If we (Indians) have any self respect, we should not allow any Australian players who have charged us with racism and cheated the game of cricket by claiming false catches. More over they have also disrespected the Board President by throwing him on the dias. But who cares, Board want money.
RE:Should not allow Australian players
by Indian on Feb 17, 2008 06:41 AM
We should not accept these Aussies. We got enough of our own players, who will give lot to this game then this Money Hungry Aussies going to be here just on vacation..
RE:Should not allow Australian players
by Black on Feb 16, 2008 06:53 PM
If austrlians comes to the door begging for money, then it does not affect Indian's self respect a bit.
Where is cricket? Only money. I believe now cricket has lost gaming spirit in spite of business. I believe it would be going to fail due to who loves cricket as game will supposed to avoid such tournament where cricket game is specially design for money..It will be a lesson to BCCI & surely it drops the BCCI in garbage.
RE:money business vs cricket
by SkShazid on Feb 16, 2008 10:46 AM
Sweet Mango these fella are the selfish most creature on planet. They will work overtime, leave one job for another, leave Indian firm to join a US Company just to earn some extra dollar. They will buy pirated mp3 and movies. But when it comes to cricketer who plays an average of 24-34 years mean 12 years of career life they think the player sd just play for them in tests where hardly crowd or commercial is there. Who will fund them. If you wanna enjoy test. Train your son, brother and yourself and qualify and play for it. Just for info cricket is a very lowly paid game compared to Golf, NBA, Soccer and many other sports.
There are lot of people who are against evolution of different new things. If test, ODI has to fade away let it be. There are so many species getting extinct. If there are sufficient people who are spontaneously concerned then it will never die else embrace the change. All enjoy city turning to megacity, simple town life to a city life then why not in cricket. Let the cricketer earn their dollar and cents. Given a chance in cricket all the criticiser here would have fought for getting into IPL to earn some dollar. Look at NZ Bond poor chap left his policeman job to become a cricketer now at this age he is concerned about his future earnings then why not. Put yourself in the shoe the answer is with you.
Cricket as a glorious sport is dead for ever and buried under the ambitious corporitasion of the game.Cricket and cricketers will be sold and bought as commodities to promote corporate and business interests rather then a sport of yonder years.Ken Packers who was the pioneer of this idea with ODI's was litteraly boycotted and ostracised for killing the game.Ironically now everyone is going gaga over the same concept presented in a much worse form. Inevitably now the game will have to be played with corporate structure, rules, norms and ethics to become a successful entertainment industry ala Bollywood Style over-ruling all conflicting requirements of the game as a sport.
RE:IPL
by SkShazid on Feb 16, 2008 10:29 AM
Colloquially stating IPL and T20 as flaucinaucihilipilification is a crime. It is an evolution of game in different format. The shorter version of this wonderful game is flambuoyant and it will help the younger generation to stop wasting time for a whole day for a game. It will be better if it comes into a soccer format of 45-45 minute in future.
