Since independence, India had a total of 16 sports ministers (including the current one, Kiren Rijiju from Arunachal Pradesh). Out of these 16 individuals, only one had sports background. And that was Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who won the silver medal for shooting during the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was the sports minister until May 2019, but was replaced by Rijiju after the elections.
I have not thought about that and i never thought there is a sports minister and since you posted this i checked out and Spadafora is the minister for sports and youth policies and i have no idea whether they should be a player to get to that position as politics and sports are entirely different and if you had a minister then you can evaluate what changes they made and i would like to know what major changes they made after a sportsperson getting elected getting to the throne as minister. 
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I am not a fan of centralized power and BCCI is already very strong organisation so i would be very careful by giving them more power. So not BCCI per se but i am in favor of privatization of sports in India, let someone else do that and BCCI could provide guidance or help if needed. And most importantly we need specialists, so sport minister must be elected from the sport fraternity and not any political outfit.
Since independence, India had a total of 16 sports ministers (including the current one, Kiren Rijiju from Arunachal Pradesh). Out of these 16 individuals, only one had sports background. And that was Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who won the silver medal for shooting during the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was the sports minister until May 2019, but was replaced by Rijiju after the elections.
I am not a fan of centralized power and BCCI is already very strong organisation so i would be very careful by giving them more power. So not BCCI per se but i am in favor of privatization of sports in India, let someone else do that and BCCI could provide guidance or help if needed. And most importantly we need specialists, so sport minister must be elected from the sport fraternity and not any political outfit.
Since independence, India had a total of 16 sports ministers (including the current one, Kiren Rijiju from Arunachal Pradesh). Out of these 16 individuals, only one had sports background. And that was Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who won the silver medal for shooting during the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was the sports minister until May 2019, but was replaced by Rijiju after the elections.
This is now the high time that the sports minister should have the sports background compulsory, and this should be the pre-qualification. But unfortunately, that is not the case and as a result only cricket is being considered as the sports and receive the revenue and players form other sports are nowhere near in terms of the infrastructure for their practice grounds, money what they make as compared to cricket. When will the bureaucracy ends from the sports?
Politicians believe in politics regardless of their background, they will only follow the PR teams or their party. The best example is Pakistan, their PM is a legendary cricket player who had done nothing for the cricket team or the sports fraternity.
If you give the job of sports ministry to a player he will always behave just like a politician and not like a player.
I am not a fan of centralized power and BCCI is already very strong organisation so i would be very careful by giving them more power. So not BCCI per se but i am in favor of privatization of sports in India, let someone else do that and BCCI could provide guidance or help if needed. And most importantly we need specialists, so sport minister must be elected from the sport fraternity and not any political outfit.
Since independence, India had a total of 16 sports ministers (including the current one, Kiren Rijiju from Arunachal Pradesh). Out of these 16 individuals, only one had sports background. And that was Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who won the silver medal for shooting during the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was the sports minister until May 2019, but was replaced by Rijiju after the elections.
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India could use some world class multi purpose stadium so that they can focus on other sports too.
India could use some world class multi purpose stadium so that they can focus on other sports too.
Does it make more sense that BCCI along with Cricket should also pick some other sport and manage that as well. Though we have board for each sport than be it Hockey, kabaddi etc. But something like Archery, baseball etc in order to promote and build a good infrastructure and provide goo equipment’s and international trainer if possible requires money and since BBCI could easily do as other boards do not have money so this will help to create more talent among the people and also would be paid significantly than what it is being paid now to players.
Bhai brand new retractable roof stadium sucks up more than $1 Billion so i am not sure if BCCI is capable to do that despite being one of the richest board in world cricket. Australia use their stadiums for duel purpose (Rugby mainly) if other sports in India ranks up then BCCI or sport authority could think about it IMO.
I am not sure about the $1 billion figure. In India, the construction and labor costs are low and therefore it should be cheap. Also I guess it may be possible to install retractable roof in some of the existing stadiums. And in this case the costs would be even lower. And if the BCCI can make deal with other sports bodies, then it is going to get more affordable. But trust me, every penny spent on such stadiums is going to be worth it. Just take the list of recent matches, which were washed out as a result of rain, and you would understand.
Marvel stadium (multi purpose stadium also knows as Docklands Stadium and Etihad Stadium) in Melbourne, Australia was built in 2000, which hosted only 3 ODI in its history, cost around 460ish Million Australian dollars so 300-340 Million US dollars. Its 2020 so new stadium's price should be around $1B or may be more.
