Going Overboard
The announcements are flowing in, itz a windfall for the victorious Indian team.
Here are a few examples:
Indian Team: $200000 from BCCI
Yuvraj - 1 Crore and a 911 Porsche from the BCCI for his six sixes
Rohit Sharma & Ajit Agarkar - 10 Lakhs from the Maharashtra govt.
Joginder Sharma - 21 Lakhs from Himachal govt.
Dinesh Karthick - 5 Lakhs from the TN Govt.
I am sure this list is going to continue with the governments vying with each other to make a political statement out of it. But think about this from a purely cricketing standpoint, what is all this money going to achieve? Yes for the players from a poor background like Joginder or Rohit this will definitely help them lead a better life. But for the others it is just going to be a distraction and might detract from their future performances.
BCCI giving bonuses and gifts to the players is very good, they are the paymasters and they are rewarding the players for their good work but the governments, in making a political statement might actually be harming the future of Indian cricket. Maybe a public felicitation and praise would be a much better way to encourage these youngsters to achieve greater things rather than simply giving them money. If these youngsters get complacent and get chucked out of the team, then they realize that the fall from glory is rather a very steep one and then there is nobody to help them out. Ask Irfan and you will get the confirmation.
Final Word: 'As long as politicians are involved in the running of sport, sporting achievements are always going to be politicised, and the sport itself will be the loser'.
Here are a few examples:
Indian Team: $200000 from BCCI
Yuvraj - 1 Crore and a 911 Porsche from the BCCI for his six sixes
Rohit Sharma & Ajit Agarkar - 10 Lakhs from the Maharashtra govt.
Joginder Sharma - 21 Lakhs from Himachal govt.
Dinesh Karthick - 5 Lakhs from the TN Govt.
I am sure this list is going to continue with the governments vying with each other to make a political statement out of it. But think about this from a purely cricketing standpoint, what is all this money going to achieve? Yes for the players from a poor background like Joginder or Rohit this will definitely help them lead a better life. But for the others it is just going to be a distraction and might detract from their future performances.
BCCI giving bonuses and gifts to the players is very good, they are the paymasters and they are rewarding the players for their good work but the governments, in making a political statement might actually be harming the future of Indian cricket. Maybe a public felicitation and praise would be a much better way to encourage these youngsters to achieve greater things rather than simply giving them money. If these youngsters get complacent and get chucked out of the team, then they realize that the fall from glory is rather a very steep one and then there is nobody to help them out. Ask Irfan and you will get the confirmation.
Final Word: 'As long as politicians are involved in the running of sport, sporting achievements are always going to be politicised, and the sport itself will be the loser'.
posted by Raj at 8:35 am
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