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Cricket Administration: Challenges and Dynamics

There was a news in the morning, we were talking about it continuously and it didn't seem like there was any surprise that this is going to happen, this thing will happen but we saw that when that news came out obviously there is discussion in Pakistan about Indian cricket so Jai Shah, because we are talking about BCCIC they are moving towards ICC, ICC Chairman so there was a bit of confusion about the Champions Trophy so on that, what is the They have the decision And when we were talking We were saying that Jaisa will want to take the decision first And then so that it doesn't happen that You did it or you got it done Because you had the supreme power at that time And then you are running cricket That is already the Indian cricket system In terms of BCI So we will discuss this and you will tell us what you think And in the Champions League They might have again made some clearances From Pakistan Cricket Board When Rahul bhai shared something That media has 27th August, you will know. If no one fills the nomination against him, then on 27th August, he will be elected unopposed. And if someone fills it, then the election process will be announced. So, you have to do it till 27th. And it's not like you stood up and you came.

Your name should be proposed. Somebody will have to propose it then somebody will have to second it also. That Manoj said or Dheeraj said or Rahul Rawat said that I will challenge Mr. Jaishah. No, it will not happen.

So your name will be proposed, A. Second thing is that if in Pakistan, So, look, Jaishah is also in the Finance Committee of ICC. From where his budget has been approved and passed.

Exactly. So, there are many things. And you see how much role ICC has left. Money distribution is the only role left. Rest, what happened in the World Cup, ICC World Cup, all those things.

I don't think that becoming the chairman of ICC will affect what India wants to do. Will Pakistan go for the Champions Trophy or not? I will ask you a question.

Today he is the BCCS Secretary. Today he is on the side of India. On the side of India he says we cannot go.

We cannot go to play the Champions Trophy. But your second incarnation is that you are the ICC Chairman. If BCCI is the secretary today, I think without the permission of the government... No, I agree.

But the moment they become the ICC chairman, they will deal with this situation. Sir, may I say something? If someone becomes the chairman of ICC, but not like Shashank Manohar.

I am asking you a third question. The moment he becomes the chairman of ICC, How will they handle this issue? Will they look at him as a former Indian Secretary?

No. Will they look at him as an ICC Chairman? As an ICC Chairman. What will be the prerogative of an ICC Chairman at that time? I think that whatever becomes the BCCI Secretary or whatever your BCCI President is...

If the BCCI Secretary becomes X, X says that the government has refused. Yes, okay. Then what will the ICC do? The ICC will say that we want BCCI for this World Cup.

Okay, then we will accept it. Move out? Let me add one line to this.

Yes. What Vikrant sir is saying is that Jay Shah is the real leader of the business world today and he can say that he doesn't know about the government. But he has said it till now. The government doesn't believe and you have to believe what the government says. They can say it but they haven't said it yet.

But as soon as he becomes the chairman, there is a story of Premchand ji. Panch Parmeshwar. The person you are most afraid of is the one who is the most dangerous. The chaos in Pakistan that if they are formed, there will be a storm, if they are formed, there will be a stir in the Champions Trophy.

When you make that person sit on a chair, which you are afraid of, then the decision is taken by the one who should take that punch. And in that case, the person who will be the chairman of the ICC, their first attempt will be that the Champions Trophy will be held. If you have to go to Dubai for the ICC, you can go there and make a statement that you can't go to Dubai.

But if you are the chairman of the ICC, you will say that this is our plunge. I agree that they can say that... What can we do? You kill him. Why are we preempting this?

Why are we preempting something negative? We are... You suggested this program.

We can't end it. From the perspective of Pakistan. You said we can't end it. But the perspective has come.

How did the perspective of Pakistan reach? If you talk about Pakistani journalists, whether they are responsible journalists or other people, they have declared that the Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan. What? India will not go to Pakistan India will come India will not go India has declared that it will not go to Pakistan Here? Here also Chances are low Chances are low You have a line to go to Pakistan After all these things No, the situation is very bad I want to ask Rahul about that I want to say this.

This is the Champions Trophy. Sir, the Champions Trophy is one stage. After that, there is the Asian Cup.

