"Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little push." - Joker from the Dark Knight.
There are two kinds of people in this world. Ones who watch the IPL and the others who shall eventually watch it. Four years ago when Lalit Modi helped Sharad Pawar overtake Jagmohan Dalmiya indicting him for malfeasance and corruption, little did he know about "What goes around comes around". After an era of jet-setting, and amassing unimaginable wealth, Modi slaughtered the chicken with golden eggs. Single handed-ly, he unleashed a chain of events that culminated in the downfall of an entire enterprise. Indian Public League as he referred to the IPL, awarded him suspension just minutes before the closing ceremony. Quite fittingly, he was ousted by the very system he screwed up with.
Immoral behavior breeds immoral behavior (and Sreesanth). BCCI has time and again more than come under scanner and allegations pertaining to wrongdoings in a myriad of areas. It is hard to understand what has kept the government out from probing BCCI since the inception of IPL. The nexus of corporates and politicos that run Indian cricket runs deep and dirty. Right from the fact that selectors always prefer their state players on board, to the money laundering, betting and match fixing, everything happens under the neck of this organization. There was no transparency then, so how could one expect moralities now when IPL came into existence. The dream that Lalit Modi envisaged became reality as cricket has been and will always be a lucrative market for business. The opportunity was spot on with the timing. India had just won the T20 world cup and the shorter version of the game was garnering attention. The IPL provided the right launchpad for BCCI to engage in establishing a unique cricket league. This was innovation par extraordinaire, which would make public coming for more every time.
There are two kinds of people in this world. Ones who watch the IPL and the others who shall eventually watch it. Four years ago when Lalit Modi helped Sharad Pawar overtake Jagmohan Dalmiya indicting him for malfeasance and corruption, little did he know about "What goes around comes around". After an era of jet-setting, and amassing unimaginable wealth, Modi slaughtered the chicken with golden eggs. Single handed-ly, he unleashed a chain of events that culminated in the downfall of an entire enterprise. Indian Public League as he referred to the IPL, awarded him suspension just minutes before the closing ceremony. Quite fittingly, he was ousted by the very system he screwed up with.
Immoral behavior breeds immoral behavior (and Sreesanth). BCCI has time and again more than come under scanner and allegations pertaining to wrongdoings in a myriad of areas. It is hard to understand what has kept the government out from probing BCCI since the inception of IPL. The nexus of corporates and politicos that run Indian cricket runs deep and dirty. Right from the fact that selectors always prefer their state players on board, to the money laundering, betting and match fixing, everything happens under the neck of this organization. There was no transparency then, so how could one expect moralities now when IPL came into existence. The dream that Lalit Modi envisaged became reality as cricket has been and will always be a lucrative market for business. The opportunity was spot on with the timing. India had just won the T20 world cup and the shorter version of the game was garnering attention. The IPL provided the right launchpad for BCCI to engage in establishing a unique cricket league. This was innovation par extraordinaire, which would make public coming for more every time.
According the Bhagwad Gita, hell has three gates : Lust, Anger and greed. While one doesn't need to read Gita to learn about greed, it would have been a little wiser if Modi had not put his hands to places where they did not belong. When one becomes blinded with greed and wealth the insight from reason becomes secondary. Modi in his ostensible garb of power started growing out of control - the failed bids, the Shashi Twitoor incident, the money laundering, the proxy companies, the jets, yatchs and mercs, the unclear franchise structures, and match fixing. The timeline of the IPL mess can be found here. While he may not be the only perp here, it would be interesting to see his courage coming through this time.
"The highest courage is to dare to be yourself in the face of adversity. Choosing right over wrong, ethics over convenience, and truth over popularity...these are the choices that measure your life. Travel the path of integrity without looking back, for there is never a wrong time to do the right thing. "
With a formidable pedigree, Lalit Modi, and the BCCI still have a lot of dirty linen to wash in public.
With a formidable pedigree, Lalit Modi, and the BCCI still have a lot of dirty linen to wash in public.
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