I understand your point but like i said earlier if other sports ranks up (multi-purpose stadium) then its worth it otherwise not so IMO. And i am not sure if old era stadiums are good choice due to weak foundation etc but yeah new stadiums seems like a winner if someone adding retractable roof.
But trust me, every penny spent on such stadiums is going to be worth it. Just take the list of recent matches, which were washed out as a result of rain, and you would understand.
What you are saying makes sense, but the BCCI are way too corrupt to actually implement such stuff. Think about it. They could have easily installed such stuff long back with the revenue they pull in every year, but they didn't because of the state of Indian corruption.India could have become a 1st world country if the corruption rates dropped to a minimal(Primarily the politicians), but it remains a 3rd world developing nation to date thanks to corruption and other bad qualities.
Countries like Singapore etc used to poor when compared to India, but look at them now. This is why it is best not to expect such grand stuff from a corrupt group like the BCCI.
But trust me, every penny spent on such stadiums is going to be worth it. Just take the list of recent matches, which were washed out as a result of rain, and you would understand.
What you are saying makes sense, but the BCCI are way too corrupt to actually implement such stuff. Think about it. They could have easily installed such stuff long back with the revenue they pull in every year, but they didn't because of the state of Indian corruption.India could have become a 1st world country if the corruption rates dropped to a minimal(Primarily the politicians), but it remains a 3rd world developing nation to date thanks to corruption and other bad qualities.
Countries like Singapore etc used to poor when compared to India, but look at them now. This is why it is best not to expect such grand stuff from a corrupt group like the BCCI.
Bhai brand new retractable roof stadium sucks up more than $1 Billion so i am not sure if BCCI is capable to do that despite being one of the richest board in world cricket. Australia use their stadiums for duel purpose (Rugby mainly) if other sports in India ranks up then BCCI or sport authority could think about it IMO.
I am not sure about the $1 billion figure. In India, the construction and labor costs are low and therefore it should be cheap. Also I guess it may be possible to install retractable roof in some of the existing stadiums. And in this case the costs would be even lower. And if the BCCI can make deal with other sports bodies, then it is going to get more affordable. But trust me, every penny spent on such stadiums is going to be worth it. Just take the list of recent matches, which were washed out as a result of rain, and you would understand.
There is not even one stadium with retractable roof in India. I don't know why the BCCI is not paying any attention to this, as more and more matches are getting cancelled as a result of rain interruption nowadays. Last year, the domestic season was seriously impacted by the rains and a large number of matches were called off. If Australia can afford it, then why not India? Such stadiums can be used for other sports as well.
I do not remember seeing an international cricket match played in closed stadiums, there is nothing much that can be done and even if they build an expensive stadium and on top of that the maintenance charges, is it even worth spending that kind of money as i am not expecting cricket match to be played under a roof especially T20 as we might see more dead balls after hitting the roof. BCCI got hosting rights for next 2 WC tournaments so can imagine next world cup final in this ground, may be in 2021 T-20 World cup or 2023 50 overs WC and if not then IPL final is okay too.
Very good pics of new stadium they can go for some more in Banglore, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi as this will be great helpful in IPL matches and will give them great revenue.Does it make more sense that BCCI along with Cricket should also pick some other sport and manage that as well. Though we have board for each sport than be it Hockey, kabaddi etc. But something like Archery, baseball etc in order to promote and build a good infrastructure and provide goo equipment’s and international trainer if possible requires money and since BBCI could easily do as other boards do not have money so this will help to create more talent among the people and also would be paid significantly than what it is being paid now to players.
We already got tons of cricket stadium here, instead of cricket stadium India could use some world class multi purpose stadium so that they can focus on other sports too.
There is not even one stadium with retractable roof in India. I don't know why the BCCI is not paying any attention to this, as more and more matches are getting cancelled as a result of rain interruption nowadays. Last year, the domestic season was seriously impacted by the rains and a large number of matches were called off. If Australia can afford it, then why not India? Such stadiums can be used for other sports as well.
We already got tons of cricket stadium here, instead of cricket stadium India could use some world class multi purpose stadium so that they can focus on other sports too.
