Should politicians block the entry of cricketers in the Mumbai Cricket Association’s biennial elections scheduled for June 17? It’s a question which should not be raised anymore since, by and large, cricketers - Test and first-class - have allied with politicians in some way to be part of groups.

There is no way to stop politicians from entering the fray because all they have to do is become associated with one of the 300-odd MCA-affiliated clubs and become a voter. Cricketers take the same route, so they are all part of the pie now.