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Finally BCCI Awakened

The BCCI(Board of Control for Cricket in India) has finally awakened after India's early exit from the World Cup.The BCCI working committee meeting held in Mumbai today saw many several key & strict decisions taken and is seen aimed at bringing senior players into line,after senior players voiced their displeasure over the team leadership.BCCI has replaced the graded system of contracts with a standard fee for all and imposing stringent curbs on player endorsements...

It also appointed Rahul Dravid team captain for the next three tours, to Bangladesh, Ireland and England and asked the selectors to pick a "young side" for the first of those tours. Dravid's retention of the captaincy had been under question, with senior players airing their opposition to him.

"All of us are very disappointed that the team was knocked out in the first round and the captain and coach admitted that the whole team was responsible for the loss", N Srinivasan, the BCCI treasurer, said. "But it is not the end of the world. We have to move forward and I am sure we will do well in future. By retaining Dravid as captain, we want to send out a signal that there is no cause for panic."

The board has gone further in backing Dravid by acting on his suggestions on coaching personnel for the upcoming Bangladesh tour. The hole left by Greg Chappell's exit will be filled by specialists for each department: Robin Singh, the former allrounder, has been appointed fielding coach, while Venkatesh Prasad, the former fast bowler, will take over as the bowling coach. Ravi Shastri, one of the former captains invited to the meeting on Friday, will go as cricket manager.

Another move that will send out a message to the senior players is the decision to issue notices to Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh, asking them for an explanation of recent comments made by them in the media...

Announcing these decisions, Srinivasan said the Board had also decided to do away with the zonal system of selection in a year's time; they will be replaced by fulltime selectors chosen on the basis of their elgibility based on factors including stature as a player .

The subject of player earnings appeared to be the main focus of the meeting, and it was decided to replace the system of graded contracts with a standard fee for all, and additional bonuses for series wins. However, no figures were mentioned in this regard. This effectively means that seniors and juniors all earn the same, the difference being in what they earn from endorsements.

There, too, the board has cracked down: each player will be allowed a maximum of three endorsements a year but will not be allowed to shoot any commercials up to two weeks prior to any series. Also, not more than two players can endorse the same product... However, Srinivasan stressed that these were decisions taken looking ahead, as a plan for the future.

With a view to improving domestic cricket, it was decided that all international players would play a specified number of domestic games every season; the Ranji Trophy Elite group would be reduced from 15 teams to 10 by 2008-09; all state associations have asked to prepare "fast and lively" wickets; the home and away rotation system has been scrapped for all tournament semi-finals and finals; these venues will be chosen by the board.

"We have instructed the selection committee to send a young team to Bangladesh with an experienced captain," BCCI treasurer N. Srinivasan told reporters at the end of a two-day review of the World Cup performance.

"It's a sport after all and there will be wins and defeats."

Main features

# Rahul Dravid to captain team for next three tours..

# Performance based payment structure..

# Players can do a maximum of 3 endorsements.Will not be allowed to shoot any commercials up to two weeks prior to any series.Not more than two players can endorse the same product...

# Ravi Shastri appointed Cricket Manager, Venkatesh Prasad as bowling coach, Robin Singh as fielding coach for Bangladesh tour

# The frequency of under-19 tours will be increased..

# All state associations to have academies to develop young talent by April 2009

# Cricket advisory committee set up with Sharad Pawar as its head and including seven former captains who attended Friday's meeting

I realised something hasn't been highlighted.
after senior players voiced their displeasure over the team leadership
This line denotes, that seniors aren't happy with dravid? No body seems to be talking about this one.

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hmm Ravi Shastri ......will be Interesting indeed

continuing with dravid is a disaster.
And that too for England series. He has lost the trust, has shown to be a poor leader and a bad captain.

If BCCI is to be believed, Greg is not at fault(they make him director of NCA and retian dravid. So the people at top are not at fault but the fault rests with the others. god save Indian cricket with such skewed reasoning.

they have their own interests @ heart... if the bcci really cared about developing cricket in the country i think they would have put more emphasis on regional tournaments and how they can make that a satisfing career for players,even if they do not get selected in the national team.
how about having separate bowling and batting and fielding coaches for all teams in india(domestic cricket) for juniors and seniors? dont tell me they dont have the money to pay these people.
how about having more tournaments in the country amongst domestic teams, one day tournaments, 20-20 games @ regular intervals.

the way i see it , they game is only going down and the light @ the end of the tunnel has been switched off due to the board's apathy.
as they are only talking about improving team india, how do u do that when u dont improve the domestic cricket. afaik no matter what the bcci does cricket in india will always be about those 11 players and not about those 1000 others who play @ the domestic level.

Safin,
If not for dravid.. Who else would lead the team?
Sachin with all his years of exp is crying that he would open. We need more youngsters true! Very true.
Fielding and fitness [ more related to running between the wickets ] should hold the key.

Greg has pointed out, SURESH RAINA and Karthik are the future.
He regards Karthik to lead india someday.
I know there are a lot of ppl who are against greg and his methods, but like Kiran more said, the benefits of what greg has done to indian cricket is not known now, but will be known someday.

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Yes, in future cricket will no longer be a highly watched sport.. in which case, parents will heave a sigh of relief to see their children studying instead of watching silly cricket matches. It is then that we shall praise Chappell

^hehe
I still beleive Ganguly shud be captain again. He is the best indian captain and is fitter than ever()

^^ But Honestly who cares for the TRUTH!

The Jaundiced BCCI= "Board of Chappal & his Chamchas of India" are at all time High, Sorry YET to accept the failure of the Current regiment & the nadir of Indian Cricket that has been brought with it!

Fells very bad all about it!