Money for cricket or arrogance

England’s leading businessman along with famous ex-cricketer has announced for a Twenty-Twenty match whose winner team will get one crore pounds (84 crore rupees) between England and West-Indies.

The fact that cricket is attracting good amount of money is good news in the sports and entertainment industry. But the money offered is only for cricket love or there is different side to it.

The entry of the British businessman in helicopter along with the box of money in cash in press conference suggests that this not only cricket. Years together English people are known for their arrogance. The act again speaks their arrogance.

Why did Britain feel for so much money to be given to cricket now when IPL proved success? The answer is simple. But is that the only thing that matters.

When such news comes we Indians feel like Britain is much better than India and we are living in a very pitiable condition. Many of the leading newspapers and news channel made it big news which the Britain wanted.

In Indian Premier League every sponsor has invested average 400 crore of rupees in each team which sums up to be 3200 crore of rupees only in the team investment. The rest of numbers are better to tell that India has a tremendous amount of money. The Forbes list of Richest people in world has almost five Indians.

People of India still feel that there are countries that are better than us. Yes there are some but if we do not consider ourselves best how others will see us as best. In a local Marathi newspaper of Pune, Mr. Sunil Gavaskar wrote an article on this news which had a title saying

This is the reason English people ruled the world for 150 years.

We Indians have got independence 61 years ago. England could rule us for 150 years is a shameful and not a proud act.

Indians, we are the greatest and talented people in world. Feel like a winner to be one.

Ashish Shevale

Pune.