Caught between bails and ballots
When big money comes into play, the world stops being a sensible and reasonable world, writes Nirmal Shekar in the Hindu .
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
When big money comes into play, the world stops being a sensible and reasonable world, writes Nirmal Shekar in the Hindu.
Repeatedly we are told that there is far too much at stake for too many people, for the IPL Board to even so much as contemplate the idea of such a postponement or a cancellation. But who are these stakeholders, and why should elected governments stretch their security apparatus dangerously thin in order to protect their interests?
The Lahore attack on the Sri Lankan players proved that cricket could indeed be a soft target for terrorists in this part of the world. While we may want to believe that India is a lot safer than Pakistan — and there is indeed some strong basis for this belief, 26/11 notwithstanding — this is not the time to traffic in illusions.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo