Mumbai - Shiv Sena - Pakistan's cricket match

     

These days ICC Cricket World Cup is talk of entire country. Indian subcontinent will be hosting this event for the second time after 1996. Cricket is not just a game in our country it has become religion. Not only ICC but various other corporate houses are also looking at this event as a source to earn maximum profit.

      The organizing committee is paying attention in each and every aspect related with this event. Most important priority is security. They want this game to be happen peacefully and smoothly. 

BUT....                     BUT ....                    BUT.......

      There is one major problem which I think ICC forgot to taken into consideration while selecting venue, Wankhede stadium, Mumbai.

     

      MBA people especially marketing guys are very much aware about PESTEL factors which affect business environment. But ICC didn't analyze political factor deeply. These days no one talks about Pakistan's cricket  for good reasons. But according to me, Pakistani Cricket team has capacity to bounce back. In today's TOI, Harsha Bhogle has also said the same thing.

     For a moment let's assume Pak players showed extraordinary performance and their efforts help the team to reach till finals. And here problems arise. Will Shiv Sena and MNS people allow Pak Cricket team to play in Mumbai? and the alternate venue for Final match is D Y Patil stadium, which is also in Mumbai.

    Shiv Sena Supremo Balasaheb Thackeray already showed his strong oppose for India-Pakistan cricket match in Mumbai. He said about  this way back in late 90's. And till today no match has been played between these countries in Mumbai. Even today Balasaheb has power to stop Mumbai with his one order.

   

             Blasaheb is just against cricket match but Raj Thackeray’s hatred about Pakistan is not just limited to cricket match. He has gone one step further. Recently he opposed one of the reality shows featuring Pakistani singers.

   In such political atmosphere I don’t see any chances of match between Pakistan and any other team, in Mumbai. ICC must take this fact into consideration and make arrangements for other venue; if Pakistan enters into final.

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