सौरव गांगुली - एक युग की विदाई

निश्चय ही ये एक ऐसा विषय है जिस पर असहमति के स्वर सुनाई देना कोई नयी बात नहीं होगी परन्तु निश्चित ही दादा ने अपने जीवन की खिलाडी के रूप में अंतिम पारी खेल ली है |  अच्छा  तो  यही  होता कि यह देश का एक सर्वश्रेष्ट कप्तान और शायद कपिलदेव के बाद एकमात्र प्ररेणा दाई कुशल नेत्रत्व पहिले ही घोषणा कर देता कि ५ मई को कोल्कता में होने वाले मैच के बाद वो अपने क्रिकेट बेट को विराम देने जा रहा है,  परन्तु जिस प्रकार से पुणे कि टीम ने इस सत्र की शुरुआत की उसने शायद दादा के मन में विश्वास पैदा कर दिया कि वो IPL 5  के विजेता कप्तान के रूप में खेल को विदा कह सकते हैं अभी भी दादा शायद १९ मई का इन्तिज़ार कर रहें हैं जब एक बार फिर से पुणे और कोल्कता के बीच मैच होगा |

इतना तो निश्चित है कि दादा अधिक दिनों तक मैदान पर खिलाडी के रूप में नज़र नहीं आने वाले हैं वैसे तो उनकी जुझारू पन को देखते हुए ये कहना गलत हो सकता है परन्तु कोल्कता में ५ मई के मैच ने दिखा दिया कि दादा मानसिक रूप से आज भी उतने ही सक्षम है जितने वो भारत के लिए खेलने वाले पहले दिन थे परन्तु आज उनकी शारीरिक क्षमताएं उनकी मानसिक क्षमता के साथ प्रवाहित नहीं हो रही है |

यदि BCCI  दादा की क्षमताओं और प्ररेणा दाई नेत्रत्व का सदुपयोग करना चाहता है तो संभवतः यही सही समय जब दादा तो अंडर १९ का अगले पांच वर्षों के लिए कोच नियुकुत कर दिया | भारत वर्ष में तो शायद ही कोई क्रिकेट का जानकर होगा जो मेरे इस विचार से असहमत हो कि BCCI  का यह कदम भारत को अगले दस वर्षों में क्रिकेट का सरताज बनाने कि दिशा में सार्थक पहल होगी |

Elections IPL and Indians

Elections IPL and Indians
Cricket is not just another sport as for as South Asia, especially when India is taken in consideration. Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar are more than living God for the cricket passionate Indians, Though this is fact that cricket is not beyond the reach of market dominating powers as huge money is involved with the conduction of the game but still cricket is the red life supporting liquid flowing in the blood vessels of Indians.
Unfortunately in our country, though we have a democratic setup of ruling but still most of us didn’t dare to cross the verbal reaction lines and enter into field of action. BCCI has decided to move the IPL to foreign land in reaction of central government’s refusal to provide adequate security as the dates of tournament and Loksabha elections are clashing with each other. A lot of voices will raised in the country an favor and against of this but one thing is sure that all the accountable persons will be allowed a safe rescue passage for not being responsible for this.
It was very much clear even before the IPL started last year that during the 2009 country will have to go for Lok sabha elections during the April May, surely there were chances for pre elections but all that was case of ifs and buts. It was much clear on the first day of year 2009 that elections will held during this time and after the terrorist attack on the Mumbai, security of the players will be the measure concern for the government and IPL organizers. I can’t understand in these conditions why the BCCI agreed to play an additional Test Match in the New Zealand? Why the wisdom of holding the tournament early has not be opted by the IPL and BCCI? Yet another question is to be answered by the BCCI and IPL organizers, in the democratic set up what should be kept at preference Lko sabha elections or a regular sporting event? One thing is sure that Indian capacities are sufficient enough to tackle the security concerns of elections and this mega sporting event. As Shri Narendera Modi, has already offered his willingness for conducting all the IPL matches at scheduled dates in the Gujarat. Some other states are also there ready to provide security in these conditions surely the decision of moving the IPL away from the country, taken by the BCCI, is beyond the boundaries of understanding?
We are living in the world of market dominated era and cricket is the most profitable commodity, every one, even those claims working for the providing and creating opportunities for the talent are eventually working for gaining the monetary benefits and no one is questioning their this attitude even when in the country, cricket is life style. The question is raised only when the market dominating forces and national pride appear to clashing each other. Surely moving IPL to another country will carry a message of failure of Indians as the nation though this will indicate professional excellence. The only question is there, are we Indian are ready to be renowned as the professional people at the cast of national pride?
As the media reports says most probably IPL will held in Landon because of availability of two cricketing grounds in the city. Is the Landon is more suitable venue than Gujarat? Will the BCCI, who had shown the concern over the losses of market dominating force in case of IPL is not held, dare to think the losses of Indians living in the Gujarat, as Shri Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat is ready to conduct whole IPL tournament?
As I had stated in the opening lines we Indians have an attitude of satisfying our accountability with verbal reactions and don’t hold courage to enter into action fields so nothing will happen and this prestigious Indian sporting event will held on the foreign land. BCCI and political parties will blame the central government and central government will push the ball in the court of states.
The ideal action situation for the Indians will be, if the BCCI persists for his decision of moving IPL away from the country even when Gujarat is ready to assure safe conduction of tournament, not just only boycott the television rely of the matches but also stop using the products of companies sponsoring IPL in the foreign country? How beautiful these words are appearing because we all know these are the words and not deeds and we Indians are masters of words like the cricket.

BCCI & New Dispute

BCCI & New Dispute
It looks that disputes and BCCI [Board of Cricket Control in India] are running on the parallel lanes of cricketing roads. One after another dispute is following the BCCI. Before coming to recent one, my question is why it happens always that decisions of BCCI, goes on to give birth to dispute and why always BCCI comes out of winner? If we look at the composition of BCCI, over the years it is managed by nonprofessionals and most of times by the politicians. This non professional attitude is putting the decisions under the dispute and for the politicians nothing is more important than time being gains, though politicians are said to be most compromising persons through out the world but here power makes their ego such high that they often forget to think or listen the views of others and that keeps the space for the dispute. Coming to winning of BCCI in the every dispute it is happening because BCCI is one among the richest sports association not only of India but also of the world. Who can deny the power of money in the modern life? More importantly the structure in India that there is no other association that can challenge BCCI in the cumulative format, this might be the reason behind the non recognition of ICL [Indian Cricket league] because in future this might result in constitution of another cricketing association in the country. In every dispute, it may be the dropping of Saurav or Rahul, one has to fight at individual levels and it is natural that in this fight of individual and association, association comes out as winner. It is not easy to forget how rudely Kiran More, chairman of selection committee was giving statement to press “Sourav will not be selected in the team till he is chairman”.
The recent decision of BCCI, which has provide space for the dispute, is restricting the members and chairman of the selection committee from giving interviews to media and writing columns in the news papers. I can’t understand how the bylaws of BCCI suggesting this, in a country where right of expression is the basic right of every citizen? Dilip Vengsarkar has started opposing it but it might be more effective if the members of selection committee had resigned their post at the moment this ban was posed on them and try to collect the protesting force. We had to remember that BCCI had provided many occasions for the union of players and others but concerned people always failed in utilizing the opportunity. This failure is yet another reason that give birth to dispute along with Every decision of BCCI.