India Team Discussion

[Khan Sahab54]

 

[Khan Sahab54]

 

[Ravina]

MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Stuart Binny

Well I got 13/15 spot on. NoHit being in the side is kinda a no-brainer, as selection panels after selection panels have loved him. Presumably he is sleeping with them, or Srinivasan or Meiyyapan, or all of them together, I don't know. Ah well he had to be there, we all knew it, just desperately hoped he would not be.

But Stuart Binny ... WTF !!

Thats a place in the 15 wasted. Vijay could have featured in the 15 ahead of Binny. Lets not forget Vijay is in great form, and he is quite a solid T20 batsman

All said and done can this side win the WC ... yes, but one has to feel that those who feature in Row 1 will have a lot more to do with us winning that those in Row 2, and it will take a herculean effort from those in Row 1.

It is TOI, so believe their stories at your own risk.

But if there is any truth to that, then I sympathize with both Vijay and MSD.

 

[Bevab]

Might have been a bit too slow with that reply there.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Might have been a bit too slow with that reply there.

Back in the days Dhoni's Captaincy was our only hope with that tournament. Now coming to present things are the other way around. The team is the only hope now and not the Captain barring his batting which off late hasn't been as impactful as it was previously.

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Btw did anyone figure out yet why did @PokerAce got banned as yet?

 

[Satan666]

Btw did anyone figure out yet why did @PokerAce got banned as yet?

I hated that guy.

 

[abhi_jacko]

Braggart Alert. They brag about the smallest things. Could have been a simple announcement instead of 'we are committed to women's cricket, blah blah blah'

Meanwhile, how is this for commitment?

	Men's cricket	Women's cricket	DIFF
Grade A payout in 2015	1 crore	15 lakhs	15% of men's
Grade A payout in 2021	7 crores	50 lakhs	~7% of men's
Last ODI World cup	Semi Finalists	Finalists
Last T20 World cup	Semi Finalists	Finalists

 

[Till Valhalla]

I think I heard Dravid might coach team India during Sri Lanka tour.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Braggart Alert. They brag about the smallest things. Could have been a simple announcement instead of 'we are committed to women's cricket, blah blah blah'

Meanwhile, how is this for commitment?

	Men's cricket	Women's cricket	DIFF
Grade A payout in 2015	1 crore	15 lakhs	15% of men's
Grade A payout in 2021	7 crores	50 lakhs	~7% of men's
Last ODI World cup	Semi Finalists	Finalists
Last T20 World cup	Semi Finalists	Finalists

But it is quite understandable as well the Women Cricketers earn lesser because of the lack of revenue they generate. The people that follow Women's Cricket, the sponsorships and more importantly the competitiveness of Women's Cricket is clearly lacking as compared to Men's Cricket. Hence the comparison of of payout isn't the way going about it.

 

[abhi_jacko]

But it is quite understandable as well the Women Cricketers earn lesser because of the lack of revenue they generate. The people that follow Women's Cricket, the sponsorships and more importantly the competitiveness of Women's Cricket is clearly lacking as compared to Men's Cricket. Hence the comparison of of payout isn't the way going about it.

Those are all fair points. But that is why i put the DIFF column. I don't think Men's cricket has achieved anything extraordinary since 2015 - they have done a generally fantastic job but nothing unexpected. They have got hiked from 1cr to 7cr for their top billed players. Women's cricket despite way less support has punched above their waists and beaten better teams to reach finals of their two world cups. And yet, their increment is nothing compared to that of men's - atleast percentage wise, they could have matched HALF of the increment?

So why brag about your "commitment to the womens cricket" when you are not even doing the bare minimum as far as pay is concerned? And all your decisions are based on its business outcome? Commitment would be seen if you did something to develop women's cricket despite the lower business turnover

 

[Till Valhalla]

Those are all fair points. But that is why i put the DIFF column. I don't think Men's cricket has achieved anything extraordinary since 2015 - they have done a generally fantastic job but nothing unexpected. They have got hiked from 1cr to 7cr for their top billed players. Women's cricket despite way less support has punched above their waists and beaten better teams to reach finals of their two world cups. And yet, their increment is nothing compared to that of men's - atleast percentage wise, they could have matched HALF of the increment?

So why brag about your "commitment to the womens cricket" when you are not even doing the bare minimum as far as pay is concerned? And all your decisions are based on its business outcome? Commitment would be seen if you did something to develop women's cricket despite the lower business turnover

I would like to add I think over this time popularity of Women Cricket has also risen very well.

 

[SaiSrini]

Braggart Alert. They brag about the smallest things. Could have been a simple announcement instead of 'we are committed to women's cricket, blah blah blah'

Meanwhile, how is this for commitment?

	Men's cricket	Women's cricket	DIFF
Grade A payout in 2015	1 crore	15 lakhs	15% of men's
Grade A payout in 2021	7 crores	50 lakhs	~7% of men's
Last ODI World cup	Semi Finalists	Finalists
Last T20 World cup	Semi Finalists	Finalists

I am happy enough that they are actually taking the time to use this as a 'social responsibility campaign' to boost up their own image of being caring for women's cricket. Earlier generations didn't care enough to even do this!

The more people start watching women's cricket and the more audience it generates, it should reflect on their income levels. I know it will take a helluva amount of time to reach there, but the progress happening in the last few years has been very encouraging. I am particularly happy with the way certain private organizations want to bring in the differentiation by saying "mens cricket" and "women's cricket" instead of calling mens cricket as "cricket". Calling mens cricket as "cricket" and differentiating only women's cricket is continuing the chauvinism that has existed for centuries.

BCCI can do a lot more, but we Indians are known for taking baby steps when others take adult steps.

 

[abhi_jacko]

I am happy enough that they are actually taking the time to use this as a 'social responsibility campaign' to boost up their own image of being caring for women's cricket. Earlier generations didn't care enough to even do this!

You are happy that they are using this tokenism to to boost up their own image?

Sorry, makes no sense to me

 

[Verified Enigma]

like Father. like Son.

 

[SaiSrini]

You are happy that they are using this tokenism to to boost up their own image?

Sorry, makes no sense to me

What I meant to say was, I am happy that they choose this amongst others, to boost up their own image because women's cricket will benefit from this even if it gives a selfish benefit to the BCCI's political honchos.