Revive the cricketing stocks as well

The Indian economy has revived. So also our stock markets. When the new government took over last year, the economy was in shambles and the investors had lost confidence in the both the economy and the stock market. The centre acted fast by giving the vital pills to the economy which was in bad shape and has regained the investors and business index. The result - positive growth in all quaterers. Sadly for a country where cricket and stocks are the two buzz words, cricket has touched its all time low at a time while the markets have gone up.

The working of the stock market was unorganised and scams broke out, until a regulatory body was set up to regulate the stock markets. The companies in order to produce results have started hiring consulatancies and revamp their organisations. All these have produced positive results.

Indian cricket is also undergoing a situation similiar to the stock market. News of match-fixing and zonal politics have been the root cause of the downfall of the Indian cricket team. There were enquiries, comments, and the question of credibility of certain senior players were at stake when the side was constantly losing.

When Sachin Tendulkar was named captain and Kapil Dev coach, hopes of the millions of cricket fans were high. But the captain and the coach were unable to repeat the feat of the government with regard to the economy. Both of them were in a negative frame of mind throughout the tour of Australia. The result was that the Indians won only two matches on the tour - one against the New South Wales and the other against Pakistan in the C & U series.

Indian cricket too needs to have a regulatory body to administer the Board, try and and make them accountable. Accountability in selection policies, or for the non-stop tours organised time and again is the need of the hour, as players have started complaining of fatigue even during tours. Reports of coach, captain and the various committee's setup by the board have to be taken seriously. Maybe this would lead to some kind of a revitaliser to rejuvanate cricket in India.

Some senior cricketers of the past maybe involved in order to fine tune the organisation. A better idea would be to hire some consultancies. This is bound to produce positive signals and revive the cricketing stocks as well. The BCCI president being a good administrtator and a successful businessman is the right person to take the lead.