If Jai Shah is the chairman of the ICC, then the Asian Cricket Council is gone. It is over. But their relationship will remain with India. So in the Asian Cup, Pakistan will say that we won't come.

India will also make it a hybrid. India will not care. Then after that, In the coming time, India has to play the World T20, then India has to play the Champions Trophy, then India has to play the Women's World Cup.

Then India has to play the Women's World Cup, I keep it separate, then India has to play the World Cup. There, and in their career, at least the World Cup will not come, but I think the Champions Trophy and this will come. Who knows?

What if they come back from BC? What will they do there? Suppose, it's a hybrid or a champion's trophy.

When did the ODI World Cup happen? Yes. Pakistan came.

Yes. And at that time, PCV told me in the Asia Cup that we want India to come to Pakistan for the Asia Cup. If it can't come, then we propose a hybrid model.

But they clearly said that we won't be happy if India doesn't come to Pakistan as a hybrid model. Then we'll see if we can make India a track record. travel or not.

They did. And Pakistan, we have to see this too. Pakistan, look, is very Sahabi. Isolated, they are a whole generation who has not played cricket in their country. In our eyes, it is because of us.

No, no, because of us, because of anyone, no matter the reason. Now, they cannot be isolated. PCB, India's status, it is a simple thing. When I said, that the finance committee is like ICC, BCCI did not propose it. They said, we will give you whatever revenue We will take 38-39% of the revenue.

Rest of the teams like Australia, England, Pakistan or any other team, Boards not teams, their revenue will be 5-6 years. Nobody opposed it. And revenue at the end of the day, you need money to run cricket. And nobody opposed that money. So I think the decision will ultimately be that which BCCI will take from here.

I'm sure. And after that, let's see what happens. The biggest crisis that is coming in world cricket, and we have been talking about it for many years, that the bamboo on which the cricket is standing, You might have an idea or not, but there is one bamboo that is on its last legs.

And what is the biggest bamboo? The one who stopped Tabu The money of the broadcaster You know Starsports has written to ICC That in this term, the rights they gave of 3 billion US dollars They are asking to slash 50% They are saying reduce it to 50% And when Jai will go there, the ICC will also have to see this decision. And the moment you say that ICC please 50% of us, and this is a loss for everyone, everyone knows that TV rights are overvalued.

But tell me one thing, did you agree that... This situation is stuck. But the merger has been done in a way.

No, now both... Now, you didn't read the other news? Now what is the other news? I will tell you that too.

The first news is that Star Sports has written to ICC that they wanted to take Zee. They wanted to sublet. Right?

That didn't happen. And they are asking where they got the money from. So they are asking to increase their term.

I think for as long as it is, give us two more years in this money. Or you can slash 50%. Hypothetically, and this has caused a lot of loss in the US.

A lot of loss. 20 million. No, 20 million is... ICC has spent more money to host matches in the US. I'm talking about broadcasters.

Broadcasters bleed every year. And cricket runs on that money. Today's gold, silver, and silver is the money of broadcasters. So if they re-deal with ICC, re-negotiate their deal, and make it slash by 50%, 25%, will that money be spent properly? proportionally.

How will the other boards take it? Number two, what you were saying, one minute, the name of the organization that you have, till then you will move forward. What do you mean by organization?

I will tell you now. So basically the merger of Star or the takeover or merger of Star with Viacom, there can be a re-negotiate in that as well that Viacom is getting a World Cup. Bro, you have to use the World Cup...

Not just one, but all the World Cups in the next 5 years... What do you mean by using the World Cup? I mean, the television rights...

That's over... Yes, but in that, Viacom can say that after getting the merger... But the merger is also stuck!

So this news is from CCI, the competition commission of India. They have made an assessment that the merger of 8.5 billion dollars of Reliance and Walt Disney It's not good for the world. Hmm. Listen, they have asked both Reliance and Walt Disney to explain why investigation should not be ordered into the merger. CCI.

CCI. So this is India's antithrust body, has reached an initial assessment at the art point, competition due to the power over... They say that so much power will come, that your advertisers for example, advertisers are shivering today, advertisers are saying that today I would have given him one rupee, he would have taken 75 paise from me, now when it becomes one, he will say, one rupee 75 paise into three, he will say that tomorrow we will ask for some share, So, there is a big page in that.

