posted Sep 16, 2008

"It is in threat of obscurity in Pak, NZ and WI "

I live in NZ and I Can quite assure you cricket is doing fine here. It is still the No1 summer sport.

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posted Sep 17, 2008

comment by RichCroker (U4291350)
posted 16 Hours Ago

They should create a proper second tier of test playing nations and utilise some of the stronger A sides to bulk it up. Even possibly include a couple of regional XIs - e.g. European and African excluding SA.
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Something I've been saying for years now. The problem is the cosy set up of the Test nations, rather elitist at that. None of the Test nations would want to be relegated, even though there would be less mismatches and indeed matches altogether.

And with a second tier, maybe third and fourth, you make cricket accessible to countries that are shut out by the "invite only" nature of Test (and ODI) cricket. I'd love to see how Holland, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and Kenya get on in a Test against Bangladesh.

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posted Sep 17, 2008

10yrs..pow,today's exchange rate is 67-1 (taka /dollar).

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posted Sep 17, 2008

My sentiments exactly. Especially the meaningless records they create against BD will devalue genuine quality performances. When you think of the 70s and 80s there were world class teams playing against each other. After including Bangla it has become a joke.

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posted Sep 17, 2008

My sentiments exactly. Especially the meaningless records they create against BD will devalue genuine quality performances. When you think of the 70s and 80s there were world class teams playing against each other. After including Bangla it has become a joke.

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Sri Lanka were the easy beats, and probably no better than Bangladesh are now ... and look at them now!

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1982-83/SL_IN_NZ/SL_NZ_T1_04-06MAR1983.html

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1982-83/SL_IN_NZ/SL_CANT_18-20FEB1983.html

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/engine/match/299217.html

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posted Sep 19, 2008

Bravo to Sri Lanka for showing some spine and independence

SLC recognizes ICL players

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/current/story/370242.html

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posted Sep 19, 2008

hey, they will occasionally cause an upset.

thats all we ask of them.

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posted Sep 20, 2008

This is why Sri Lanka wins the Spirit of Cricket Awards

Check out this quote from Attapattu former SL Captain and leads Delhi Giants in ICL:

"It's a very strong message to other boards that have imposed similar bans," Atapattu told Cricinfo. "It's a message that the game is not ruled by any single body, and nobody should try to rule the game. I hope that other boards, including India, also let all their ICL players play in all forms of cricket. The players in India have taken a brave stand by joining ICL; they are very young and talented. Why not give them a chance now?"

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posted Sep 22, 2008

...yet this is the same Sri Lankan board that didn't want Zimbabwe dropped from the international scene. I don't think it's brave to give up your Test career in exchange for tons of ICL money. Real bravery would have been to actually speak out against Zimbabwe and denounce their leader.

Will ICL cash filter down into Sri Lankan cricket as a whole? I don't think so. i don't see the immense IPL cash filtering down that far.

Bangladesh should be demoted from Tests and ODI cricket. Get that second tier set up. C'mon ICC, do something proactive for once.

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posted Sep 22, 2008

ICL and IPL will show considerable development in fielding, throwing and running between wickets. Some of the best coaches and support staff are available and the professionalism is rubbing off young Indian players

That is the primary target beneath all the razz matazz

That you can see immediately amongst Indian youngsters and that sets a tone and entrry level for all aspirants and that is a huge improvement

Before players wandered aimlessly in a maze of List A and First Class games that no body followed

Now they havea stage to show their wares

That may not be that important to others but it is after all a domestic competition

Long Term this has to improve India's performance in all forms of the game

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