There is not even one stadium with retractable roof in India. I don't know why the BCCI is not paying any attention to this, as more and more matches are getting cancelled as a result of rain interruption nowadays. Last year, the domestic season was seriously impacted by the rains and a large number of matches were called off. If Australia can afford it, then why not India? Such stadiums can be used for other sports as well.
We already got tons of cricket stadium here, instead of cricket stadium India could use some world class multi purpose stadium so that they can focus on other sports too.
There is not even one stadium with retractable roof in India. I don't know why the BCCI is not paying any attention to this, as more and more matches are getting cancelled as a result of rain interruption nowadays. Last year, the domestic season was seriously impacted by the rains and a large number of matches were called off. If Australia can afford it, then why not India? Such stadiums can be used for other sports as well.
BCCI got hosting rights for next 2 WC tournaments so can imagine next world cup final in this ground, may be in 2021 T-20 World cup or 2023 50 overs WC and if not then IPL final is okay too.
Very good pics of new stadium they can go for some more in Banglore, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi as this will be great helpful in IPL matches and will give them great revenue.No doubt about that. Sangakkara is one of the gentlemen players among the cricket legends, much like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. No one can question his integrity, or his loyalty to the game. But this entire episode would have left him depressed and frustrated. And he may decide to stay out of any active competition or election for now. I have said this earlier... but would repeat once more.
I agree. To be brutally honest, Sangakarra is easily the best Sri Lankan player to date thanks to his captaincy, batting and communication skills. He is the best Sri Lankan legend and is basically the MSD of the Sri Lankan camp in my opinion.Questioning him for 10 hours is outrageous, but that is how politics works. I sincerely hope he doesn't get into politics since they tend to change a lot(Negatively) majority of the time.
BCCI got hosting rights for next 2 WC tournaments so can imagine next world cup final in this ground, may be in 2021 T-20 World cup or 2023 50 overs WC and if not then IPL final is okay too.
Very good pics of new stadium they can go for some more in Banglore, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi as this will be great helpful in IPL matches and will give them great revenue.
BCCI got hosting rights for next 2 WC tournaments so can imagine next world cup final in this ground, may be in 2021 T-20 World cup or 2023 50 overs WC and if not then IPL final is okay too.
Some positive news for Indian Cricket fans guys. Check this out.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/zeenews.india.com/cricket/bcci-secretary-jay-shah-shares-picture-of-magnificent-motera-stadium-2293901.html/amp
It looks like Modi went all out with this stadium and the results look great. Am not surprised that he chose Gujarat as the location since it is his home base. This will probably help Indian Cricket in many ways considering it is the largest Cricket stadium out there.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/zeenews.india.com/cricket/bcci-secretary-jay-shah-shares-picture-of-magnificent-motera-stadium-2293901.html/amp
It looks like Modi went all out with this stadium and the results look great. Am not surprised that he chose Gujarat as the location since it is his home base. This will probably help Indian Cricket in many ways considering it is the largest Cricket stadium out there.
This is true, the majority of Politicians are dumb. The minister wanted to cash this issue by creating an atmosphere that he is concerned about the performance of Srilankan cricket and that if there is any corruption he would root it out. Unfortunately, it got backfired miserably.
Politicians should stay out of cricket and similarly, cricketers should stay out of politics. Both of them are not happening in Sri Lanka. Huge revenues from the sport have meant that SLC remains under the control of government proxies. On the other hand, a number of cricketers have cashed in on their popularity, and went on to become politicians. For example, Arjuna Ranatunga joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was elected to the parliament. He later became the deputy minister for tourism.
In my opinion, it was to gain some political mileage and gain some popularity about the Srilankan citizens that the current sports minister raised this issue. Unfortunately, it backfired and he had to drop the investigation. This was suppose to happen as it is not possible to gather evidence related to the match which is 9 year old.
The minister might not be having any other work during the lock down period and he might be watching a ton of conspiracy theories and thought about investigating about the missed world cup of Sri Lanka without any evidence or he might have lost a ton of money betting on that game and now almost a decade later he wanted to find out whether his betting line was correct 
. Majority of the politicians are dumb and because they have the power to investigate without any evidence they proceeded without understanding the consequences and hence they had to close them because of the backlash they got. This is true, the majority of Politicians are dumb. The minister wanted to cash this issue by creating an atmosphere that he is concerned about the performance of Srilankan cricket and that if there is any corruption he would root it out. Unfortunately, it got backfired miserably.
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