BCCI is a private company. It is their prerogative to make a policy for selection in their team. Why do we call their team as Indian team? a team can be said to represent India only if Indian Govt. has any role/involvement in administration of the governing body. Neither BCCI not ICL can lay any claim to represent India. They are just entertainers, engaged in entertainment business. What is your opinion?
RE:Representing India
by bharadwaj v on Apr 02, 2008 03:19 PM Permalink
Mr.Ashish, I guess ur not aware of how these bodies (like BCCI, Indian Hockey Federation, IOA etc) are run or are authorized to represent the country. These are bodies which are authorized by the world bodies which are governing these sports (like ICC, Internation Hockey Federation etc) to run these sports in respective countries, and the teams slected by these only can represent the country. The Govt will not have a say in any thing (just like the Govt couldn't do anything in removing Mr.Gill from the hockey federation). Thats the reason why these guys run the show and the teams sleected by them represent India. ICL also cannot claim its players will represent India, as they are not authorized by ICC which is the world governing head for cricket just like FIFA is for football.
So know ur fact properly before commenting on anything in pubilc forums...
RE:Representing India
by Ashish Kumar on Apr 02, 2008 03:29 PM Permalink
Thanks for the info. In that case I think Govt. shd do some thing about it and make some legislative provisions to intervene. It appears ridiculous that some private body should usurp the right to represent a democratic country like India. Though it may appear to be wild allegation but it is just possible that match fixing scandal had the blessings of these guys who are not accountable to any public body. Besides the upholding the prestige of the country should not be left to the management of a private body.
