Saurav & Dravid - COULDNT hold their place in d Indian 50-50, but WILL LEAD D IPL 20-20????
Laxman - HASNT played a ODI IN 4 Yrs, but will lead Hyderabad???
Sachin - carrying on with Indian50-50, but stands no chanc in the Indian T20 squad, and yet will lead Mumbai????
Ajit Agarkar(Sachins "friend")- Oppositions JUST "LUV" his bowling, will b paid 1.2Cr. for his "contribution"/ valuable services...and Ricky Ponting(worlds best batsman) will be paid only Rs.1.6Cr...WOW WOW WOW!!!
Ramesh Pawar will play@0.60Cr???
Manoj Tewari, who couldnt hold his bat against Brett Lee will b paid Rs.2.4Cr?????????
RE:Grapes are SOUR
by krishna moorthy on Feb 22, 2008 05:52 PM
feddy is not greedy or jealous . unless the country is involved there will not be any spirits. the bcci is going to exploit the carzy indians that is all
be aware and boycott. english players as it is play cricket 12 months
I was a big fan of cricket, who used to get nervous for India losing, get excited when they win like every cricketlover in india. But seeing the scenario in which cricket and our passion for cricket is being sold out like in a buffalo market, i no more have any passion for this game. There is one thing all have to remember. We still have millions begging for a meal, for 50 ps and these stupids for nothing are being paid like hell. I believe this will hit back and whoever have poured money, thinking of ugly, greedy profit will get the set back. Becuase Indians are not fools.
RE:SPORTS = CRICKET ?????
by Ravi Kumar on Feb 22, 2008 12:18 PM
i dont have a bike to travel to office. Event if 0.1% of money is given to me, I can buy a bike. Well, how does that sound? What you get is what you deserve.. it may be an individual or a firm or any thing.
IPL iis a good platform for cricket players, and the franchise's to make a quick buck. The actual fact is that a lot of bigwigs have been involved and definitely a large scale business proposition is in the pipeline. There are other sports which need to be addressed seriouslyThe auctioning of the cricket players reminds me of the days of Arabian nights where the women slaves were auctioned and the rich men were bidding. Though there is plenty of money for the players, somehow it looks demeaning because they are sold like fattened animals. We cannot allow ourselves to be handled like inanimate products which need to be advertised to be sold in the market. If these franchise's are speaking about passion then our national game hockey should have been given more importance.
Money reigns over everything. It happened in past. happening now & probably will happen in future too. Money alone can never give you all comforts . This is also true. But Money acts as instant gratifying element.
FRom where this kind of money is being generated. Is thwere any accountabality? Still 90% of the people in India is struggling to have two square meals a day. Why this money cann't be diverted to good cause. Who has to take this responsibily. Is there any one to object to this idiotic happening?
RE:IPL
by Keshab Chetry on Feb 22, 2008 12:18 PM
why do u go to movie...why do u watch Cable TV... why don't u donate that money to the beggers outside your street
I have high regards for Sharad Pawar But recently he has become more of "Cricket Minister" I think he has forgotten he is Agriculture minister. Pawarji please do something for the farmers of Maharastra and other states where the Sucides rate is as high as ONE DAY CIRCKET SCORE
RE:INDIAN CRICKET AT GRASS ROOT LEVELS!!!!!
by super success on Feb 22, 2008 11:08 AM
sharad pawar knows that next election he may not win so he is trying everything to collect money for him by way of bribe from t v rights and sponsors, so he is not interested in developing from the grass root level infact no president of bcci will be interested as they know there time is just limited for post
I am a huge fan of cricket and have been following the game ever since I could walk (like most Indians!) But the %u2018Grand Auction%u2019 of cricketers broadcast all day by television channels yesterday brought images of the slave market (from books and movies) to my mind. Slavery, the systematic exploitation of labor for work and services of other person, can be traced to the earliest records. In the past, slaves were used mainly as the servants for the rich. While the Europeans justified the slave trade in Africa by arguing that they were providing an opportunity for Africans to become Christians, the bidders at the IPL argue that the event will provide an opportunity to hone the skills of young cricketers. The 21st century version of slavery compels highly-paid individuals (persons who are treated as the property of million dollar franchises) to perform their services so as to serve the rich. The so-called Grand Auction conducted by BCCI in the name of Cricket is not different to earlier slave trade system and further, it serves the same purpose. This is very evident from the nature of the bidders itself. The only difference is the replacement of rich group of earlier times by a well-known Indian business icons and film stars. The enthusiasm shown by the franchise owners in the fierce bidding for 75 players for over seven hours itself shows their temperament for the money-making proposition in this so-called landmark event. Despite %u2018noble%u2019 motives of being a thr
RE:IPL Auction: Slave Trade in the name of Cricket? by Vinayaraj V.K.
by Keshab Chetry on Feb 22, 2008 12:20 PM
if this is slave trading...this is happening in football, basketball, Rugby as well...in some european countries and in US.
RE:IPL Auction: Slave Trade in the name of Cricket? by Vinayaraj V.K.
by Gautam Joshi on Feb 22, 2008 11:12 AM
i dont understand how u are comparing slave trade to ipl bidding. and i m assuming u are trying to show the ipl bidding in a negative light just as slave trade was bad. but the thing which u need to understand is that slave trade was considered bad is cuz the slaves were exploited to the max and ill-treated. this is why slave trade is considered negative...i dont see any of this being carried out in ipl...yes it is a form of trade but not slave trade in the sense u are trying to compare it with...if u consider ipl as slave trade then all the employees(from the CEO to the cleaner) of the world working for a company earning wages for their work would be engaging in slave trade right?
RE:IPL Auction: Slave Trade in the name of Cricket? by Vinayaraj V.K.
by Adnan on Feb 22, 2008 10:41 AM
Slaves get 6 Crores and 5 Crores!!!! Expensive slaves these!!!!!
