tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post114818581342533006..comments2024-03-07T01:41:31.621+05:30Comments on Green channel: The Hot Plate with Niranjan ShahRahul Bhatiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341722591215480211noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1148506350452471142006-05-25T03:02:00.000+05:302006-05-25T03:02:00.000+05:30I am afraid I disagree here. The value decreases l...I am afraid I disagree here. The value decreases like this according to me - a player cannot give honest opinions on matters even if he wants - does not necessarily mean controversial comments. A player would be wary of saying any thing strong even if he so desires. <BR/><BR/>Players would be demanded a lot regardless of whether they are allowed to speak every thing. However, could a newspaper or television company pay more if players spoke their minds? I believe they could though I maybe mistaken.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the work contract for players - I am unaware but I have seen players write columns and give sound bytes to television companies (Dhoni being the recent case) apart from doing advertisements and so I have thought the players could work apart from being contracted by the BCCI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1148472068554800442006-05-24T17:31:00.000+05:302006-05-24T17:31:00.000+05:30Thanks Pratyush. I don't think the value of player...Thanks Pratyush. I don't think the value of players diminishes if they do not speak about certain issues. It's possible to raise your profile and value on television in several ways. Dhoni is a case in point - he has not needed controversy.<BR/><BR/>The board doesn't need to compensate players for loss of earnings. Doesn't your work contract mention that you cannot work for anyone else while you work for your current employer?<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>RahulRahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341722591215480211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1148439089722951072006-05-24T08:21:00.000+05:302006-05-24T08:21:00.000+05:30Thanks for a top interview.My issue with the matte...Thanks for a top interview.<BR/><BR/>My issue with the matter is this - if the board is telling the players to not speak on certain issues, it is reducing the selling value of the players. So they are less likely to be demanded by televishion companies, newspapers. <BR/><BR/>If the board compensates the players financially for such losses, I have no qualms regarding the board wanting the players to shut up on specific issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1148405109053544462006-05-23T22:55:00.000+05:302006-05-23T22:55:00.000+05:30Thanks for writing in, Salil. I asked Niranjan Sha...Thanks for writing in, Salil. I asked Niranjan Shah these questions not because I had to, but because I genuinely wanted to know what the board's policy on this was. I have to disagree with you: what the board does with its players is its own business. While the players do matter, it's a fact that the BCCI is the overriding authority in cricket anywhere. My take on this is, let the players say whatever they want. However, I'm not with the BCCI and I don't know how taxing it must be for them to deal with a loose word by a player that changes form by itself while the media bandies it about.<BR/><BR/>By the way, the captain and coach are free to comment on selection matters.<BR/><BR/>Keep writing in.Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341722591215480211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1148188085528076772006-05-21T10:38:00.000+05:302006-05-21T10:38:00.000+05:30"We’re not gagging them – to use the word you peop..."We’re not gagging them – to use the word you people used. Just selections and board policy."<BR/><BR/>So Rahul, just how much do you think Dravid's going to be fined for <A HREF="http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wivind/content/current/story/248029.html" REL="nofollow">commenting</A> on the team selection policy of Powar/Harbhajan and their results? <BR/><BR/>I made some harsh comments about the BCCI on my blog some time ago when Sehwag was censured for his comments on Ganguly; after this interview I don't think I was particularly unfair to them. Shah's last comment is utter nonsense. In fact, all his points seem to have a very 'Board knows best, listen to us' vibe to them. I wonder what it'll take for the BCCI to realise that it's the players who matter and that they aren't the overriding authority in Indian cricket.Salilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024757873081383487noreply@blogger.com