Pay 30 per cent or don't play! WC winning blind cricketers allege corruption

What do you call a situation where cricketers are made to part with a percentage of their prize money while earning laurels for the country to the cricket bodies they represent Its called just not cricket Thats exactly what is happening with blind cricket in India More stunning is the fact that players who dont contribute their hardearned rupees are in danger of not getting picked for their state teamsIndias blind team with Anish Baig extreme rightMumbaibased Anish Baig revealed to midday yesterday that he is not part of the Maharashtra team playing the 24th national cricket tournament for the blind in Mumbai because he did not contribute 20 per cent of his World Cup T20 prize money and other earnings to the Cricket Association for the Blind in India CABI and 10 per cent to the Cricket Association for the Blind of Maharashtra CABM Baig was richer by Rs 10 lakh for his exploits in the T20 World Cup held in Bangalore earlier this year when they beat Pakistan by nine wickets in the final on February 12Ketan Patel left and Anish BaigI want to play for Maharashtra and of course for India again but since I had not paid a total of 30 per cent of my prize money and earnings to the associations I was not included in the Maharashtra team for this event Baig told midday yesterday Baig also revealed that Indias allrounder Ketan Patel is not in the Gujarat team for the Nationals due to a similar reason However when midday spoke to Patel in Phaladra near Valsad he said I wanted to play the Nationals in Mumbai but I have some problems at home However I am ready to part with some of my World Cup prize money and earningsExcept Baig and Patel all members of the World Cupwinning team have contributed to their respective associations and are playing in the tournament held at various grounds in Mumbai The Boards have given us a platform to play cricket by raising money and we too contribute to the Board I have contributed Rs 15 lakh from my earnings to CABI and R1 lakh to the Cricket Association for the Blind in Andhra Pradesh said Indias World Cupwinning captain Ajay Reddy When midday asked Ramakant Satam the CABM secretary about Baigs absence from the state team he initially said he is injured He is unfit and didnt even attend the selection trials Thats why he is not part of the Maharashtra team for this national tournament said Satam However he later said that Baig was unreachableAfter the World Cup triumph we helped him get Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh but later on he was not in contact with us Even though there is a regulation that a player has to give 10 per cent of his prize money to the state association and 20 per cent to the national body we told him not to give a single rupee to us but continue to play cricketWhile Satam indicated it was mandatory for players to share some of their prize money and earnings to the associations CABI president GK Mahantesh said it was up to the players The players had a meeting and decided to contribute to their state as well as the national association I have to check but I think except Anish and Ketan all others from the World Cupwinning team put in some amount Both Baig and Patel have some issues with their state associations They are very good players and I am happy to talk to both players and resolve the matter said Mahantesh