Underestimating Sachin's worth - The IPL fiasco

Yes, yes, yes. Another of those Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar fanatics. A die hard fan of Sachin as much as I am, my heart bled to see Sachin being tagged at a mere 4.5 crores, where as the Jharkand lad mopped in a cool 6 crores worth of booty. Well not that he does not deserve the praise and money, but then so does the little master. The stature of the man deserves, by no doubt whatsoever, a price tag worth more than the Ferrari he drives.
Any way, as the news mongers go about harping on the fact that there were some hidden deals struck between the team sponsors of Saurav and Sachin which ensure them a 15% premium over the highest auctioned player in the IPL bid and not, I repeat, not over the highest auctioned player bid of their respective teams. But then this is just the beginning. An event which as sealed its television rights for a whopping Rs. 4000 cr. would surely not be devoid of any "saans-bahu" drama, for the starters at least.

" Well, I was little disappointed by the auction, I guess mate. My brand surely deserved more than that, uh mate? I may discount the fact that the recent Bhajji fiasco may have something do with I being auctioned for that amount but then hang on mate, a bloke called Simo was involved in that too, what say mate, eh !- check mate ? " Ponting goes on to say. And he surely has a point. Symonds for 5.4 crores and the world's best batsman, in both forms of the game mind you, for a mere 1 and a half cores - unacceptable !

08/08/08 8:08 PM: makes sense ? naah ? well that's when the Olymics start. Beijing 2008, as they call it. About less than 6 months to go for it. A nation of billion blah blah blah....first summer games 1928...no individual gold medal...unacceptable too ! Well these guys surely are pathetic. They should take a leaf out of the books of their compatriots representing our actual national sport. No wonder these guys are struggling to put together a budget for training for international competition and hardly have any facilities to pitch them against the best. No wonder, that although they may reside in the same interiors of the country from where our pin up boy Mahi comes, but hardly do they deserve the same praise.

105 crores and counting and we rest our hopes on a sport called shooting - I am crest fallen ! These guys should seriously consider alternatives, if possible. No wonder that the IPL bid may have eaten into a teeny weeny bit of the sponsorship pie that these guys may have got to get themselves up and ready for the games, get that extra bit of push before the games. get that extra bit of hope that the nation still believes in them; but then I do not have an iota of doubt that these guys do not deserve it. I mean come on, give them all the facilities and let them train their hearts out, let them get the best of nutrition and international competition and then hope that they win us a medal or 2, is that what the Olympics is all about, Altius, citius, fortius or whatever !!!
Gimme a break, ahem,so where was I, well Sachin you deserved at least 10 crores, right fellow Indians ?