Return of the Great Dictator

From Dhasaradhy Jagannathan, United States of America
The 'New Scoreboard Cricket' is a fantastic game that records scores meticulously. Sometimes, scores are settled as well and that is when human ego clouds the shining sun, the game itself. The arrogant "I am bigger than the game because I govern those who play them" statement is made rather powerfully, in contrast to the politically correct "The game is bigger than individuals" statement captains regularly say.

If the game was bigger than individuals, players would not be punished for just playing the game. A Ten year term is only a little short of a fourteen year life sentence handed for a murder.

For something as challenging to the game as tampering the condition of the ball or making a racist remark against an opponent, a ten year ban was not handed by the governing body of the game. But, challenge to the authority of the individuals who run the game and a sledgehammer comes down and crushes those who play the game. The BCCI does not like the ICL, which is understandable. Nobody likes competition. But it is the insecure who would want it killed.

Champions, on the other hand try to rise above it. By arm twisting the ICC to crack the whip on ICL and instruct all the members of ICC to shun the ICL, the individuals who represent BCCI won. Unfortunately, the game lost. Cricketers can now be punished for playing the game and desiring to compete against the best. The Ten players who have been banned by BCB did not bring disrepute to the game. They merely wanted to play it. They have a lesson to learn - The desire to play the game is not important. It is important to play the game for the individuals in BCB and the BCCI.

The desire to play the game alongside some of the best international players can now cost the dream of representing your country. If you dream of scoring big, be sure you represent the right bunch of individuals. Big scores are not important if they came on a game you played for another set of individuals, Mr.Habibul Bashar.

Some things are more important than the game and the score with the administrators is definitely one of them. Your scores when you played for the nation hardly matters when they want to settle scores with you. Welcome to the new scoreboard of the game. A few individuals are more important than this game.