BCCI- Brainless and Cheapskate Cohort of Idiots

Never one to be associated with too much intelligent thinking, The Board of Control For Cricket in India has proved yet again that it is all brawn (financial) and no brain. It has conveyed to the sports management group IMG that its services are no longer required for the third edition of the IPL, as the Board is quite capable of holding the mighty IPL on its own mettle. Yeah right!

It’s downright foolish, stupid and naïve of the BCCI to think that they, a bunch of unprofessional buffoons, can manage an event of the scale of the IPL. If the BCCI managed to make a profit of 661 Crores (phew!) in sponsorship money, telecast rights and ticket sales in the first edition of IPL, it was only because of IMG managing the whole show.

And now when it comes to sharing a very meager 33 Crores with the IMG, the BCCI wants to snap all ties. Don’t call us, we’ll call you eh? The work is done, now we don’t need you. And this, when they’ve signed a ten year contract with the IMG. How crass, greedy and unethical can they get!

With Mukesh Ambani and Shah Rukh Khan leading the pack, the IPL franchisees are not taking things lying down and are fighting tooth and nail to have the decision rolled back. They’ve paid a small fortune to be a part of this grand event only because IMG was handling things, not the greedy and incompetent BCCI.

A little birdie tells me that the decision was taken at the behest of BCCI secretary, N. Srinivas to clip the wings of IPL Chairman, Lalit Modi who many feel is getting all too powerful in the scheme of things. It was Modi who had brought in IMG and its sacking is a childish display of power-control by the BCCI.

No wonder this bunch is called BCCI – Brainless and Cheapskate Cohort of Idiots! Wot say?