Devinder Walmiki has done very well so far in the tournament. It is mind boggling that India do not have specialist Penalty Corner taker. Raghunath and Rupinder pal Singh both injured. then they should have selected Gurjinder Singh who is very good. Without specialist PC taker, you cannot win against stronger teams. What happened to Womens Hockey team? their best player Rani Rampal is not in the team or what? They lost 0-5 to NZ and 0-1 to Belgium.
Not only there is issue of rival T20 leagues, BCCI also do not allow their team to play where other TV channels have exclusive rights. India cancelled their trip to Zimbabwe because Zimbabwe have exclusive rights with ten sports to broadcast their matches. Probably thats the reaso why BCCI do not send their cricket teams Mens as well as womens to Asian Games. Everything is under control of BCCI, sponsors, Tv channels, even froeign countries TV networks!!!After all their greed, they do not even pay tax in India.
Munna, BCCI for all its greed and corrupt officials pays all its players and staff well upto the district level. And after their playing careers, they are given a pension as well. Footballers are nowhere near as fortunate as cricketers in India.
Then the BCCI are cowards. Ya, the Big Bash League or Bangladesh Premier League or even County Leagues in England would gain viewers from India and popularity but the IPL will probably remain as the top dog due to the money in the league. The IPL's only real competition is the Big Bash League. I doubt the BPL or Friends Life or even the Caribbean Premier League can ever match the IPL.
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What happened to Womens Hockey team? their best player Rani Rampal is not in the team or what? They lost 0-5 to NZ and 0-1 to Belgium.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/sports/bcci-calls-off-zimbabwe-tour-citing-issues-with-ten-sports-150622