Sports persons threaten to boycott IPL and Commonwealth games.

hi Himanshu,

ur suggestions are good provided if things are alike.today all most all leading countries are experiencing the threat of terrorist activity which do not have any readymade solutions.recent blast in Pune will add essence to my statement.eventhoug our IB is doing good job results will depend on time of actions.but still we have to face this menace bravely and all countries should give moral support to INDIA which will have adverse impact on fithy mentalities of terrorists.

The topic put forth by you is excellent.

I don’t think that increasing the number of security men will solve the problem permanently. This will only add to our expenditure. The blast in Pune can be justified as terrorists want to stop foreign players to come to India and they also want India to not go ahead with the talks with Pakistan. The government has taken right decision to go on with talks but with little different agenda than before.

If the sports event is moved out of India, it might look like we are accepting that India is not a safe place. But at the same time we need to run the show successfully. This is a big challenge.

For any player to perform, he/she needs to concentrate on the game more than the terrorist attacks. For this neutral venues can be considered but again the game is going out of India.

If we consider commonwealth games, the event is being conducted in one campus. So it is relatively easy to attend the security. But for an event like IPL where the matches will take place all over India, it is going to be a huge challenge.

Thus, at the moment increase in security is the only option. But for future, conducting events at one location, more safe venues by design and construction, less corruption and reduced terrorism are some of the solutions to this.