The "I" in BCCI stands for???

Certainly not for “India”. By BCCI’s conduct, the “I” could stand for “Individuals” or "INR" (Indian currency) or simply for “I” (can Ego be written as "Igo"?) but certainly not for “India”.

Incredible! (Or, “I” for “Incredible”?!)

Aahh … hey, that’s not me who is tired but this painful expression is from all our “privileged” cricketers & their controllers (the first “C” in BCCI is for “Control”!). After all, they all have just been through playing hard for days and nights (post match parties!) at the recently concluded IPL extravaganza.

Then there are scores of prior commitments to honour than to simply waste their time trying to safeguard India’s honour at the forthcoming Asian Games. So what if the “I” in BCCI stands for “India”, officially? Well, “I” could also strongly stand for “Illusion”.

Moreover. don’t many of us crib – including the cricketers themselves – that India has started suffering from an overdose of cricket? And don’t we know that when cricketers are around, the other games and players get alienated and isolated? To add to the insult, the Indian Media too focuses exclusively on our god-like creatures called cricketers and completely ignores the lesser of the sports mortals.

Also, why do we place our medals burden on cricket alone? Our nation will survive this time too with one less. After all, what is the guarantee that our esteemed cricket team will bring one? Because, while playing they follow the Gita’s philosophy: "simply play; do not worry about results!" This they displayed gallantly at the T20 WC and are continuing with their belief at the ongoing tri-series at Zimbabwe as well.

In addition, so what if the Indian cricket claims to be at the vanguard of the spread of this sport across the country’s boundaries but is somehow not comfortable keeping its date at the Asian Games? There will be other venues and occasions like IPL events to propagate the game to the world.

Now, do you understand the BCCI’s stance? It is actually in solidarity with all other sports and sportsmen & women that the BCCI has taken this grand stand to not send a team to participate at the forthcoming Asian Games.

Wow! We all must salute the stalwarts governing – controlling! – the Cricket in India! And, all their men who today personify “mummies”! (A “mum” cricketer can be called a “mummy”, no?)

Here, I have a sincere appeal to make to our Media: please do not start a “Campaign” (Times Now Campaign: “Money over Medal?”) yet again against BCCI’s incredible gesture. Instead, initiate a “Crusade” (Arnab Goswami, you listening?) to nominate the big-wigs at the BCCI for Padma awards (If Sant Chatwal can get one, the BCCI’s saints too can do with one!).

Because, deep down in my heart, I truly believe that by attempting to bring them to the Asian Games stadia we would be apparently tempting our cricketing Money Monks (sounds similar to TOI’s “God in Gucci”?!) to the worldly pleasures of materialistic possession: an alluring “metallic” medal. It is one sin we all must avoid indulging into :)

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