Indian Premier League
Now it is confirmed that Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held outside India for this season. The schedule has been announced as well for the season 2009. Even many people disappointed due to change in venues from India to South Africa. Is this move a clear one? Were there any open options available with IPL committee to carry out this six weeks event India? What does that mean to India and rest of the world? While thinking about the whole story, a number of thoughts floated over my mind regarding cricket, which is a religion in this country and here is an excerpt of those.
The first thought coming is the IPL committee uninformed of General Elections while planning for season 2? That can’t be a possibility; Indian media has been producing tons of programs about this major democratic event in the world for over a year now. Even if they had thought about the timing, did they fail to estimate the security concern?
Now second thought that national interest should be given priority. Does that mean we don’t have enough security forces in India to manage both electoral process and sports event? In my view, it would be wrong to politicize sports related issues. The money spent by IPL team franchisees is Indian money but the returns will be reaped by South Africa now. It is indeed a huge blow to Indian market and couldn’t have come at the most awful time.
The first thought coming is the IPL committee uninformed of General Elections while planning for season 2? That can’t be a possibility; Indian media has been producing tons of programs about this major democratic event in the world for over a year now. Even if they had thought about the timing, did they fail to estimate the security concern?
Now second thought that national interest should be given priority. Does that mean we don’t have enough security forces in India to manage both electoral process and sports event? In my view, it would be wrong to politicize sports related issues. The money spent by IPL team franchisees is Indian money but the returns will be reaped by South Africa now. It is indeed a huge blow to Indian market and couldn’t have come at the most awful time.
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