He is one Indian captain-batsman who has to regularly contend with unplayable cutters, bad umpiring, fabulous catches, and 
insipid stints at the wicket. Although he has managed a few centuries, they are coupled with several pairs. Meet Sharad Pawar, whose stay at the crease as BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) President has been consistently controversial. The reason, says a cricketing legend of India, is that while “he’s good at listening, he actually never considers the interests of team members. Strangely his interests always coincide with BCCI’s.”
From Coach Greg Chappell’s ouster to conflict with former BCCI Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya, players’ compensation to gag orders on them and the selectors, from the recent ICC ban on Harbhajan Singh (which was revoked) to Captain Anil Kumble’s decision to defy BCCI and refuse to continue with the current Australian tour (which remains a crisis despite BCCI having changed tracks in players’ favour), Pawar has been in the eye of cricketing storms.
But he handled them like an astute politician. Take a look at what happened in Australia last week. ‘Bhajji’ was banned for three tests for an alleged racial comment against Andrew Symonds, and BCCI said that it would continue with the tour for monetary reasons despite a hue and cry in India and by the team members.
But when captain Kumble refused to be cowed down and said that the team wouldn’t continue with the tour, Pawar acted within hours. He nearly ‘managed’ the situation. Using BCCI’s clout – India accounts for majority of cricket-related revenues among all nations – he convinced ICC to get Steve Bucknor (who gave wrong decisions against the Indians in the second test) out as the umpire in the subsequent two tests, and suspend Harbhajan’s ban till the final inquiry. Says Indian cricket team manager Chetan Chauhan, “He’s one of the fewest Presidents that BCCI has had, who knows how to extract the best from his team.”
Similarly, when Rahul Dravid quit as the Indian captain, and BCCI was taking a part of the flak for his decision, Pawar bowled a great ‘doosra’. Immediately, he announced that the non-controversial, clean and humble Kumble would be the new test skipper. In a flash, he nipped all possible and probable contentitious issues in the bud. Says a renowned sports writer, “The decision stopped all debates and discussions. No one could argue with the fact that Kumble deserved it better than any other cricketer.”
Many of his supporters contend that Pawar is possibly the best all-rounder, albeit only as a sports administrator. “I think he has really done wonders for BCCI, and apart from his passion for sports, he has several years of experience in working with cricket administration,” says former cricketer and Parliamentarian Kirti Azad. It may not seem like a hollow boast, as prior to becoming the BCCI President, Pawar was closely associated with Mumbai Cricket Association and he would always be remembered as the man who created the Rs.20 million state-of-the-art cricket complex in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla area.
insipid stints at the wicket. Although he has managed a few centuries, they are coupled with several pairs. Meet Sharad Pawar, whose stay at the crease as BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) President has been consistently controversial. The reason, says a cricketing legend of India, is that while “he’s good at listening, he actually never considers the interests of team members. Strangely his interests always coincide with BCCI’s.”From Coach Greg Chappell’s ouster to conflict with former BCCI Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya, players’ compensation to gag orders on them and the selectors, from the recent ICC ban on Harbhajan Singh (which was revoked) to Captain Anil Kumble’s decision to defy BCCI and refuse to continue with the current Australian tour (which remains a crisis despite BCCI having changed tracks in players’ favour), Pawar has been in the eye of cricketing storms.
But he handled them like an astute politician. Take a look at what happened in Australia last week. ‘Bhajji’ was banned for three tests for an alleged racial comment against Andrew Symonds, and BCCI said that it would continue with the tour for monetary reasons despite a hue and cry in India and by the team members.
But when captain Kumble refused to be cowed down and said that the team wouldn’t continue with the tour, Pawar acted within hours. He nearly ‘managed’ the situation. Using BCCI’s clout – India accounts for majority of cricket-related revenues among all nations – he convinced ICC to get Steve Bucknor (who gave wrong decisions against the Indians in the second test) out as the umpire in the subsequent two tests, and suspend Harbhajan’s ban till the final inquiry. Says Indian cricket team manager Chetan Chauhan, “He’s one of the fewest Presidents that BCCI has had, who knows how to extract the best from his team.”
Similarly, when Rahul Dravid quit as the Indian captain, and BCCI was taking a part of the flak for his decision, Pawar bowled a great ‘doosra’. Immediately, he announced that the non-controversial, clean and humble Kumble would be the new test skipper. In a flash, he nipped all possible and probable contentitious issues in the bud. Says a renowned sports writer, “The decision stopped all debates and discussions. No one could argue with the fact that Kumble deserved it better than any other cricketer.”
Many of his supporters contend that Pawar is possibly the best all-rounder, albeit only as a sports administrator. “I think he has really done wonders for BCCI, and apart from his passion for sports, he has several years of experience in working with cricket administration,” says former cricketer and Parliamentarian Kirti Azad. It may not seem like a hollow boast, as prior to becoming the BCCI President, Pawar was closely associated with Mumbai Cricket Association and he would always be remembered as the man who created the Rs.20 million state-of-the-art cricket complex in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla area.
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