BCCI Wants Ranatunga Dropped

[Matt79]

IIRR, the offer was made, then Ranatunga came out with these statements, and the BCCI have said the offer's off until Ranatunga is off.

That's more reasonable in that case.

 

[silentstriker]

#3. Aren't they trying to buy it? BCCI wants SL players to be available for the next 10 years for IPL. Now stating the truth has become a crime.

It's called a business deal. SLC benefits with money, BCCI gets the players for certain number of weeks. It's ridiculous to call it 'buying'. You can refuse the offer if you don't like it, but coming out and saying something like that is insulting and needlessly creates stir. Just say 'No thanks'.

#4. Some of the players had sai publicly it's country before self. It's very sad that these bunch of hypocrites are going to carry SL cricket in next decade. Thay should see how De Silva played for Kent. He always made himself available to SL matches even on short notice when playing for Kent. Ranatunga is from a era of "country before self" men. Sadly current bunch lacks this attitude barring Jayasuriya and Muralitharan, who are essentially from an earlier era.

It's about putting their families before cricket. There have been times where SL cricketers haven't been paid for months. Cricket is not fighting a war for your country. They ought to look to make sure their families are well taken care of after their short careers are over. Not doing so means you have your priorities screwed up. You think the country is going to help them if they go bankrupt after playing test cricket?

 

[Matt79]

SS - there seem to be some quite big strings attached to this aid from BCCI to SLC, and it seems unclear whether those strings are actually going to be pulling SLC in a beneficial direction. People are entitled to be sceptical about that.

 

[silentstriker]

SS - there seem to be some quite big strings attached to this aid from BCCI to SLC, and it seems unclear whether those strings are actually going to be pulling SLC in a beneficial direction. People are entitled to be sceptical about that.

That's not the issue, it has never been the issue. SLC can decline the offer if they don't like it. No one said they couldn't. In fact, the BCCI has pulled the offer anyway, so it's irrelevent. And if it was a bad offer, that's fine and no harm done. Or if it was only slightly bad, then you negotiate and try to make it work. Again, this is not pertinent to what we are discussing.

The issue is BCCI refusing to work with someone who makes comments like Ranatunga has about them, and BCCI being the ones getting pummeled for it. People aren't blasting the BCCI for a bad offer, they are blasting them for supposedly trying to replace Ranatunga.

 

[Migara]

It's called a business deal. SLC benefits with money, BCCI gets the players for certain number of weeks. It's ridiculous to call it 'buying'. You can refuse the offer if you don't like it, but coming out and saying something like that is insulting and needlessly creates stir. Just say 'No thanks'.

Now the problem is the idiot minister is trying to get that 70m USD so he can put some of that money in his pocket. While he is pulling towrds BCCI, Ranatunga pulls towards the opposite side. Obviously the minister has the powers, and Ranatunga by hook or crook wants this deal to stop, as he's seeing a grave danger of it (most of the time he's correct)

It's about putting their families before cricket. There have been times where SL cricketers haven't been paid for months. Cricket is not fighting a war for your country. They ought to look to make sure their families are well taken care of after their short careers are over. Not doing so means you have your priorities screwed up. You think the country is going to help them if they go bankrupt after playing test cricket?

There had been instances where Ranatunga and his fellow cricketers weren't payed for months or years by SLC in the past. They never whinged or left SL cricket. They could have played very well for counties and earned big money. And you rare suggesting that people like Jayawardane and Sangakkara are beggers so they could not support their families? They are multi millionires, earned by various contracts. Running for more money only can be termed as greedy. Ranatunga and his men opened door for these players to earn more. But they should respect countries aspirations before thirs or IPL's

 

[Precambrian]

Now the problem is the idiot minister is trying to get that 70m USD so he can put some of that money in his pocket. While he is pulling towrds BCCI, Ranatunga pulls towards the opposite side. Obviously the minister has the powers, and Ranatunga by hook or crook wants this deal to stop, as he's seeing a grave danger of it (most of the time he's correct)

There had been instances where Ranatunga and his fellow cricketers weren't payed for months or years by SLC in the past. They never whinged or left SL cricket. They could have played very well for counties and earned big money. And you rare suggesting that people like Jayawardane and Sangakkara are beggers so they could not support their families? They are multi millionires, earned by various contracts. Running for more money only can be termed as greedy. Ranatunga and his men opened door for these players to earn more. But they should respect countries aspirations before thirs or IPL's

Awww... Put yourself in their shoes. I don't think any sane man, unless he has attained nirvana, would say NO to money when it is earned in a proper manner. And no amount of money is ENOUGH, whether he is a millionaire or billionaire.

 

[Precambrian]

Let's analyse why Ranatunga said "OK" to a Test series in England.

