"No conflict of interest” clause will improve the cricket!
Introduction
The “conflict of interest” has always been one of the main issues with the BCCI office bearers.
Recently, BCCI made an announcement stating that it is mandatory for all the players to sign the “No conflict of interest” agreement.
People on the board cannot have any certain interests. The main aim of the declaration is to make it clear that no one in the board should have any sort of commercial interests in the game.
Recently, Jagmohan Dalmiya, BCCI chief said that the board would, first create the rules for the administrators and then the players. Earlier, the “no conflict of interest” declaration was to be signed by all the associations. And now, it applies to the players as well.
But, do you think that the “no conflict of interest” would improve the cricket?
Yes – It would be beneficial for cricket.
Reputation – The “no conflict of interest” will help the BCCI to gain back their lost reputation. BCCI was under a lot of questions during the IPL scam.
Concentration – This declaration will help the players to concentrate more on their playing skill rather than getting indulged in any sort of commercial interest.
Escape from controversies – Recently Mahendra Singh Dhoni was accused of having a stake in the Rhiti Sports. Even former BCCI president, N. Srinivasan came under the scanner for buying a IPL team – Chennai Super Kings.
Transparency – The undertaking of “no conflict of interest”, will bring about a transparency in the functioning of BCCI. This would also ensure that the reputation of the board is being secured.
No – It would not improve the cricket
No need for the law – Most players believe that such a declaration should not be signed by the players. According to them, winning the game at the end, is all that matters.
Affects all – The signing of such a declaration would affect not just one player, but all the players of a team. This would be a kind of depression rather than a sort of encouragement.
Losing the matches – This declaration might not be beneficial for the sport “cricket'. It may under estimate the players and thus, it would prevent the players from performing well .
Conclusion
BCCI is one of the richest cricket boards across the world. It is a right decision to implement the “No conflict of Interest” declaration.
After getting involved in a lot of scams, the time has come, wherein BCCI has to regain its lost reputation.
It is a good step to make all the players sign the declaration as it would also enhance a transparency in the system
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