The age we are passing by is of supremacy, dominion and becoming an evolving power. These are the times when war do not establishes powers, instead innovation, intellectual rights, and global arena competiveness establishes the supremacy.
Cricket is a necessary evil in India. The biggest money spinning Cricket Board arranges a tour then and there making wealth and diluting the players of key Competition like the ICC World Cup. Globally Cricket as a sport is of inferior value when compared to Soccer, Tennis, Golf and Athletic Events. The businesses governing these sports are multibillion dollar more than cricket globally.
The Primary Sponsors of Beijing Olympics is worth 800 million US Dollars, whereas the 2007 ICC World Cup was worth 250million USD. The television rights for 2003 and 2007 ICC World Cup combined was 550 million USD, the figure of Beijing Olympics is 1.7 billion USD. The infrastructure development of West Indies stadiums was a mere 300 million USD, Beijing’s the ‘Birds Nest’ stadium is worth 470 million USD, the Aquatic Centre worth 150 million USD. The total Infrastructure developments are worth 178 billion USD (Approx), including the largest airport (2.2 billion). In business words Olympics is business, Olympics is a global brand.
A few weeks ago I had a trip to one of remote villages of South 24 Parganas, there I watched a 12 year boy taking a dive from a palm tree about 15-18 feet above the water level. They are the talents. One day born amidst poverty and one day dying with the same dream in their eyes. How many watched Saina Nehwal playing those killing shots, perhaps we do not have time except hot rotten reality shows and Cricket, perhaps we have no eyes for development.
We need to grow, we need to dream big, we as a country need to spread our wings, poverty is not a failure it is our negligence, it is our arrogance, it is our personal orientation that is a much larger failure.
As a country men I wish Balanced Growth be it economy, be it sports, not only cricket, but also all.
Cricket is a necessary evil in India. The biggest money spinning Cricket Board arranges a tour then and there making wealth and diluting the players of key Competition like the ICC World Cup. Globally Cricket as a sport is of inferior value when compared to Soccer, Tennis, Golf and Athletic Events. The businesses governing these sports are multibillion dollar more than cricket globally.
The Primary Sponsors of Beijing Olympics is worth 800 million US Dollars, whereas the 2007 ICC World Cup was worth 250million USD. The television rights for 2003 and 2007 ICC World Cup combined was 550 million USD, the figure of Beijing Olympics is 1.7 billion USD. The infrastructure development of West Indies stadiums was a mere 300 million USD, Beijing’s the ‘Birds Nest’ stadium is worth 470 million USD, the Aquatic Centre worth 150 million USD. The total Infrastructure developments are worth 178 billion USD (Approx), including the largest airport (2.2 billion). In business words Olympics is business, Olympics is a global brand.
A few weeks ago I had a trip to one of remote villages of South 24 Parganas, there I watched a 12 year boy taking a dive from a palm tree about 15-18 feet above the water level. They are the talents. One day born amidst poverty and one day dying with the same dream in their eyes. How many watched Saina Nehwal playing those killing shots, perhaps we do not have time except hot rotten reality shows and Cricket, perhaps we have no eyes for development.
We need to grow, we need to dream big, we as a country need to spread our wings, poverty is not a failure it is our negligence, it is our arrogance, it is our personal orientation that is a much larger failure.
As a country men I wish Balanced Growth be it economy, be it sports, not only cricket, but also all.
