Why to decide the pitch???

Before you think about moving away thinking it's a cricket post....well, you are in for a surprise. Let us peep into the intricacies of the match and the economics of it.

For a die-hard cricket fan, rankings matter and are perceived to be a barometer of success. Now, don't ask me if they really are, but they are perceived to be. But, a small matter that goes under the radar is the money that comes with the number 1 status. A country that ends the year as numero uno gets an insignificant 175,000 USD.

Excuse me!!!!!! This puts everything into picture. Since we are playing at home, we also have an advantage of preparing pitches (aah, so they say, but what happened to Kanpur, Kotla 'pitches'???) then why not grab the money too! If I were in the BCCI, I would ring up the curator of Eden and plead him to prepare a rank turner. May be throw some incentives too!

How about a system like this:

India win - BCCI gets 175,000 USD - CAB (Cricket Association of Bengal) gets 20,000 INR

(Yes INR!!!!! Sorry for being mean but that is what they really are!!!)

India win by an Innings - CAB gets 50,000 INR (Yes INR!!!!)

India lose - bye bye CAB, get a cab