1983-2011 Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 New Delhi: Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi on Thursday revealed why he can never be a fan of the Twenty20 extravaganza. Bedi said that he has told youngsters at various clubs and academies: "Look, don't fall for this trap. [The] Indian Premier League is a trap to make you go astray. Players like Rahul Dravid, Adam Gilchrist have finished with the game. Michael Clarke does not want to play T20 cricket for Australia; Sachin Tendulkar doesn't want to play T20s for India. This is just an outing for them to have some fun and in the process, make a quick buck. Youngsters should not take it as a role model activity, but unfortunately, they will. Kids will feel, 'if these fellows can do it, why can't we?' Human tendency is to follow a negative trend. If you tell them to listen to some wisdom, they will not have the time for that. 'Oh, this man has gone bonkers,' they will say. But this is how the cookie crumbles. I am very apprehensive. People who are raving about IPL are mad. They are raving about IPL because of the money. This nonsense is all about money, money and more money. The base of the entire IPL is very, very fragile. It is a business proposition and any business must have the base of 'principles first, profits afterwards'. But, here, there are no principles, only profits and that too, only for the players and BCCI. None of the franchises have disclosed that they are making money. They are not! Everybody is losing money, so how is it that they are carrying on? It doesn't make any sense." Fast scoring? (When told about the positives like fast-scoring, big-hitting, fielding, running between wickets ...) "Fast scoring? You mean to say there was no fast scoring in the World Cup? Dhoni's six to win the World Cup final was a big hit. Forget T20 cricket for a while, the overall advantage of modern cricket is that physical fitness has improved enormously. Agreed. But that has to do with the game. Okay, there is big-hitting. But, how many big-hitters? Only Chris Gayle or from the Indian side, there is Virender Sehwag. Who among the youngsters? Nobody! Who among the bowlers are setting Indian cricket on fire? Nobody! So how can people say it has provided positive aspects for Indian cricket? No, it hasn't! Martin Crowe opened with a spinner (Dipak Patel) way back in 1992. This was just an innovation and it clicked. Now, if they start off with a spinner, it is done with a clear intention of hiding a bowler -- not to expose him in the middle overs." Foreigners' gain "Foreigners are running away with the cake. Far too many of them ... players, coaches, physios, trainers, umpires, referees and commentators. When the East India Company came to India, they came here to do business and established an empire. In this case, we are giving everything to the foreigners on a platter, be it from Australia, England or South Africa. I am very clear: This money laundering business should be investigated. I have not come across anybody in Delhi (where Bedi resides) ... not even one person, who said, 'I've bought a ticket and I'm going to watch a game.' And you hear of tickets being sold out. Sold out from whom? There are all complimentaries running around. I cannot imagine people buying tickets for this kind of nonsense. I fear for the younger generation because they will get very restless and impatient to apply their minds to the bigger and longer lasting skills of the game. I am very concerned and I am very upset that some of our so-called administrators and cricket greats are not bothered about this aspect." http://cricketnext.in.com/live/news/people-who-love-ipl-are-mad-bedi/66039-13.html
JourneyMan Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 Misleading title to a very good article where the legend BSB makes some excellent points.
bulbul Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 Misleading title to a very good article where the legend BSB makes some excellent points. thread is opened by another legend :P
Desi Cartman Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 So fineleg's real name is Bishen Singh Bedi :woot: PS; I cant believe he has never met a person who has purchased a ticket to watch IPL, maybe they are too scared to tell him
fineleg Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 deesy cart, I disagree with many other Bedi articles, so I can't be him :) But he is right that this ipl is a waste of a tournament.
Ranjha Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 Usually I don't agree with Bishan but this time he is spot on.
Tiger80 Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 "Foreigners are running away with the cake. Far too many of them ... players, coaches, physios, trainers, umpires, referees and commentators. When the East India Company came to India, they came here to do business and established an empire. In this case, we are giving everything to the foreigners on a platter, be it from Australia, England or South Africa. Ban foreigners from India :protest: kick all white people out of India.USA,AUS UK etc should also adopt this model kick all Indians out
vvvslaxman Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Ban foreigners from India :protest: kick all white people out of India.USA' date='AUS UK etc should also adopt this model kick all Indians out[/quote'] In that case KKR, DD, MI will be hopeless 3 foreign bowlers will be gone.
Needforspeed Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Bedi is not getting any of the cake..That must be the problem.
JourneyMan Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 In that case KKR' date=' DD, MI will be hopeless 3 foreign bowlers will be gone.[/quote'] Yellows would still be champions :two_thumbs_up:
Stuge Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 THose who aren't mad should not take advice from Bedi .
The Outsider Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Racist article and insult to many Indians Sue the sardaar and become a millionaire.
Texy Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 I remember when John Buchanan coached KKR had an enormous staff mostly of fellow aussies..he even hired his own son to be the motivational coach or some bullsh1t like that Lehman also favored lot of fellow aussies be it for support staff or bidding for players
NareshK Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Bishan Singh Bedi is the ultimate troll. He was a troll even before trolling was invented.
JourneyMan Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 I remember when John Buchanan coached KKR had an enormous staff mostly of fellow aussies..he even hired his own son to be the motivational coach or some bullsh1t like that Lehman also favored lot of fellow aussies be it for support staff or bidding for players Good points here. Having some foreign experts isn't a bad thing, but Indians must be given a priority. Just as players need to develop, coaches also need to be given a chance to develop their careers so we can prepare them for bigger responsibilities in the future. Otherwise we're going to continue the trend of having foreign coaches for a world-famous cricketing nation.
Tiger80 Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 I remember when John Buchanan coached KKR had an enormous staff mostly of fellow aussies..he even hired his own son to be the motivational coach or some bullsh1t like that Lehman also favored lot of fellow aussies be it for support staff or bidding for players What if Americans,Europeans or Aussies accuse Indian managers for hiring Indian staff? majority of Indians will start screaming racism ,racism.Let franchises to decide what players, support staff is good for them.Foreigners don't come cheap and if they don't perform most of franchises will kick them out
Sidhoni Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Bishan Singh Bedi is the ultimate troll. He was a troll even before trolling was invented. :giggle:
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