercial Hype of Cricket, let the Sanctity be maintained and Cricket played as Game and other considerations being secondary.

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