Sehwag's call to arms

Virender Sehwag’s charges against the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) are well-known and have been endured by its cricketers. Sharda Ugra, in her blog on the India Today website, says that among the frontline cricket associations in India, Delhi is the undisputed and undefeated champion of maladministration, nepotism and corruption.

Down the line, as the players get younger, the stories get worse. Every possible rival to the progeny or distant kin of the sports committee is simply not picked for fear of him outshining Rinku Rishtedaar or Bunty Bhaichaara in the under-16 and under-19s.