“I would like to bring professionalism, commitment and transparency into the sport of badminton in India” – Mohammad Azharuddin on his reason for contesting for the post of Badminton Association President.
Oh common dude. Seriously? Do you really think people of India would back you to bring in transparency into sports? I totally accept the point that a convict should be given an opportunity to reform. But should the test of reform be the post of the president of BAI? I sincerely hope an emphatic NO is the answer. What is more of a test of his reformed behavior is his post of an MP from Moradabad from the ruling party. Every cricket lover, who loves the game for the sheer pleasure of a contest between bat and ball, would have loved Mohammad Azharuddin donning Indian jersey on the cricket field. A few moments of greed and a moment of truth turned all this admiration into hatred and rejection. Hopefully, Moradabad people will not regret their decision, if at all they care.
And what is it with Indian sports? Any Tom, Dick, Harry can become the administrator of any sport. Is sports administration such a piece of cake? Or is it that we are starved of specialized administrators? I know for sure that it is not the former. I sincerely hope it is not the latter.
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