Farmers before IPL - Gavaskar

It is important to put the interests of Indian farmers "Before owns franchises IPL, said Captain India's former tennis campaign Sunil in his column in The New York Times of India. His comments came in the wake of public interest litigation filed in the Bombay High Court during the games IPL - that require the use of water great on the field and the stadium - is being held in the drought-affected areas of Maharashtra, a state that was the suicide of General farms common tragedy after year.
He added that "the issue of drought is one such where many lives are at risk," wrote tennis campaign. "I'm not an expert on the ground and prepare the pitch and the amount of water will be consumed for that, I do not know whether the water that will be saved if they are not playing games can be used to irrigate the land that has become dry and thirsty What, however, is without any doubt is that the farmers of this country help to put our food on the table, and if their lives are in danger, then everything must be done must be done to ensure that even one life lost.
"BCCI ... will no doubt what is in the interest of the nation, there will certainly privileges losses if the transfer of the games of the reasons for their home but, as happened in 2009 and 2014 when it was moved the tournament to South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, which does not undoubtedly receive compensation privileges ... a small price to pay, because the alternative may well be unnecessary loss of lives of those who gives us our daily roti and dal hard work. "
The Bombay High Court adjourned on Thursday, with the next meeting scheduled for April 12, and that means in the inaugural IPL match will go ahead as scheduled in Mumbai on Saturday.
Do not get caught with age - Zuhair
Zuhair Khan, Delhi Daredevils captain newly appointed, are set for battle in a game of cricket recognized for the first time in almost a year when he plays his team Kolkata Knight Riders on April 10. Zuhair, 37, who retired from international cricket last October, and has missed half daredevils season in the last year because of injury. But he said raring to go site IPL, I do not think he is too old to coordinate.
"I think it [T20 cricket] is about thinking and a clear strategy, and if you're good enough and fit enough to play and deal with the pressures and demands of the form, then why not." "At times we get caught up with numbers, whether it's statistics on the field or whether it's old, so I think we all need to move from that. There are a lot of players who are playing shorter form and have been around for a long time.
"I always look forward. It's a new season and a new beginning. Everyone put in a lot of work to get things together, and we can not wait to get to Kolkata and play the first game."