Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar, the former Captains of India, have been perplexed by the order of Bombay High Court for shifting 13 IPL matches from Maharashtra, the drought-hit zone. They state that cricket is becoming a ‘soft-target’ for creating various controversies. The court had given an order that after 30th of April, all IPL matches would be shifted from Maharashtra due to water crisis.
This is what Dravid stated!
“It’s a serious issue and the fact that so many people are dying because of shortage of water is serious but linking it to IPL will trivialise it. How can a drought be as important as cricket? If not having IPL will solve the problem, then we should stop playing cricket,”
This statement of Dravid was supported by Gavaskar and this is what he said!
Gavaskar’s point of view!
Gavaskar stated that water crisis is a very serious issue but it is wrong to link it with cricket. He further adds that “What do you think has been happening for the last 9-10 years? It’s always something or the other cropping up before or during the IPL. Whether it’s a soft target or not, yes it is a soft target,” Gavaskar said.”
He says that the life of farmers should be given absolute priority. The people cannot trivialized as they are the ones who give us bread on our table. He further questions “Is water being saved by not having IPL matches? If yes, how can it be done? The BCCI did guarantee that they will not use potable water. Franchises and BCCI, I believe, also offered to make donation. Those two were significant and good gestures,” he added.
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