1. Player welfare.

They get to play a full test series abroad during a period when there are no other commitments except the IPL, so the players get to earn some bucks.
Counterpoint: IPL would pay these SLs much more than what they could earn in that series.

2. Benefit to SLC

An overseas tour would enable SLC to get some hard earned cash, which is invaluable because they are a troubled one.
Counterpoint: IPL offers 40 Million $ to SLC to ensure that they don't suffer because the tour is called off.

3. Rantunga wants to enter into a pissing contest with BCCI
Counterpoint : BCCI are world beaters in pissing, and no matter how Ranatinga might try, he would be beaten by a pond and half.

So there is absolutely no reason why SLC should not say YES to IPL's deal.

 

[silentstriker]

Maybe he wants to play Test cricket, which is perfectly fair enough. My contention is that he shouldn't have made disparaging comments like that in public. That is why BCCI don't want to work with him, not because he refused a deal. People refuse deals all the time in business, it's not a big deal.

 

[Precambrian]

Maybe he wants to play Test cricket, which is perfectly fair enough. My contention is that he shouldn't have made disparaging comments like that in public. That is why BCCI don't want to work with him, not because he refused a deal. People refuse deals all the time in business, it's not a big deal.

Fair enough had the players had not entered into a contract with IPL fully knowing that there would be no engagements during that time. If he had the IQ of a snail, Ranatunga shouldnt have gone ahead with any ideas of a tour at that time. How come this sudden love of test cricket erupt, when they could've toured Pakistan during this time? It's just a pissing contest.

 

[chaminda_00]

The thing with this '70 million' offer to the Sri Lankan cricket is that it is pretty crap for SLC. The main people it will benefit is the players, BCCI and the guys the SLC are basically paying to get it through (Sports Minister and co). Very little of the money will go back to SLC and most likely they will still be broke even with the deal.

I think people underestimate how crap the deal actually is for board. If it wasn't for someone like Ranatunga who doesn't care about his own bank account, you would never know how crap it really is. If you actually knew where most of the money is going for this deal, then you can understand why Ranatunga came out and said what it has. He has every right to and most other CEO would have said the same thing if they were offered that deal.

From a SLC prospective, they would be better off playing regular Test series like the English one then sign tha deal. BCCI tried to pull a fast one and everyone feel for cus they basically got paid off accept for one guy. If Ranatunga gets thrown out and one of these other clowns run the show, we will be in even deeper crap.

 

[Edged&Taken]

Now imagine if ICL comes out with such a bail out package, if SL players are released to ICL. That will create nice drama.

The ICL do not have that big funds to bail out SLC like the BCCI could.

Now skipper Mahela Jayawardane, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Pervez Mahroof, Thilakaratne Dishan, Dilhara Fernando and Ajantha Mendis have signed up for THREE YEARS with IPL....they cannot be "released" to ICL . Will involve the courts .

Infact I doubt that the players themselves, would want to be released to ICL bcos the paypackets are well much better at IPL

 

[StumpMic]

The ICL do not have that big funds to bail out SLC like the BCCI could.

Now skipper Mahela Jayawardane, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Pervez Mahroof, Thilakaratne Dishan, Dilhara Fernando and Ajantha Mendis have signed up for THREE YEARS with IPL....they cannot be "released" to ICL . Will involve the courts .

Infact I doubt that the players themselves, would want to be released to ICL bcos the paypackets are well much better at IPL

That's Farveez Maharoof. Also there are quite a few more players than that. Chamara kapugedara and chamara silva are some of the others that come to mind.

 

[social]

Agreed that BCCI is a prick when it comes to many a issue. But dragging them in every possible discussion, whether related or not, and then quoting the Japanese business men, with absolutely no connection.(Japanese now are the biggest car-makers and electronics goods makers ; a fluke?) is only suggesting what I stated.

Silly me, thought this discussion was about the BCCI

As for Japan, ordinarily I'd take the time to enlighten you but, tbh, I cant be bothered

 

[neutralguy]

Arjuna again opens his big mouth. Dont know where this will end .
http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3659444.cms

 

[Precambrian]

Haha WTF, first he refuses the 40 Mil $ offer from IPL, now he is bemoaning the loss of 3 Million $!

 

[chaminda_00]

You got to remember most if any of that $40/$70 mil would have never been seen by the SLC. Whereas the $3 mil on offer for the England tour and other tours that were called off for the IPL would have been hard cash to the SLC.

 

[Precambrian]

You got to remember most if any of that $40/$70 mil would have never been seen by the SLC. Whereas the $3 mil on offer for the England tour and other tours that were called off for the IPL would have been hard cash to the SLC.

Why? I thought it was a direct offer from the IPL to SLC. The players' remuneration would be an extra.