Cricket as a metaphor for politics

All that is wrong with our cricket mirrors all that is wrong with our politics. Start with transparency. Indian cricket is run by a private society called the Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI), registered in Chennai under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. The BCCI’s accounts are opaque. Its board comprises 30 state and affiliate cricket chiefs most of whom are politicians cutting across parties. The BCCI is cash-rich. Its audited net profit in 2011-12 was Rs. 382.36 crore. Of that 70% – Rs. 265.14 crore – came from the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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