No, there is a monopoly in that too. Right now, Star is saying, renegotiate. If you want a broadcaster in India at today's rate, then who do you have? A Sony and a Viacom.

If Viacom says, no, leave it, leave it, we are not doing it. Just in case, although it doesn't happen like that. There are legal issues too.

But it's a contract. There will be an exit clause. Or there will be one.

So, there is a danger of a monopoly in it. And monopoly is the extended version of it. The advertiser who is asking for 1 rupee today, you are saying that tomorrow. They can also say that give us 1.75. And that is the same thing that is mentioned in the report.

And monopoly has come to a stage to a great extent. Where it is actually, we also see that. Because in today's world, when we look at broadcasters, the most important is Indian cricket and then IPL.

And in IPL, we are talking about the overpriced TV rights at that time, overpaid in a way. Because later the game changed from digital. Today, I mean, okay, but how many people are there who are consuming on TV in that way? And now everyone sees that there were so many lakh people or they say that the total sum was this much or there were so many watching at one time. But the thing is that the most important thing is watching.

who is watching the PRPs or the TV? No, it's not like that Manoj, it's seen No, but in the sense that They paid as much Yes, I'm saying that they paid as much But you see, the existence of TV is so long and the existence of digital is so long Today, digital is also, I'm talking about IPL 25,000 crore is being paid by digital and 25,000 crore is being paid by TV But look, I'll tell you, what's in this? According to their estimates on digital media, advertising is Advertising is not that expensive. Advertising is not that expensive. If you watch IPL this year, watch it on TV and also on digital, you will see that in-house ads are popular.

Promos will be popular because advertising will be less and not so expensive. The linear TV, he can charge a ransom, he can ask for whatever he wants. And the other thing is...

If the TV is mine and the digital platform is mine... Monopoly is done. Then Monopoly is done.

But now you... I think the ICC was in a cruise mode. ICC was not involved in Covid.

Press release etc. What World Cup did ICC do? Greg Bakle was on extension. If it had to happen, if BCCI wanted it, then Jaishah already, when we are talking about it, he could have been, The ICC chairman could have been there. But last year, they gave him the extension.

Exactly. That you come for another year, no problem. But now I am thinking that will ICC be the same, pushing the ICC?

the Anolaf rule? Look, who made the ICC the ICC it is today? Jagmohan Dalvi.

You should know the background behind that. In the 80s, when NKP was the board president, BCCI didn't get two tickets to the World Cup in 1983, BCCI said they will bring the World Cup India, and they will bring the World Cup India. bureaucrat IS Bindra who I think was the head of the Table Tennis Federation of India. One was Jagmohan Dalmia, Cricket Association of Bengal. These two were friends.

These two, with NKP Salve, played in the 87 World Cup and then they became kings. Out of these two, IS Bindra became the first board president. In 1993, in March, he became the board president. And who became the board secretary?

Jagmohan Dalmia. At that time, you know, the secretary has more powers. It wasn't like that.

President always had powers and secretary would do the work. Depending on your profile. So the first TV deal that was cut was at that time. Till then, in India, we used to pay Durdarshan to watch cricket.

And a firm called TWI came. TWI. They brought the first professional set up in India, which you see in every match today. They brought TWI. England's Gooch team came when they were 3-0 ahead of India.

So TWI, Trans World International. Now I won't take names, but TWI was one of the close ones. And they brought it. It was like this.

They brought it. Very good. First time money started coming. TV rights came.

Then another one came. Worldtel. Mark Masquerainus. It came a little late.

Then another one. It closed. So... Friendship was in danger.

Power was in danger. Friends were like, oh good. Like two friends sit together, oh good.

Today Rahul did this, oh good. So when IS Bindra was the board president, Jagmohan Dalmia was sent as the ICC president. Jagmohan Dalwia when he went to ICC, ICC was nothing. ICC had a meeting, Sir Colin Cowdery was the chief of ICC at that time. I am telling you this from 90s, ICC didn't have that much money to travel business class.

ICC was in London at that time, ICC didn't have that much money. So, Jagmohan Dalwia went there. What did they do to the ICC? They said that we can do tournaments with the ICC.

