BCCI and Srinivasan prove that cricket fans are still the biggest suckers

Look in the mirror. Now look at your forehead. Can you read the word? It should be pretty clear. The word on your forehead is SUCKER! It is what you are. Don’t feel bad, you aren’t alone. The nation is right there with you. The Supreme Court has ruled that N Srinivasan can return as head of the BCCI. And there you were all this while innocently thinking that the whole IPL saga would change things for the better. N Srinivasan and the BCCI win again. 

PTI Here is the kicker of the Supreme Court ruling: While Srinivasan can assume his duties as president, he cannot interfere with the IPL probe panel but at the same time must extend all the cooperation required by the investigators. Let me see if I get this straight. The man whose son-in-law is one of the accused in the IPL betting case has to co-operate with and provide evidence to the investigation panel? If only Laloo Prasad got such a break. Is Srinivasan going to be honest in helping with the investigation? Well, we have no cause to doubt him. 

After all the only thing he has done is change the constitution of the BCCI to allow himself to own an IPL team, been accused of manipulation in the player auction (no evidence produced yet to support this claim), and described his accused son in law as “cricket enthusiast” and not a team owner despite all evidence to the contrary. So why doubt such a man? Srinivasan also cannot concern himself with matters related to the IPL. That is like telling Cyrus Mistry that he can head the Tata Group but not concern himself with TCS. If you were one of the idiots who believed that the scandal would cause a huge change in the system and things would become transparent then you are disillusioned. The scandal saw the return of Jagmohan Dalmiya in a triumphant but brief comeback till Srinivasan sent him back to the bench. We also saw the return of Lalit Modi on our TV screens. 

While I am a fan of what Lalit Modi created it must be said that he has become a bore. Since his departure he has promised that he would blow the lid on the entire IPL saga and take Srinivasan down. What are you waiting for Lalit? Srinivasan to become Prime Minister? If you have something then spit it out or else stop making vague threats. You are starting to sound like a disgruntled ex-wife. So we are back to where we started. It was bittersweet when the fixing scandal broke. Bitter as a fan of course, but sweet that the people responsible were caught. We were all impressed by what the warring Delhi and Mumbai police uncovered. It was an opportunity to investigate and see how deep the rabbit hole really is.

 I find it hard to believe that we have even touched the surface of how bad the situation really is. With Srinivasan back at the helm it seems we never will, no matter what this independent probe panel is supposed to do. Does Srinivasan give any impression that he cares about the sanctity of the game? Since the scandal broke his sole focus has been keeping his power. Solving the match-fixing issue is secondary or may be not even on his list of priorities. So sit back, watch the sport and enjoy. Leave the running and administration issues alone, it is not worth getting angry about. You can’t do a thing. Sucker!

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