Indian Cricket Board And its Governance issues
An impulsive decision last month due to which the cricinfo started assembling its coverage of Modi has now grown tougher to further progress; the IPL fuss. Another interesting story covered by the Times of India a few weeks ago was about the India’s cricketing Board of control not allowing their worker’s to take work back home. What was even more surprising was the reason behind this move as the board was worried about the credentials which are going away. Indian Premier League material of Lalit Modi ranging 15,000 pages had a profound importance.
The governing councilors of IPL maintained the statement that it was their responsibility to tackle this information. Ravia Shastri whose job was to ask cricket relevant questions at a trivia night complained that he looked more like a quiz guru. Shashank Manoha who is the chief executive of BCCI was half right at the time when he put an objection by saying that an organization runs on faith. The philosophy of Ronald Reagan which he implemented to the Soviet Union equally well fits in an organizational framework.
In case of BCCI and Modi separating their ways due to their reluctance of working together in the future any more, the decision won’t be an essential one. Such a parting would definitely be totally justified. In 1997, when Graham Halbish was kicked out as a chief executive of the Australian Cricket, there was no doubt on part of his expertise or honesty. It all happened just because he was not able to work with Denis Rogers, his chairmen.
Having criticized of being a "people’s enemy No. 1" at the BCCI for quite a period of time, in actuality he might well have been erased from his post last year. He remained on his position just because of the close understanding he developed with Manohar.
Chief executives indeed work at the wish of their boards. Their holds immediately gets weekend if a majority, or even an important minority loses its confidence on him. Modi's willingness to continue seems quite logical. He had everything at his disposal ranging from inspiration, money, a body of sycophants, N Srinivasan, his most acidic critic, the governing council member of IPL, Secretary of BCCI, Tamil Nadu Cricket Association’s president, as well as Chennai Super Kings’ owner. The enticement to face it out would have been definitely overwhelming in the presence of such a tu quoque-loaded surroundings. However the question is; was the BCCI doing which allowed such a state to bitter?
In case if the BCCI and Modi do not segregate, the prediction would then combine interest in spreading the issue. In this case Ratnakar Shetty's so-called inquiry will resemble the match fixing investigation of Chandrachud about 12 years ago. It provoked interest in every one however declined the charges of corruption were inflicted as the wickedness of media. The time is mature indeed, to look ahead the ‘fuss’ and to those practices itself - how, and not in India only, the game of cricket is ruling and falling short of ruling, itself.
The Dilscoop or the doosra is more amusing to talk about as compared to the corporate governance. What is more interesting is that not even the governor’s of the corporate body finds it exciting to be discussed. For them, it’s just the matter of regular handling giving less importance to the technical form.
Geography is the root of the government of cricket all around the world. The national board of control of every nation is established on the core of representation, decided by the provinces, states, islands or counties constituting it whereas these, provinces, states, islands or counties are themselves mostly a combination of moderate geographic blocks.
Known as an extremely hard and strong model with an advantage of being comfortably justifiable always had a couple of flaws and drawbacks. The board must in any case welcome the person being selected by the body of constituent as it is helpless in playing a part in the election process.
Appropriate steps needs to be taken for the improvement of the cricket administration both at national as well as international level.
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