Earlier sports was for enjoyment and bringing prestige to the country. Today it is all about business. Is Lalit Modi a cricket fanatic that instead of looking after his multi-million empire such as Modi Entertainment (the company which distributed, Nickelodeon, ESPN, Hallmark etc. in India)& Buenavista is running the BCCI? Maybe he is, but for him it is also business. IPL redefines the business of cricket where you 'buy' and 'sell' players and clubs. So it is very natural to talk about Return on Investment (ROI) which is what the above charts and figures are for. While many think it is a waste of time, it is serious business with a lot of money at stake. What we need is a similar evaluation stick in other sports as well and I wish that the BCCI keeps a fraction of the money to develop other sports. Here everybody makes a profit with no one making a loss in the long run.
RE:Sports as serious Business
by Padmashree on May 08, 2008 07:24 AM Permalink
Very much true... earlier sports was played for entertainment now it's become pure business.
Guys, looks like you have quite a lot of time to spend on such rubbish. Rediff also wasted their space with this. Let us watch and read about some good cricket !
RE:my best T20
by Syed Moin on May 08, 2008 07:18 AM Permalink
No way... Yusuf Pathan has earned the most man of the matches among Indian players... similarly RP Singh (10 wkts) and Zaheer (12 wkts) are the best bowlers of the tournament. May be Ishant (4 wkts) and Sreesanth can take a break ;)
EVEN INDIAN TEAM'S PRESENT "BLUE-EYED" BOY- Mr.M.S.DHONI,IS CONSPICOUS BY HIS ABSENCE,IN THE LIST OF 25 SO FAR !!!!! NO-ONE SEEMS TO NOTICE THAT !!!!!!!!!
RE:India T20 Team
by saleem althaf on May 08, 2008 01:39 AM Permalink
In future Bhajji must be there from Indian whether it is 1day,20-20,Test..... Theory:Opponent player will fear to hit ball from him.Whenever they think so, that EVERGREEN SLAP will come into their mind. :-)
RE:RE:India T20 Team
by Raaj on May 08, 2008 07:47 AM Permalink
Kya bhailog... GOD OF CRICKET Sachin ko include nehin kiya? To fake injuries and underperform in critical matches?? Ha Ha... Anyway he can be a batting consultant... if u pay him in billions..
RE:India T20 Team
by pavan prasad on May 07, 2008 10:11 PM Permalink
My Team of 16 players - V Sehwag (Vice Captain; Opener) Gautam Gambhir - (Left arm bat; Opener) Rohit Sharma (One down - Anchor) Yuvraj Singh (Big Hitter- Slogger) Suresh Raina (Big Hitter - Finisher) MS Dhoni (Captain; Finisher/Crisis Man) Irfan Pathan (Last over specialist; 3rd strike bowler) Harbhajan Singh (Spin Specialist; Could be paired with sehwag/yuvraj if need be for spin) Zaheer Khan (Opening Bowler) Ishant Sharma (Second strike bowler) Praveen Kumar(Pairs with Irfan for bowling)
RP Singh Yousuf Pathan Robin Uthappa Ashok Dinda Wriddhiman Saha
RE:MY BEST INDIAN IPL TEAM(FUTURE INDIAN T20 TEAM)
by Raam on May 07, 2008 10:44 PM Permalink
20% reservation for Bongs!! Shukla and Dinda in national team A big joke.
RE:MY BEST INDIAN IPL TEAM(FUTURE INDIAN T20 TEAM)
by ramakrishnan sr on May 07, 2008 10:55 PM Permalink
Mr.Ram, am amazed how u guys bring regions into all this! Dinda has definitely performed wonderfully, with even ponting and buchanan praising him so much that he was asked to open the bowling. By the way, shukla is not a bong and wonder whether dinda is a bong too. So much for ur knowledge! Lest u think i am bong, i would like to inform u that i am tamil but is not bound by regional considerations.
