Negotiate in the interest of cricket at the CCI!

Updated On: 20 February, 2009 07:26 AM IST | | khalid a-h ansari

It is still not too late for the powers-that-be of the Cricket Club of India (CCI) to step down from their lofty pedestals.

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Negotiate in the interest of cricket at the CCI!

It is still not too late for the powers-that-be of the Cricket Club of India (CCI) to step down from their lofty pedestals.

There's still time for them to negotiate a fair deal with IPL that will be in the best interests of their world-renowned club and the game of cricket, as also Mumbai's cricket deewane for whom there is no greater joy than witnessing a game at the delightful Brabourne Stadium.

In this endeavour, the club's pooh-bah would do well to remember the adage: "those who refuse to learn from the lessons of history are condemned to repeat them".

Ego, arrogance
They would also do well not to forget that ego and arrogance on the part of some of their predecessors resulted in the loss of international cricket for the CCI in 1974.

Whether or not the honourable members of the present executive committee are guilty of a "sell-out", as alleged by some members at last Saturday's Open House, ahead of the emergency General Meeting (EGM) scheduled for later in the month, is a moot point.

It is, possibly a mere hyperbole, which needs to be treated with the contempt it deserves in a gentleman's club, unless proven otherwise.