The Bid to Take Over BCCI

A sports bill is being debated by the houses of the parliament to bring the BCCI under the scanner of the government. There are both pros and cons of the proposed bill.
An argument opposing the bill is that is extremely unconstitutional. If the government wants to take over the administration of a national sports body, then they should also take over the administration of any other private company that is making profits. The BCCI is not killing the public by dumping unauthorized goods or services. The BCCI is doing a very good job of administering cricket matters in India. The BCCI has also become a very rich sports organization.
What can the government achieve by trying to bring the BCCI under its scanner? Firstly, the right to information act can bring to public the extent of revenue generated by the BCCI or it can bring to the public any malfunctioning with respect to handling of money collected from the public during matches.
About a couple of decades back national cricketers used to play only for pride. But now they are one of the richest persons in the country. The cricketers are backed by private sponsors. The BCCI hence reserves the right to play or drop any player as per the discretion of the selectors. But the question is what purpose does it serve to bring the BCCI under the scanner of the Right to Information Act? The public will file so many cases against BCCI. Then the BCCI would not find the time to improve the quality of cricket. The BCCI has not grossly violated any code of conduct. There is nothing wrong if a few persons make money. What the government can do is to make the selection of the players transparent to all. They can set up selection schools where children are made to undergo practice drills. The Government assisted cricket schools can then issue grade cards to prospects based on performance just as teachers issue grades to students at school.
Some points in favor of passing this bill are:
Bringing the BCCI under the scanner of the right to information act via government assisted administrators will certainly clean up corruption within the BCCI. Since the BCCI is a private body, it cannot use the name "INDIA" Cricket is telecast on TV because private sponsors pay money to do so. In which case playing cricket games is not the initiative of the Government as much as being focused on issues related to education, technology and medicine. Cricketers should play and respect public wishes. They should not be revered and granted celebrity status as they are only persons who are popular due to marketing tricks and strategies.

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