Here's a thought

for the BCCI honchos to make a quick buck and also settle the monies owed by the BCCI to the players -

Every day of every game that Team India takes the field, the BCCI should organize a running race - between the President, Vice Presidents, Honorary Secretary and the Chief Administrative Officer of the BCCI.

The race will entail a run along the perimeter of a cricket stadium.

The race can be organized at the Wankhede itself, thus saving valuable money in petrol and other charges.

Neo Sports could sell this as a PPV event.

Ad spots could be sold at a premium.

Tickets could also be sold at a premium for spectators at the Wankhede .

Willow TV can be given the overseas rights to this event, thus bringing in revenues in $$.

For entertainment ( as if the sight of Sharad Pawar racing Shashank Manohar and IS Bindra and Lalit Modi was not entertainment enough), we could have the respective local association heads with pom poms in their hands, cheering on the runners.

Think about it - India plays 3 ODIs and 2 Tests in BD - a grand total of 13 days of competition between the BCCI honchos.

And it gets even better - The England series has 28 playing days which translates to 28 days of racing.

and Australia - could we extend the CB series by 30 more games please?

A welcome side effect of all this running ( in addition to the moolah raked, that is) will be that the BCCI honchos will get slimmer, svelter bodies ( that are sure to elicit cat calls at Mount Dubai).

Its a win win situation for all!!

Har har!!

PS:- Too much time and a little angst can drive people potty.. For an example, see above :)