A storm is slowly brewing in the famed corridors of CAB, the Cricket Association of Bengal. Jagmohan Dalmiya, who has presided over its affairs for more than a decade, is now being shown the door by Bengal’s political leadership. The Chief Minister who weighs words before letting them out, is decidedly against Dalmiya’s continuation.
There is an irony here. The CM apparently believes that Dalmiya is the main obstacle on the path of Sourav Ganguly’s return to the national side. It’s a different matter that Sourav’s return is clouded by many factors beyond CM’s control.
What is striking is CM’s more-than-necessary interest in a sports body that can easily do without his nosing. What also irks is that an over-bloated concern for cricket, a nondescript game played only in handful countries, continues to put dark shadow over all other competitive games in India. It’s indeed a surprise that all this comes at a time when the greatest sports spectacle on earth, the football World Cup holds sway over everything else.
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