The copybook burns

Delhi & Districts Cricket Association president Arun Jaitley’s assurance of a clean-up has brought an uncertain end to the confrontation between the organisation and Virender Sehwag. But cricketers aren’t that sanguine, especially the bitter, silent ones who’ve stopped playing the game, writes Rohit Mahajan in Outlook.

Khurana, and a host of spinners over the last few years, were treated no better than spare parts because the son of a Sports Committee member is a spinner. To keep his career alive, all spinners in Delhi became targets. Other specialists aren’t spared either. For instance, the players who helped Delhi to its solitary national Under-17 and Under-19 titles in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Most prominent players of those teams have either stopped playing or joined other teams.