And for a Friday….. amidst the ongoing World Cup T20 Cricket matches…… some thoughts …. some musings …..
Cricket unlike football was mostly restricted to Commonwealth countries …… but thanks to the universal popularity of the game in South Asia in General & the money power in India in particular ……. BCCI is ensuring the game is popularised across the Globe ….. premier leagues & cricket teams are in vogue in countries as far as USA with the likes of Sundar Pichai of Google & Satya Nadella of Microsoft owning Teams ……. & Indian Cricketers have joined other Professionals …… they are in demand & provided citizenships & Permanent residencies enable them play for those countries …..: the current US team in India has more than half of Indian origin …… so also are the Teams from Canada , UAE & other nations playing the current World Cup being hosted by India & Sri Lanka ……..Professional cricket is now alongside other professions like Nursing, Doctors , IT techs , Teachers , Advertising , Agri tech etcetc which takes the Indian diaspora both as students & later as working Professional in every part of the world ….. Indians are now settled in almost every country …. except maybe North Korea……….
Many developed Nations are facing acute manpower shortages …. & are luring smart Indians with scholarships, job offers & PRs … Japan is seeking to hire upto 500,000 Indian Professionals under the SSW ( Specific Skill Worker ) scheme in areas of IT, Health care , Engineering , Forestry & Transportation ……..Germany offers STEM postgraduation programs with financial subsidy in Govt institutions …..last year more than 50,000 Indian students had moved to various Universities in Germany ….. in addition with more than 30 FTAs signed the opportunities for those wishing to migrate are huge …..
Cricketers & Film stars are India’s glamour boys & girls ….. there is huge fan following & massive economic gravitas ….. let us all enjoy the Games & coverage ….. the sporting way ….. the competitive way …. the SEEGOS way.