HOWZZAT!

A nation of over 1.1 billion plus people lives & breathes by the game of cricket. Does such an immaculately revered game deserve to be monopolised by BCCI? It’s been quite a wait... but times are a changing!

For seventy five years, the Board of Cricket Control of India has enjoyed a monopoly & milked billions of rupees from cricket. Like all monopolies in the world, it is resorting to every trick in the book to ensure that the new rival Indian Cricket league doesn’t grab market share & profits from it. And like most other monopolies, BCCI might already be fighting a losing battle

Monopolies are a peculiar breed. They are oft en seized with narcissistic tendencies that border on schizophrenia. They love the power that they wield and usually go to any length to preempt even the very hint of competition. They swagger like macho husbands flaunting trophy wives. And oft en like macho husbands who turn out to be cuckolds, they are the last to know about the indiscretions of their spouse. Some times, it is government regulators who do the job.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

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