Opinion Not too late
Shekhar Guptas Racket before wicket (IE,May 15) was an absorbing read...
Not too late
* Shekhar Guptas Racket before wicket (IE,May 15) was an absorbing read. Indeed,there is no plausible reason for the Indian players to buckle under the short-pitched deliveries,especially when they had successfully tackled this stuff in Australia and South Africa,not too long ago.
Players at this level are expected to stand and deliver and not cower. Further,Gupta has very rightly put the onus on the IPL extravaganza for the current dismal state of players physical and mental fitness,which is marked by lethargy,jaded appearance,lack of commitment and an overall lackadaisical attitude. Indeed,the IPL tamasha has to be sorted out before its too late.
M.K. Bajaj
Zirakpur
*I agree with Shekhar Gupta that the public is not to be fooled. Players should be paid to play. Partying,etc are an individual choice. In fact boozing,smoking,late nights and improper lifestyles do affect the performance of any individual no matter in which profession. Its the players responsibility to look after his health. And if partying,boozing,etc are contract-bound,then the government should seriously look in to the matter and this clause should be removed.
The BCCI cannot wash its hands off. To a certain extent,its responsible for team selection,training,practice,warm-up sessions as well as health and welfare of players. Money is sweeter than honey,but in this case it obviously became sweeter than the countrys pride and honour. However,these cricketers have had a good fan following in the past not because of money but for their performance.
Jayashree M. Baxi
Judging judges
*This refers to the editorial Righting a bill (IE,May 17). Is the ordinary law of the land not enough to punish the law breaker,whether an ordinary person or a judge? The present system of punishing corrupt judges in the form of parliamentary impeachment,is so difficult and extreme. Simple logic tells us that the violator should be punished according to the degree of crime s/he has committed. If a judge is found guilty,s/he should be immediately removed and blacklisted. S/he shouldnt be allowed to practice law even privately. Surely,punishing a judge for a short duration and allowing him/her to continue to give judgments,thereafter,is a mockery of the judicial system.
R.K. Kapoor
*The fathers of our Constitution had protected judges in order to make the judiciary independent. A judge can only be punished through impeachment. But this process is so long-winded that after 63 years of independence,we havent been able to impeach a single judge. Recently,several judges of higher courts have been caught in dishonourable acts. The proposed legislation is,therefore,a ray of hope. With the passage of this bill,judges themselves could be brought to justice.
Parvinder Singh
Noida
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