THIS IS the second time I am writing to you. The first time, I wanted to know what happened to all the money made from the IPL. You haven’t answered that one as yet. I guess you are too busy, what with the multiple positions that you hold. Well, we will come back to the IPL money and your numerous designations later. I have more important questions to ask first.
Have you had a long history of suffering from temporary memory losses or from multiple personality disorder? Or has the affliction been a recent one – starting from the time you first dreamt of starting the Indian Premier league (IPL)?
Because nothing else can explain the recent remarks made by you regarding the Indian Cricket League (ICL) that it does not satisfy the norms of authorised cricket.
First you wear one hat of the IPL commissioner – someone who copied the concept of the ICL and then called it his own; someone who has seen the ICL make major inroads this year and feels threatened by its growing popularity. And then you sit on the five-member International Cricket Council (ICC) panel which decides what constitutes ‘official cricket’ and what does not.
Is there a more clear case of conflict of interest? The only way you could be doing justice to both roles is if you were suffering from one of the above mentioned ailments. You could then seamlessly shift into the ICC role without any influence or knowledge of your IPL role.
I think ultimately ICL has won public attention and admiration more than IPL and their most unfriendly vested interest office bearers .I was astonished to see sea of public watched lahore Badsha match and enjoyed truely the batting bowling of some of the world class players who are patronising ICL .I am sure next time you will see only empty stand at motera stadium during IPL match as Icl has already cathed the imagination of Amdabad pulic by organising at Sardar Valabbhai Stadium that too in the heart of the great city .
