On the 30th of March 2011, the Mohali cricket ground was not just an ordinary ground where an ordinary cricket match was about to take place. As told and hyped by the media, the India-Pakistan semi-final, the battle of the century where the 2 arch rivals fought for a place in the final for the Cricket world cup. The fact that the match wasn't an ordinary one, but a fierce battle that went beyond cricket was acceptable. However, the awkward question that not only crossed me but also my friends and relatives was whether the cricket field at Mohali was just a cricket field or more of a political arena and glamour stage ?
The corporate boxes were not only filled with Indian film-stars ( who are pretty frequent at cricket matches ) like Aamir Khan, Sunil Shetty, Vivek Oberoi, Preity Zinta and the sizzling Deepika Padhukone, but the dug outs also boasted of the Pakistani prime-minister and his Indian counter-part and the other cabinet ministers of the 2 countries. Cheering and waving the tri-color from one of the stands was whom the common-man more often recognizes as 'madam' - Sonia Gandhi, who with the help of her brilliant srategist is not only raising the figures of the balance sheet of her Swiss bank account but like a mean fox is also helping her parasites dothe same ( the other Indian Ministers & politicians ).
When this 'madam' of ours was celebrating India's world cup win, waving her flag looking out of the wind shield of her mercedes, some 800 km's from Mumbai 3 Pakistani cricketers- Shoaib Mallik, Mohommad Aamir and Mohammad Asif were going through the toughest times of their careers facing trials for alleged spot-fixing. The irony that has been involved for the past 2 decades in Indian cricket is why the Indian cricketers have never been accused of such allegations for not keeping the gentleman's game clean ? Is it because of the HUGE amount of money that the Board of Cricket Control India ( BCCI ) has on disposal, with the help of which they are not only ruling the game around the world but also the other developed test playing nations like England, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand ? Or is it just pure corruption that is beautifully carried out and hidden from the citizens of India by none other than our very own 'madam' ?
The congress party headed by Sonia Gandhi today, is for long known for its power and prosperity. And this government is said to be one of the most corrupt ever, which very few would disagree with. The party at an estimate with its corrupt ways earns atleast a 1000 crores every year in the 5 states it rules. At a broad basis it comes to 50,000 crores a year (Just valid assumptions). Then what are 500 crores for Mrs. Sonia Gandhi to fix the cricket world cup,which would sideline the 6 scams that happened in 2010 when the UPA government was in power ? Was it these 500 crores that made not only the captain MS Dhoni the golden boy of the country, but also the other Indian cricketers and the coach Gary Kirsten heroes who have done not even half of what Kapil Dev's team did in 1983 to get the cup home ?
Is this what the sport has done to the country ? Is this sport worth being the nationa sport of the country ? Is this 'madam' really 'our madam', the 'people's madam' ?
