Saurabh Saksena

January , 2010

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Of IPL, SRK's loose talk, and Hindu-Muslim unity


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Imagine a scenario--PPL--Pakistani Premiere League auctions players for its franchises and none of world renowned Indian cricketers are bought by these franchises? Would Pakistani media and their sports personalities react the same way few of our media folks and other important personalities are responding? Probably not going by their past histrionics. However, it seems that several Indians feel that Pakistani cricketers were given a rough deal due to Indian Government's orders. True or complete lies--several articles and blogs have been dedicated to this issue. Perhaps the best article that I have read on this issue is one written by Harsha Bhogle in which he lucidly explained that it is the times we live in that need to blamed for the fiasco. Several sporting personalities and top journalists feel that sports and politics should be separated. Idealistic thought! I wonder if they can propose a way out to keep....


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More about Saurabh Saksena

Saurabh Saksena is the co-founder of Bharat Votes. He is a Power Systems engineer by profession and currently works in reputed utility near Boston. He has been in the US since 2003 and has been actively involved in social, charitable, and political events in Arizona and Massachusetts. He is an ex-President of Indian Students Association at Arizona State University.
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