Raising a piquant situation for BCCI, it has come to light that master batsman Sachin Tendulkar has played alongside 'rebel' player Dinesh Mongia for Lashings World XI in two matches in England last month.
Tendulkar and Mongia had opened the innings for Lashings' XI against St Bede's School Headmasters XI at the school ground in Essex on June 27. While Tendulkar sizzled with an 84-ball knock of 98, Mongia hit 72 off 41 balls, according to the club website.
Tendulkar had batted at number two and the left-handed India discard Mongia at number three on June 24 for the same side, making 32 and 66 respectively against Eastbourne College XI at the latter's ground.
Mongia has aligned with the rebel Indian Cricket League.
Interestingly, Mumbai left-arm spinner Nilesh Kulkarni was also part of the Lashings' squad which also contained New Zealand's ICL rebel Chris Harris.
The Cricket Board has stopped Piyush Chawla and VVS Laxman from signing up to play for English counties due to the presence of ICL rebels in their ranks.
The BCCI has maintained right through that it would have no truck with ICL and also banned players who have taken part in the Essel Group-bankrolled rival league that took off much before the Board's own and highly successful Indian Premier League. PTI
Friday, July 25, 2008
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visit that site in a few days and there will be no such record. next, the club website will vanish. and then the club itself. hope you retain this post and comment then. They're coming.
Now the BCCI has got a fight on it's hands if they dare touch Sachin. It'll be interesting to see where this goes.
BCCI is making a mistake here. They are carrying the fight beyond reason and perhaps legitimate boundaries. This is an error and worth reconsidering by them.
This is quite interesting Homer. I was aware that Sachin had played for Lashings but I didn't know some ICL players were playing alongside him.
Not only has the BCCI stopped Indian internationals from appearing for counties but the PCB, as you point out in the post below this, is running an enquiry on Faisal Iqbal for playing alongside ICL players...
I wonder if the BCCI has taken note of this.
NC - I wont be surprised if that happens. I suggest copy the scorecard from the site and mail it all of the bloggers for record keeping...
homer - awaiting a post from on you on why Indian batting has gone downhill against spin.
lol NC :)
Anonymous,
Interesting pickle the BCCI finds itself in... Not dissimilar to when Shashank Manohar and co issued Sachin a show cause notice post the WC..
Then, they had public sympathy on their side.. They cant say the same now..
Should be fun..
And thanks for your comments :)
Cheers,
SB,
can the ICL sue under MTRA?
Cheers,
I bet they have Q.. Interesting times for the BCCI :)
Cheers,
Mahendra,
Did not watch the Test match so I wont be the best person to comment on the happenings in Colombo..
That said, I wonder if it is a decline against spin bowling or a decline in playing on certain types of wickets - Melbourne 2007, Colombo 2008 come to mind.
And more importantly, have Indian spinners forgotten how to bowl on wickets that have low bounce and turn.
On a wicket that Murali and Mendis took 19 of the 20 wickets to fall, India's spinners took 2 between then ( of the 4 that fell).
It is becoming increasingly apparent that Indians are happiest on wickets with bounce in them - the pace attack comes into its own, the spinners seem to relish it and the batsmen gird their loins and play the sort of attritional innings seen at Trent Bridge and Perth.
More than a decline in ability, I think it is a mental thing - we see low slow spinning wickets and tune off, thinking that this is bed and breakfast while on the bouncier, seaming tracks, we are ready to do the hard yards..
Two more tests to go before we can make a definative comment on the direction in which India's batting is headed..
Cheers,
I looked up that angle earlier Homer. From what I understoodof the legalese of MRTP Act and casual discussion of with friends,the MRTP Act will require BCCI to be a company, which it isn't and hence safe, but IPL could be targetted for it is a proper company. On Indian soil, IPL have been scrupulously clean...not a step out of line. They haven't actually prevented ICL from functioning...just chose not to employ the services of a rival company. That's quite OK in corporate laws of India.
That said, there is a school of thought and precedences were mentioned, where an orgnisation like BCCI could be brought under its ambit for it employs players through contracts.
But that is if they mess up in India. That's why I feel Champion's Trophy...whose conduction in India was inevitable...is the first slip-up from IPL/BCCI. Let the trophy be in England...make your noises and play...no harm done, no face lost for trade laws are slightly different...but after having made the noise and now playing it in India...problems await.
I'll get back on this after a serious discussion with a couple of legal feathers who are also old friends bitten by the cricket-watching bug (they can't play anymore with their assets).
ight now, I'm coping with a severe attack of the flu.
To date, BCCI and IPL haven't prevented anyone from plying their trade in India, through unfair competition, and hence safe. ICL employees are gainfully employed...even better than when they were with BCCI!
The trick comes when countries will bring ICL players to India as part of their teams.
It is obvious the unsigned basic code between all boards (of mutualself-preservation) is caught in a fix...ECB and like boards cannot stop...or help BCCI here. They may even be inclined to embarass BCCI...the smartest thing to do would have been to insist that to prevent pull-outs, the tournament could have been shifted to New Zealand or even Lanka...you do a few things with that - 1) Come out smelling better having saved the tournament 2) orgazmize the Kiwi Board with the sudden windfall 3) can continue to make all the noises you want against ICL safely and with no loss of face and 4)not have to actually act discriminatively on Indian soil (aka follow up on your bombast).
SB,
http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/jul/15bcci.htm
A start?
Cheers,
PS:- Get well soon!
Certainly one, that's if it comes about to a conclusion. I'm quite bothered by the "will" in the article.
I'm sure you know how this works Homer...BCCI, we know, is a curious ground where the strangest of friends and enemies exist in mutually beneficial equilibrium. drops may fall off but the equilibrium remains. Now we all know every political party worth its salt from the national level to the state levels have representations/presence in the BCCI.
It is unlikely that "will be asked" could actually transpire and if it does for the sake of form, a polite refusal should be adequate fora much relieved IT deptt. to get away from the arena populated by hungry lions.
There will be the odd parliament question raised by some MP patronizing another sport...the customary Dhanraj Pillay, Michael Ferriera, Geet Sethi, Rana kind of press protest...the brief televised meaningless debate and public poll and life will go on as usual.
Thanks for the wishes.(cheers)
Soulberry,
An argument cna be made out that the BCCI by not permitting rebel players from aspiring for India colours, and rebel matches from being conducted on "its" grounds (when it has a clear monopoly in that respect), is a restraint of trade.
No...that isn't MRTPA, John.
TATA is not obliged to allow Birla to turn out a car engine on his workfloor. Bajaj wa not obliged to allow Mahindra,Firodia and Tata employees work on his floors and learn the three-wheeler tricks.
http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/31/stories/2008073157181800.htm
Damn the BCCI and their hypocrisy.
Anonymous,
Thanks for the link - the hypocrisy is galling!
Cheers,
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