Indian cricket's feudal war

By John Cheeran
Jagmohan Dalmiya is unfazed.
Former Indian cricket board (BCCI) President is determined to take on Sourav Ganguly's brother Snehasish and Prasun Mukherjee in the Cricket Association of Bengal elections.
Dalmiya has put his relationship with the former Indian captain in perspective.
"I am no longer in the BCCI. I have nothing to give. So, I do not expect loyalty from him," Dalmiya said.
Very well said, Dalmiya.
You are loyal to your interests only. So the former BCCI President has confessed that Indian cricket has had a feudal setup instead of a professional framework. It is loyalty that counts, not your skills and output on the field.
Dalmiya has admitted that he used to dole out favours to players and officials for being loyal to him. Dalmiya's honesty at this juncture is an indictment of the BCCI's feudal system, where players are brought into the national team for favours done far away from the playing fields.
The important question remains: why did it take so long for Ganguly to point fingers at his godfather?
Every Indian cricket fan can now see Ganguly for what he really is, a shameless manipulator.
I wish Dalmiya will judge him in a befitting manner when the tide turns in his favour.