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The Delhi Debate & the daunting Debacle |
A Special Feature by
Karthik Narayan
The DDCA actually stands for Delhi District
Cricket Association, but they may very well name
it the Darkroom of Decisive Chaos Association.
The reason is simple – Chaos rules the game of
cricket in that part of the world over the
decisions to host an International game between
two of the giants of Asia – all on a ground that
has never really been constructed fully!
As daylight dawns on the faces of millions of
cricket lovers in the world, come this April 17,
we shall find some real action off the cricket
field for absolutely the most wrong of reasons.
Purely for cricket lovers in this world, the
strange happenings off the cricket field and on
it (Delhi Ferohshah Kotla ground) are simply
daunting and speak ill of the famed game on its
string of globalization.
It is really amazing to
actually realize the individuals behind the
decision are in the top ranks of their
respective countries – Mr. Arun Jaitley (DDCA)
and Shahryar Khan (PCB) know very well beyond
what they seem to be doing. Both are capable
administrators able to lead and move the game
into the right zone, but this – this is simply
ridiculous to hear and speak! Shahryar Khan
might have just pushed his luck and has
withdrawn his statements about the ground and
the conditions.
The ultimate debacle of this venture is that the
Ferohshah Kotla ground is still under
construction and it is highly unlikely and
unhealthy to host even a local street match – so
much for an International match! In such poor
conditions of a stadium under construction and a
pitch that is a mere collection of sand and clay
from last year’s children’s competitions from
around the city, Delhi plans to host the most
important match of the year by all means – an
India versus Pakistan ODI. Who knows, if that
very match becomes the decider of this ODI
series, well, we got some real despair on our
minds and hearts to see the teams battling it
out in the worst possible stadium.
The debate on the Delhi ODI has seen more Yo-Yo
turns than the matches that we have seen between
India and Pakistan! Every minute the authorities
change their mind like chameleons in the woods.
The reports from the media and the grounds-men
really point out that the pitch and the outfield
is not yet really prepared at all – the pitch is
a dead one and with no bounce at all whereas the
outfield is half done. There have already been
enough complaints of the pitch against the DDCA.
At a time when cricket between India and
Pakistan is a complete sellout, when some people
want to cash in on the opportunity to see their
pockets full, it is simply shocking, It is high
time to separate cricket from the dirt
surrounding it, instead of associating the dirt
with the cricket saying it’s a mere part of the
game! Its very well time to wash DDCA off our
soil and it is time the BCCI and the ICC step in
when fixtures are made so as to see the real
picture and wash their eyes off the greenback
that speaks more than anything else in this
world. Until then, such articles, raving reviews
and morbid debates shall continue to see off
these elements from our Purist Game.
As of now, the best remedy is to shift the ODI
from Delhi to some other city nearby so that the
game will go on without hindrances of any kind.
After all the game is greater any other
individual whomsoever he may be! And that’s all
we ask of the authorities – ideal match
conditions in a super bowl for the streaming
audience!
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