What was the World Cup until then? Lions World Cup. There was a World Cup.

In 1996, there was the World Cup of Wales. It was the last. He was the last one. After that, Jagmohan Thakur became the board president, ICC chief. He made the ICC Cricket World Cup.

TV rights will be sold. He had made a deal in Dhaka. His name was, it was my first visit as a professional. 98. 98. What was his name?

Independence Cup? Yes, yes, he wasn't an Independence Cup. He was a champion trophy winner. No, he was a champion trophy winner before the Champions. No, no, not the Hero Cup.

No, no, I forgot his name. He won the World Cup. Hey, Chandresh, if you are watching, tell us the name of his 98-ball tournament. I covered it.

So, the tournament was done by the ICC? And Asif Iqbal was the tournament director. He was sent from London.

ICC said, we won the World Cup in 1999. And then we became the Champions Trophy. ICC got involved. But ICC became a revenue generator.

After that, Srinivasan briefly went there. Here Shashank went. Shashank did a loss to India.

So, as I was saying, it's not like ICC is a body that pushes the envelope. Yes, when BCCI is powerful, then ICC is the one that pushes the envelope. International Trophy. International Trophy.

No, man. Knockout Cup. No, no.

Knockout Cup. Knockout. Come on, man.

Not Knockout Cup. Knockout Trophy. It's Knockout Cup, man. ICC Knockout... It wasn't ICC.

It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC.

It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC.

Knockout Cup. It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC.

It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC. It wasn't ICC.

The point is, what will ICC do now? Jaisa goes there. The ICC, which is here and here, so Rahulji, tell me, look here. Will this happen? What?

ICC, which I... Dalmia, they brought him from here to here and the question is, will he come up to the ICC? Now, I doubt.

No. I don't think so. I mean, the ICC will also be… The position of the ICC will also become important. The position of the ICC will also become important.

The position of the ICC will also become important. The position of the ICC will also become important. The position of the ICC will also become important.

The position of the ICC will also become important. I think they will make more money. I think they will make money.

This is our viewer, Tikesh, he also told us about the knockout trophy. Chandresh is telling us something about Bangalore. There was a broadcaster there too.

Okay. But it couldn't be broadcast. A match was shot there.

Wow, Chandresh. This is not the International Cup. Which match?

ICC Knockout Cup. It was ICC Knockout Cup. Knockout Cup. I think they will also make money and the moment you do expenses Like you said, this world cup happened in US What happened in this?

You don't know about 20 billion which could be avoided That is also part of your revenue I think without BCCI it is very difficult to run the world cricket Which everyone understands and knows Now look, England and Australia are two important cricket boards and two important cricket teams. Now we are playing five test matches with them. And we are playing. And we are playing.

We and these two. That's it. New Zealand had come first in two test matches.

This time, I was watching the WTC in the last few days. I think all the series of South Africa. Yes, the knockout cup was in 2000 in Nairobi. It was a mini world cup.

It was a championship. The Convert was a Champions Trophy It was a Champions Trophy So that's that But As far as the Champions Trophy is concerned We have the BCCI, Jaisa But ultimately The biggest clause Is the government's BCCI also The one from Turup is also with BCCI It's not like it's our call It's the government's call When you present a Najeeb I'm saying the same thing I think this is what the bowling theater will say. They won't say that it's their faiz and we don't want it.

And things are reciprocated. It won't happen that you won't go to Pakistan. Which you really won't go to.

And even after that, Pakistan, the iron that you have, it will keep coming. Then it will happen from there too. Then you will make world cricket a disaster.

Look, you tell me one thing. I am not saying that we are not going, then it will be a disaster. No, no, I have just one question from you.

A small question. Anil ji, you are doing a big show or organizing a big event. On that day, I also organize an event of my own. Am I not challenging you? I am showing you that you are spreading this much, you think that you are doing this.

PSL means what the Pakistan Cricket Board has done this time. They said that we will organize PSL on the day when IPL will be going on. What difference? No difference. To whom?

Now see, when the matter is... You see. I think he didn't go to Zimbabwe.

When Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan... When did this season knockout come? This is Jack Callis. Australia and West Indies didn't go. So what's the problem?

