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What do you think about India flexing its muscles?
Is it a good thing if the best test teams (India, England, Australia, Pakistan) played each other more often, in Ashes-style 5 match series?
What happens to the 'poorer' teams? |
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They pretty much withdrew from the Challenger series, canceled the tour to new zealand, about to undertake a smaller tour to west indies, and are threatening to set up their own touring program outside of the ICC FTP.
The new regime's goal is to extract as much money out of international cricket as possible. There are several articles on Cricinfo giving various opinions on the subject. The problem is that over 50% of total income of cricket is generated out of India. This could hurt countries like WI, SL and others that rely on Indian money to keep themselves going. Australia/England/Pakistan would benefit, as they'd get more money as they would play India more. But the rest probably wouldn't. The problem is that Australia/England/Pakistan/SA have enough money to survive with or without India...but the rest might not have enough money to be as competitive if India stopped playing them (or even if they cut back significantly). |
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No, they aren't better than the other teams except at home. But they generate more $$ than any other team..and that counts a lot. |
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Anyway, do I care about India.. Not really..
It's a case of unromantic, money grabbing capitalism with no interest in cricket taking over unromantic, money grabbing incompetency with no spine.. So India are the lesser of two evils when pitched against the ICC |
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If they actually were a competent organization run like AUS or ENG cricket boards, then I'd be happy about the change. But the corrupt BCCI? BCCI are not much better than Bvute and Chingoka. Except they hide it better. I wouldn't want them running anything. |
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Since then they have - Introduced mind numbing schedules of cricket, burning out both players and spectators - Managed to lose two entire nations of cricketers - Kenya and Zimbabwe.. I mean how can you LOSE an entire nation? - Handled the chucking affair with all the nouse and confusion of a slightly off banana - Introduced such spectacles as the ICC "super" world series - Introduced super things like "super" subs and "super" power plays.. What next, super umpires? I think the only thing they have actually done for the game, is handle the match fixing crisis with a bit of conviction.. for once they actually grew a spine So yeah, if the BCCI can do worse, then it will be an interesting few years! |
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