The one big difference between past and present-day administrators is that the older ones were known for forgetting the bitter past and look at the larger picture. The present officials appear to take pleasure in getting back at players who have not chosen to be on the same page as them. Sure, Kapil doesn’t need the Rs 1.5 crore ‘one-time payment’, but the BCCI have shown their true colours.

The one-time payment decision is a great one and the cricket establishment has rightly earned kudos even from their critics. However, the way things are handled is frustrating. For example, one wonders how they came to a decision on which players to invite for the IPL Playoffs where they would be presented with their cheques. There is no trace of an explanation and those who feel the BCCI’s communications department in Mumbai is nothing but a sham, stand vindicated.

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While the Board rakes in big bucks through television rights and other sponsorship, they ought to invest in areas that may not boost their revenue, but show them in better light.u00a0