A New Beginning at Gujarat Cricket association a few recommendations: By Niranjan Mehta.

A New Beginning at Gujarat Cricket association a few recommendations .

I just heard that Present administration of Narhari Amin about to lose control of Gujarat cricket association.If it happens then fine if it does not happen that it is fine, but I believe now it is time to rethink how to run this Gujarat Cricket Association in most efficiently, because GCA is not someone's private club, they get lots of money from corporations and BCCI.It is time to make everyone accountable for their office and spending.Following things I would like to bring attention to old and new prospecting administrators.

1, First thing they should be aware that this association is belonged to public even BCCI they claim that it is private institute, but they do not know that private institute get money from people, or if they get money from corporations then that money also come from share holder , means again people.So every rupee comes in to them its public money, and they are responsible to use it in most ethical and honest manner and accountable for their actions.

2, ask every office bearer to sign pledge of ethic and there will be people they would not like to sign that. At that time it is a good indicator that their hand could be sticky or motive is not honest. It is a better new administrator would stay away from that person's service.

3,make strict rule president and any office bearer has to be ex cricketer , even club level cricketer is fine , do not make judgement on any one who played test cricket has better understanding of cricket than none test player or one who played more Ranji than other or scored more runs than other. Administrative understanding has nothing to do how you played and how lucky you were while playing. I have known lots of old test cricketers are very ignorant and had a very little understanding of the game of cricket. My couch Mr Akabar bhai Babi who never played Ranji trophy but produced or coached at least 60-70 test class cricketer in last 40 years, same example, we can take from Tendulker's coach, who just played times shield in Mumbai, but he produced a star cricketer in Tendulker.Also please not a better cricketer or very successful cricketer does not mean a super coach or successful coach. The real example is Sunil Gavaskar, Ashok Mankad, Mohinder Amarnath, Brijesh Patel, Dilip Doshi and might be many more all over India you will see that these cricketer's sons did not do as well as their father, so those cricketers who cannot make their own son great how they can do it to others children. So now on don't let that issue as Important in choosing selectors as well as offices bearer.

4. At Motera stadium when I was their last time, I show a full size picture of Gawaskar, Kapil dev and 3rd one, I do not remember. First thing I do not understand why these cricketers picture are there especially at GCA? they never played for Gujarat . Did they play for Gujarat? Did they serve Gujarat in any other manner? Or just chamachagiri it looks to me Just CHAMACHAGIRI, their pictures should be transferred right away. Be replaced by Picture of Nari Contractor, Deepak Sodhan, Jasu Patel, Rusi Surti Dhiraj Parsana, Parthiv Patel and long serving cricketers of Gujarat. There are equally great cricketer but failed to play for India due to Politics are namely Ashok Joshi, Pankaj Jhaveri, Dhiru Patel , Uday Joshi, Jashwant Bakarania, Atul Mehta, Ramesh Nagdev, Pravin Desai, Mukesh Parmar and many more can be remembered in many respectable and honorable ways at Motera Stadium.

5, North stand ,south stand and other stand be named after Sodhan Brothers, Jasu Patel, Nari contractor and other office and rooms be named after long serving Ranji trophy players.

6, should have full directory of all cricketers who played for Gujarat.

7, there should be one committee to look after old and present cricketers personal issue and that committee should have ability and resources with right peoples contact to graciously help those in need.For instance, Mr X cricketers family member has an incurable health problem, his dignity and respect may not go too public for help, but if he notifies his problem this council should have listed of doctors who come and watch cricket or want to assist cricketers also in same manner, there should be listing in every major city not only in medical but other field too. There should be listing of institute run by corporate big wig, or even GCA should have funded for this kind of help.

8, all past but not present cricketers of Gujarat should have been voting right in GCA 'so election, they can vote through Internet and be allowed to be member of GCA. GCA's Election can arrange thoughtfully to go well and office bearer will learn to respect cricketers be attentive to their need because cricketers will choose them by election.

9, This Election system ultimately should be adopted at BCCI all past retired test cricketers as well as all Ranji trophy cricketers will vote to choose BCCI election members including president, # 1 pledge of Ethic a new office bearer need to sign most of who come to make money will disappear and get rid of private clubs voting right like CCI and others , This best way to get rid of money and power hungry politician and Businessmen from making fortune out of cricketers.

10, Every three year new election be held.

11, there should be a committee only discuss new ideas and how to improve spending of money on a grass root level. Allow free communication with old and new cricketer. Once month or three months a meeting is held with light dinner and new ideas and open communication, every recommendation and suggestion be recorded or be entering in minutes. Invite all cricketers in that meeting and encourage them offer any kind of ideas.

12, cricket coach like Jayprakash Patel and there might be many more like be subsidies by Gujarat cricket association. It is high time somebody needs to support him.

13, similar situation with Akabar bhai Babi in Saurashtra, it is Saurashtra cricket association Moral obligation to take care of him, his unlatch scarifies for saurashtra and game of cricket cannot be measured. Some of his old coached cricketer does take care of him, but it is more honorable if saurashtra cricket association needs to take interest in this matter.

14, there should be 10 to 20 of income of GCA ought to be spent on school cricket teams, any school, specially to government school be funded by GCA, there should be school tournament on league basis in district levels and then can be developed in to school teams of every district and be sponsored by corporation but without their interference.

: By Niranjan Mehta