New proposal to change the Indian cricket team

After a Kalinga Kamgar Sena activist slapped the Indian coach on his back for not slecting an Orissa player in the Indian cricket team, the HRD minister immediately proposed new laws to counter this issue. In an exclusive interview to this correspondent, he said,

“I believe that the people of India have spoken to me through the KKS sevak. The selection process for the Indian cricket team will be completely revamped.”

He went on to explain his proposal, if passed (which a source from the ministry claimed will be, unanimously) will increase the number of players in the Indian cricket team to 35, one player for each state and union territory. When asked how this will affect the teams from other countries, he replied,

“We have thought about this in great depth. Australia, for instance, has only six states and so will have to play only with six players. We believe this would give India a good chance to beat them in the World Cup.”

When questions about the ICC’s opinions were raised, he claimed that the ICC was in his “pocket” and will soon be renamed as Indian Cricket Council and so will not be an issue.

The sports minister chipped in saying that this could be the best thing that ever happened to Indian sports. When asked if this law would apply to other sports such as football and hockey, he expressed surprise and denied vehemently the existence of an Indian football team, thereby confirming what many have always believed to be the truth.

Mr.Veerasamy, the self-proclaimed greatest Indian cricket fan cheered them on and added, “ Maaaan, this is the new world order, maaaan. The Rang de effect, maaan.” He went on to confirm that he was also the self-proclaimed greatest Rang de Basanti fan.

When Rahul Dravid was asked for comments, he said, “The boys have been playing well so far. We have learnt a great deal from this. I am confident that this will only make us a better team.” The correspondent could hear a tape recorder being turned off immediately after he made this comment.

An unnamed source from Cricinfo added that this was all because of Sourav Ganguly’s inclusion in the team and that he was trying to turn the players against te coach and the captain. He went on to explain that Orissa was a neighbor state to West Bengal, which is where Ganguly comes from. If that doesn’t explain everything, nothing does, he concluded.