The work cup of 1996. Three countries... He had refused to go to Sri Lanka. He had refused to go to Sri Lanka. Australia and West Indies. It happened in South Africa too.

Yes, it happened in Mugabe. When President Mugabe... He went to England.

So, with these incidents, it's not like your world cricket will be destroyed. But it is also there. We can't talk about that unfair thing. If one thing happens again and again... If our team gives a reference to the security issues there, and says that we are not playing well...

It might seem that there will be no bilateral cricket. It will happen but it won't happen now. You get only ICC events and people are on that. Similarly, it might become a norm that whenever there is a host in India or Pakistan, there will be a small co-host with them. The ICC system that we are discussing now, in terms of revenue, whatever happens with India, it will become a norm.

We might discuss it today. If India is in the semi-finals or finals, what will happen? Even in the Champions Trophy, the moment India is in the finals, what will happen? It will be outside.

India's position is strong. You are talking about the next few years. Look at the government. Last time when Atal Vizag was there, If you leave Modi sir, he went to Pakistan. Before that, Manmohan Singh sir had the government.

I mean, if you talk about cricket, Manmohan Singh sir was there. Whereas, it is said that when India and Pakistan have NDA and UPA, UPA is a little more close. Manmohan Singh sir also didn't go. And later when Modi ji went, he came out and said that you should keep distance from Pakistan.

What would have happened if Manmohan Singh sir had attacked the Taj in his time? What would have happened? You know some things, but you say that staying away is better. Because if one thing happens, then in India that thing happens. You can't go there and Pakistan is not safe for you.

Pakistan is not safe for your cricket team. One question that people send us and it is a valid point. Our cricket team members are human beings and important. Rest of our players, whoever they are playing, I say that X, Y, Z, even if they are playing such sport, their ranking is 100, 200 or 500. If there is security, if there is a security issue, There are some Indian players who are afraid of going there. Publicly, whatever you want to say, and I am not saying this, I am telling you this inside information.

And the reality is that the public image... I have a lot of friends and I have a lot of friends outside but some of your top players don't want to go. I think it will be weird. Security threat.

There will be a difference between A and B. The attack on Sri Lanka's team, for example, I am giving an example to break the ice. The attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team. It did not happen on two construction workers of Sri Lanka at that time.

What message did you want to give? So let me make it clear, it's not just that Pakistan starts with the government and ends with the government. No. Government is there, BCCI is there and BCCI is the representative of the players. Because if the players would have said it openly, We have to go, we have to go.

It may be that we become a pressure. Let's go inside. There are some top players who have said that we have not gone.

I am just telling you as it is. This is not my opinion, it is not of anyone. I am telling you the truth. They think so.

Although see, in 2004, 2006, 2008, before that you went in 1997, 1989. That era was different. So the government, I am saying this, no doubt. Like if Sri Lanka is on a cricket team, then it has grown even more.

The terrorist attacks that we have seen, that such things happen. But the moment it was on a visiting team, it was even more. Look, from there, this thing comes, look Australia has come, England has come.

Fair enough. Fair enough. But don't compare it. This situation is different. When India came on Pakistan's team, threat perception was the highest for them.

If Pakistan hadn't been in the World Cup, you would have covered India's matches everywhere. But the Chhawani match in Ahmedabad wasn't held anywhere. Why did Pakistan get restricted to Hyderabad? Exactly.

You were there in Hyderabad. So could you have gone inside the hotel? No. When the travel was planned, the whole thing was stopped.

So you didn't attack because it was necessary? But if Pakistan comes to India and India goes to Pakistan, the situation changes. It's easy to say that England and Australia have come. Everything is fine.

But the thing is, if maybe, as you said, the government... During the second phase of Covid, all the cricketers were in India. Everyone was there during Covid.

Then there were one case, two cases and then it was disbanded. So everyone came up. The thing is Pakistan in India and Indians in Pakistan, I am talking about cricket, that threat perception, that security, that is different. Before this, there have been a lot of wars. Pakistan also had a touchwood, nothing happened in India.

Indians also had nothing in Pakistan. There was a time 20 years ago when 10,000 people had gone from India for that series. They had come from there too.

