Main kabhi batlaata nahi ,*

*Par HARBHAJJAN se darta hoon main MAA*

*Yun to main, dikhlata nahi,*

*Par ISHANT se ghabrata hoon main MAA*

*Tujhe sab hai pata,hai na MAA*

*Tujhe sab hai pata, meri MAA *

*FIELD mein yun na chhoro mujhe,*

*EK RUN bhi Bana na paun MAA*

*Kitni Deta hoon Main Galiya milke team ke sang,*

*Par Unhe Mai Jara bhi Dara Na paun MAA,*

Sachin toh Out Hota Nahi,

Achchha hai jo Saurabh Team Me Nahi,

*CRICKET KA BAAP HAI India main Man Gaya MAA,*

CRICKET KA BAAP HAI INDIA MAA

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Many people believe that media attention and commercial interest on cricket has adversely affected other sports in India. Cricket is religion in India and is followed with keen interest everywhere in India. With so much following and with so much interest how can media ignore it. In the pre world cup victory days there was not so much interest and following of cricket in India but after the word cup triumph everything changed, cricket gained in popularity and the performance of Indian Cricket team was followed by keen interest so it was perfectly justified for media to cover thoroughly.

With advent of electronic media and with presence of so many sports and news channel the time space given to cricket increased. We cannot blame media for covering so much of cricket as people in India generally liked it. If people in India had followed even 50% of any other sports like they follow cricket, media would have covered that too.

Some sports federation in India complain that their sport is not adequately covered or not many business houses come up to help them, that may have some justification but then again fault lies with other sports federation. They have not shown positive results which would have made people interested in that sport and as such with lack of interest shown by the people media also fails to cover it adequately.

In this liberalized world more people in India follow EPL then Indian football. People today can easily differentiate between the standard of football in India with that of other countries as people can watch live coverage of these would class games than why they should be interested in seeing the sub-standard Indian football. Electronic media is showing both these games but most people want to see the foreign league so why blame media.

People interest in cricket is derived from its good standing in world cricket. If India would not perform so well internationally then people would have lost some interest in it and so much of media would not have covered it so much. Today media rights (television) for cricket are sold for millions of dollars due to its popularity but TV rights for most other sports have no takers in India.

Media can play some limited part in popularizing a particular sport but the onus popularizing a sport lies mainly with the body that governs the sport so how can one blame media and commercial houses.

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It is often said that due to so much importance given to cricket other sports are suffering in India.

It’s not only wrong but also wishful thinking. It is not correct to say that cricket has prospered at the expenses of other sports in India. Most Sports body in India are controlled by the Government like Hockey etc or by some individual perpetually like tennis.

Cricket in India is governed by BCCI which is not a government body. It is more or less a democratic set up with forward looking people controlling it.

Why has cricket prospered in India? Why is it so popular? Why are advertisers vying to advertise their product through cricket? To answer these questions we have to go back to 1983 – when India won the Prudential World Cup. It was the turning point for cricket in India. As the fate of other sports like Hockey started to look bleak (India won the only world cup in 1975) after total dominance in 40’s to 60’s, cricket triumph in 1983 World Cup came as a pleasant surprise. It is after this world cup triumphant Cricket started to gain popularity. If BCCI would not have capitalized on this success than te fate of cricket would also been just like some otter sports. BCCI was quick to gauge the mood of the nation and started to build the infrastructure (like new stadiums, floodlights etc) that took cricket to another level. Unlike other sports where sportsmen were paid peanuts BCCI slowly but surely paid their players adequately so much so that now Indian Players are amongst highest paid players in the World —– and Why Not? It is because of them that BCCI is earning so much and why won’t they get their share of the pie.

If other sports federation cannot operate probably cannot compete internationally ot if they cannot pay their players adequately, it is not the fault of Cricket. It is there drawback if they cannot operate professionally and make there sports popular amongst Indians. Who stops them to operate professionally, who stops them to win allocades for India – certainly not cricket. Instead of blaming cricket they should try and take a leaf out of cricket’s success. Most of the sports body is being run by the whims and fancies of their head without an iota of professionalism. Today India is as market economy, money follows success. First show the results and then one gets the money which again go a long way in sustaining the success, this is a vicious circle. Monsey in cricket has come only after the world cup triumph but it was also very important at that point of time to en-cash this success. After winning so many gold medals in Hockey why is it in such a bad taste — because due to lack of foresightedness and unprofessional attitude of there federation they could not en-cash their success. Why blame others for your impotentness.

Even if sportsman who earns laurels for their country in other sports earn next to nothing, is it because of cricket — certainly not. BCCI pays from its own resources and other sports should build their own resources too. You can’t force people to play or watch any sport. They watch or play cricket because today India has some standing in world Cricket. Due to success of cricket it has virtually become religion in India. It is aptly said that one gets what one deserves and Cricket certainly deserves all the Success.

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On a history defining day of cricket 77 out of 79 players listed for sale were bought by 8 IPL teams for a whopping $42 million dollar. On an average more than half a million dollar per cricketer.

Here is a summary of the day.

Guys who joined the millionaire club:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni - $1.5 million (Chennai)
Andrew Symonds – $1.34 million (Hyderabad)

Other in the club are Icon Players:

Sachin Tendulkar - $1,121,250 (Mumbai)
Saurav Ganguly - $1,092,500 (Kolkata)
Yuvraj Singh - $1,063,750 by (Mohali)
Rahul Dravid - $1,035,000 by (Bangalore)

Most Overvalued players:

$ 950000 – Ishant Sharma
$ 675,000 – Mohammad Kaif

Most Undervalued playes

$400,000 - Ricky Ponting
$375,000 - Matthew Hayden

Strange Deals

Shane Warne - $450,000
Glen McGrath - $350,000

When compared to

David Hussey - $675,000
Cameron White - $500,000
Yusuf Pathan - $475,000

With all the Drama surrounding this event and with so much money on stake one just hopes it lives up to its Hype