Observing a lot of opinions on
IPL corruption scandal and remarks of Supreme Court, I have come up with a
short post. More like a compilation of various facts.
First of all the perception
regarding the hate for CSK. There is no such conspiracy to keep CSK or RR out of IPL. 'Hate' is probably a big word to use considering
the team involves a lot of Indian players. The call for kicking CSK out of IPL
is based on the findings of Mudgal Committee and the clause in franchise
agreement.
Clause 11.3 (c)
of the Franchise Agreement says a franchise may be terminated with
immediate effect if “the Franchisee, any Franchisee Group Company and /or any
Owner acts in any way which has a material adverse effect upon the reputation
or standing of the League, BCCI-IPL, BCCI, the Franchisee, the Team (or any
other team in the League) and/or the game of cricket.”
The above clause is why there is
a call to terminate CSK and RR from IPL. Since the allegations against Raj
Kundra needs further probe let’s see a bit about CSK. The question regarding
CSK is how much Gurunath is related with the team?
When the scandal broke out CSK
distanced itself from Gurunath Meiyappan. The hilarious thing here is the BCCI
investigation which was formed said there is no proof of wrong doing. The
members of that panel are Jayaram Chouta and R Balasubramanian. Then the apex court appointed Mudgal committee to probe IPL spot-fixing and betting allegations. He came with a report which had this gist.
1. Allegations against Meiyappan of Chennai Super Kings for betting stands proved. The point here being Gurunath is indeed a part of CSK.
2.Allegations against Rajasthan Royals owner Raj Kundra needs further investigation.
3. The conflict of interest of Srinivasan may ruin the game and affect the credibility of investigation.
Based on the findings of Mudgal report and the franchise agreement, CSK and RR can be terminated and should be. Apart from the emotions, fanfare etc, if you are a part of an organisation you have to abide the rules. When you dont, you deserve to be kicked out of any organisation. So, dear fans, your emotions doesn't matter. What matters is the credibility of the league and the sport. For that sake, lets hope Supreme court takes a strong precedent.
And there was another perception today that CSK got away with it. No. This is a temporary verdict. The case is going on and court is yet to dissect various aspects of Mudgal report. Court allowed CSK and RR to play in IPL because it is yet to acknowledge- that Gurunath is a part of CSK- is what I think.