Today the situation is different. You have to believe this. And today's cricketer, sir please understand, today's Indian cricketer versus... The stories you have heard in 2004 and 2006, from us or through players, Sir, today, Indian cricketers who are top, do you foresee that they go somewhere and stay in the hotel room? They are not seen in India.

The time has gone where Swaro Gangli went for shopping for shoes and Barender Sehwag went for Saree. The time has gone. The time has gone.

Now it is different boss. But with the Champions Trophy, everything is going on. How long will this be? Will it be delayed to the very end?

Or will you understand these things first? What decisions will be taken? You're saying...

Finally, stamp, stamp, when will it be stamped? This is happening every day, right? The Champions Trophy is in Feb, right?

Yes, the Champions Trophy is in Feb. I think you will know in October. October.

Because look... Only before. Only before.

In October, you will be... You see, you had a doubt in your mind when we were starting. If it doesn't happen in the hybrid model, then Pakistan will blame you. That look, the ICC chairman...

But their stance hasn't changed. It won't change. They will convey it and the ICC permits you.

That you give a security reference. It's not like you do anything and say we're not going. I will not go because I am not fit for it. It is not like that.

There are two clauses in it. Security and if you have diplomatic relations, then you get allowance. That's it. Many questions are coming. Let's go to them.

Mayank Gupta says, Get well soon Vikrant sir. It's been two months since India won the World Cup. I don't see Rohit get the respect or craze that Dhoni got. Are we a generation of Obsessed by Dhoni and Kohli.

What? Sorry. One, he said, get well soon.

The rest will say, he thinks that Rohit Sharma doesn't have that kind of respect. Rohit also gets that. Now, look, in the captaincy, he won the World Cup in India.

He'll get more. There'll be more. And, Dhoni won three titles. He had to get it. And, he played and left.

And, Virat Kohli, as a player, unparalleled. It's not like that. I mean, I believe Rohit Sharma has increased his rank in the last 12 months. From where did he reach?

Rohan Verma ji says, Vikrant Bhai, on your 4 days earlier video, all the Pak journalists were saying that Jaishah did not refuse to come to India. Yesterday, Nakvi said that he will come to India. He is saying that Nakvi answered the Indian media. I will answer the Indian media. I will get the answer from CCI.

Okay, as he says. I don't want to fall into this game. Indian media, Pakistan media. Indian media, Pakistan media. We talk on WhatsApp and we curse each other.

Okay? We broke up and talked. Both sides.

It's not like that. Both sides. Both sides are the same. Now, the media has decided to win the Champions League.

So, it's done. The work is done. And the second thing is that... When did India say in the Asia Cup that we won't go? I want to know from you.

When did India say in the Asia Cup? Except for, I think, a letter leaked. I think it was Jaisa who had a press interview with him.

Yes, I think he had a press interview with him in Mumbai. Was it ACC or something? I think it was a BCCI meeting in Mumbai. He had said that... Where will this shakeup take place?

No, he had said that... We will propose that Asia Cup should not be held in Pakistan because we cannot travel there. They said this.

And then it was said that you are the President of the ACC and you said this. You announced it earlier. No, they said that we will propose.

Yes, something like this happened that the whole issue was made up that you are the President of the ACC and you said this. So, they said as the BCCI secretary that no one discussed this. So, Dada also said that, what did he say in that?

What? Asia Cup. They'll cross the bridge at the net cup.

Dada had said on Insta Live that day. It was the Asia Cup. At that time, it was only about Pakistan.

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She has earned it. It's not that much better. Everyone is saying that Ishan Kishan is back.

Talk to him. What will you say? You will play before Dhruv Jurel? That's not possible.

He was at his end too. Now he is playing. He will play domestic as well.

Rehabilitation is important. If you make a run, you can't stop. When you fall down, you have to start again.

Unless there are some players. There are some players. who can move forward in the line wherever they are. In today's day and age, life is more important than the game of cards. You have heard stories about mental health issues.

Today's Bola Uthappa said that if he had mental health issues, or he wanted to take a break for mental health, I think he should have been at the top in his priority. Please write to us. Let's clear one thing. I think he didn't even say this to BCCI. Why was BCCI saying this again and again?

I think he couldn't convey it. South Africa was fine at that time. Maybe the management wasn't as happy as it was.

