BCCI - Brig these Chutiyas some Cricketing Intelligence

The boys in blue sank to a new low the other night against South Africa. Despite a vaunted batting line up they crumbled to 92 all out against a determined pace attack. The only thing these chutiyas are good at is lining their own pockets and doing music videos. The country exploded in rage after the latest debacle. Used as we are to sporting non-greatness, even parliamentarians demanded an explanation from Sharad Pawar, the wily politician who heads the BCCI, the body that controls cricket in India.
The “gillification” of cricket is now complete. A little backgrounder: KPS Gill was an upstanding Punjab cadre IPS officer who was in charge of the state during the height of the Khalistan movement. He brought Punjab back to normalcy when others were shivering in their underpants, though his methods of combating militancy were dubious to say the least. After the militancy was put down he had nothing to do, so he became the president of the Hockey Federation. Hockey was already in decline and after Gill it hit rock bottom. Gill has been at the helm for 12-13 years and since then Indian hockey has been in the wilderness. This in a country that produce Dhyan Chand and where it is the national sport!

Moral: When sport is governed by non-sports people they make a complete pigs breakfast out of it.

So why is Pawar in charge of Indian cricket? What the hell does he know about cricket? Can he tell the difference between mid-wicket and long on? Or does he believe silly point is the position occupied by his bete noir Vilasrao Deshmukh (Maharashtra CM). Here’s a hint, it could have something to do with the fact that the BCCI is the world’s richest sporting body. It out-moneyed Manchester United 3-4 years ago (the previous record holder as richest club). It’s the usual story of how sport gets kicked around in India at the mercy of politicians and pimps of various hues. There was a report in the paper the other day that 16 freeloaders from the Indian Olympic Committee had signed on for an “observation trip” to Greece when the max limit was 8.

Pawar now gets a chance to line his pockets with BCCI money and provide jobs for the boys. This guy has no business being in charge of a sporting body. The only sport he has probably indulged in is horse-trading. What is the message sent out to players when a politician becomes your boss? The just concluded champions trophy final offered a glimpse. The now famous “Aussies manhandled Pawar” incident showed how even famous players crawled to lick Pawar’s ass. I saw the video on You Tube and frankly think its no great deal. Pawar himself did not think so. But Tendulkar, Gavaskar, Azharuddin et al pounced on the Aussies and verbally took them apart. When you can’t beat the mighty Aussies on the field why bother with low blows off it.

Pawar should be held accountable for each and every penny that the BCCI spends and each and every defeat of the team. And please, can we get some professional sportspeople to manage out sporting affairs. What would happen if jokers and pimps were brought in to run politics. On second thoughts, isn’t that already happening?