But then the confusion increased when domestic started in India. And from there it was coming that come. There was no action or response from there.

But definitely, as Anil sir said, look, your life is important. Your professional career is important. life of Graham Thorpe.

Uthappa is raising this point because he is a part of Graham Thorpe. Earlier, people thought that he must be suffering from illness. But later it was found out that he had already attempted suicide once.

He attempted suicide again. His family is saying that whatever he wanted happened. So now he feels that it's time for him to leave. But India and outside India are the same.

If we talk about any mental issues in India, then it's a joke. Now it's accepted in India too. It's a matter of speech. I remember that we were kids then. People are understanding the depression.

I didn't know what was happening. I heard about the first episode of the first-ever Gothic in cricket. People used to make fun of me.

People used to say, is he a player? What kind of mental health is this? What kind of depression does he have? Why does he play?

Such things used to happen. Because I was young, when I used to hear this, I didn't understand all these things. What are they saying?

But now, when I moved forward in life, and when I saw everything slowly, then it is important for everyone. In the last Olympics, Simone Biles took a break. Olympics, I mean, even today, like Rahul bhai was saying, Nikhil sir said that this is a bad thing to watch his event.

That means he is young and his career will be longer. But he is still a young man. But at that young age he also decided that his mental health is better. And in the case of Ruturaj vs Gill, I think they will be the ones to win the test in cricket. They will get the chance and improve.

So there is a chance for Ruturaj. No problem. HitsG, Kenny Kennil sir and Manoj sir discuss the future of Gill. The upcoming 15 years will not be able to tell you.

What a story. But for Gil, the South Africa test series, Jashashwi, Gil, Shreyas, Iyer, they were judged in that way. KL was one step ahead. So Australia, Dora, they will be judged more on all these.

What do you do there? Danish Khan says, Virat Kohli out-signed Rohit Sharma from 13-19. Rohit Sharma out-signed Virat Kohli from 19-24.

Do you think that, what do you think of this? This is bad. And Vikant sir will say, you take rest and take care.

And tell us about some pointing. What is Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Voss? were better than Ricky Ponting I think they are talking about Rohit and Virat's era because Virat and Rohit have been playing since before Virat has always overshadowed but I think their 19-24 era is right Rohit's era is right Test cricket is also Rohit's era Ricky Ponting, if you look at history, he will be among the all-time greats. But so will be Sachin and Steve-O in my book.

But Australia, we haven't seen Bradman. Although you can say Alan Bordere. Ricky Ponting is not the best batsman. Steve-O is not less than anyone. Ricky Ponting.

Steve-O has more grit. You think about the grit you're talking about. Where did Ricky Ponting take it? Ricky Ponting is not there. Ricky Ponting is not there.

The Virat thing came up. Where did Virat take Sachin? But when Sachin started, he was around Sachin. I agree. My point is that for Ricky Ponting, Steve Bowe came as a bowler in Test cricket.

I know. He was a medium facer. Then he started batting.

He was a courageous batter. He was a big batsman. He was a big player.

But Ponting was easy. Everyone would say that they got a team. No, Ponting was better.

He was a standout. He went to the next level. And about Ponting, we talk about Ponting's dramatic, he averaged around 60, Ricky Ponting.

But in the last 1-2 years, he didn't get run-ins. He fell down to 50-52 type. Which at that time, all the greats we call, they all had that. Starting from 51-52, they ranged up to 54-55.

But Ricky Ponting, he was at 57-60 type. And it was such a long time. He had played 100 plus test matches, I think. So that's there. Ranjit Ji can...

I love you all and especially Vicky Paji. Whatever happens, the Indian cricket team shouldn't go to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy. Otherwise, India will be boycotted. Boycott cricket India.

He said the trend will also go. No, no, something like that. DCCI can survive without Pakistan.

He said this. It's a big problem. When the government moves, then it's a big problem.

Mr. Shekhar said, I repeat, please Vikrant sir, speed up your recovery. He said, by mistake, you will need number 5 instead of Shreyas Iyer when Australia is frustrated. You said it yesterday that once an opening batsman, always an opening batsman. Yes, it's about opening.

If we are talking about reserve opener, then... So, this is the complete update that we discussed. You guys tell us what you think.

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